Are there any privacy oriented transit apps?
Are there any privacy oriented transit apps?
"The Transit App" is probably not that privacy friendly right? Are there any open source and privacy respecting apps for getting bus/train times by location?
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öffi is really good.
[https://f-droid.org/packages/de.schildbach.oeffi/](öffis on f-droid)
You can select the source of the info (for example set to your local provider api or just use default) and I like the schedule view very much.
I am not a software expert, but it is Foss and doesn't require strange permissions.
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Damn. For us unlucky Americans, it only appears to support San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; and Austin, TX.
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Came here to mention just this. Look up Öffi
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Too bad it's only for a handful of Western countries :( I hoped I wouldn't have to look up bus arrivals in the browser anymore.
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Reject app 🦍 ride bicycle 🚲
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https://f-droid.org/en/categories/navigation/
Without knowing what area or type of transport you're interested in that's all I can give you.
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KTrip's not bad.
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Most of the apps rely on contributors to provide supported locations. I was wondering if a dumb app where you provide the GTFS zip url of your city would be useful. Could work if you stay in your city a lot
e.g. most of what you see on https://www.transit.land/map#3.46/47.78/12.46 is GTFS (hopefully public urls)
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Afaik there's KDE itineary. I don't use it but it's worth checking out. But search for city-specific web apps (e.g. imhd for Bratislava) first before using any app. Or just use your map app.
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I suggest browsing the apps available here:
Edit: I have no idea who would downvote this or why, but doing so is not helpful to anyone, in any way. If you have a question or concern, please just write it in a comment.
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People are probably down voting you because pointing someone to fdroid in response to a question asking for specific recommendations for a transit application is also not particularly helpful. It's like if someone asked what boat they should buy for Alaskan Crab fishing which has navigational equipment and sonar that can detect down to 100 meters, and in response someone pointed at the entire ocean and said "I suggest you look for one there".
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I disagree.
- OP wasn't at all specific about what kind of transit app they were seeking, as others have noted.
- Whatever kind of privacy-friendly transit app they want, F-Droid is exactly the place to find it.
- There are only a handful of each type there. Comparing that to an ocean is absurd.
- Many people don't know about F-Droid at all, and just need a pointer to it.
Despite disagreeing, I appreciate that you used your words. Thanks.
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