Releases

Journey planner time consistency We’ve altered how we calculate walking duration and overall duration of journey plans on both platforms. In an effort to ensure users don’t miss their bus, we now always round times in the journey planner up to the next full minute, instead of rounding times to the nearest minute. Text input consistency (iOS only) With the feature list of…

Accessibility Improvements (iOS only) We’ve been using the map to help users find their nearest and dearest stops for a while now. Maps aren’t the most accessible way for some users to navigate so we’ve built a stop list to help with that. The stop list only appears when voice over is enabled on iOS…

Journey redesign and times We have improved the journey screen, accessible through departure boards. Tabs at the top have been removed and the new screen has split map/list view. Journey times have been re-added to the list. These times are based on the timetable, and as such, might not always represent the true position of…

New map icons We have added new map icons. The new icons are pin style and show the exact point of the stop location, which can be useful in some cases where increased accuracy is needed to distinguish between stops. Where bearings data is available, the direction of the stop is also shown as part…

Passenger now supports vehicle (eg bus and tram) tracking from sources such as SIRI-VM. Passenger apps show this tracking information as live positions of vehicles on an interactive map. Vehicles are associated with their line and route, showing useful onward journey information, as well as providing more context to estimated arrival times. This provides operators…

Recently expired tickets For those of you with ticket inspections in operation, we have added a list of recently expired tickets so that users can demonstrate they have validity to travel after their ticket has expired but they are still travelling on the vehicle. The list is accessible from the settings menu and shows ticket activation, expiry…

This update includes additional branding options for mobile apps. The new options won’t appear without first being configured via Passenger Cloud, and may require a mobile app update for customers depending on how the branding should be applied. Please contact the team if you’d like to explore how the additional branding options might be applicable to your app. Framework for branding We…

Android O updates Android is getting a new operating system update, with new features available for developers. We have made the following changes to the Passenger app. Quince release is Android-only. Widget prompts We have added in-app widget prompts, allowing you to add widgets for your favourites and tickets easily. The prompt appears when a…