The Pixels were updated earlier this month with their Removal of features which included the announcement of the upcoming rollout of transit routes in Wear OS. This day has come and the Maps app is being updated with this great news so you don’t even need to take out your cell phone to get on a train or bus.
Google continues to improve this type of indication so Maps received a change in this experience as early as February this year. As another small detail that has to do with the weather and thus know the temperature or forecast for a specific area of Europe.
NOW It was the turn of the application in its version on Wear OS so once this new feature is available, the new transit option is revealed when searching for a location or selecting a recent location in search.
This is what the new public transportation options look like in Google Maps on Wear OS
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This option offers a estimated arrival time and appears right after the driving options with walking and cycling; similar to the Google Maps option in its version for Android or iOS mobiles. Better yet, it’s tailored to the smart watch’s small screen experience. In other words, it even displays a mosaic with places of residence and work for quick access.
This, yes, Google Maps will show all possible routes or a recommended route when there is only one. Making a selection will initiate navigation and here the user can press the pill button to view a real-time view of the map.
The other “Previous Route” button, located at the bottom of the screen, takes the user to a map with the most open plan showing all remaining stops the destination still needs to be reached.
There is another detail in this new Google Maps experience and it appears just when you return to the main screen of the sphere used on the smartwatch: a public transport icon (in the shape of a train) to return to the Google app.
This great novelty with public transport routes is deployed via the server in the updated to Google Maps for Wear OS version 11.119.0702.W. This is in addition to the new ability to find nearby train or bus stations from the main feed of the app to see departure or arrival times based on departure or arrival time. 9to5Google.
