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Dublin Bus app for android

  • 13-12-2011 8:57pm
    #1
    paddyland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 932 ✭✭✭


    Any sign of Dublin Bus real time app for android?


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  • #2
    kthnxbai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 139 ✭✭kthnxbai


    The website still says end of November 2011. Apparently they haven't realised it's half way through December...

    There's definitely already a couple on the Android market though. They're free too. If you just search for Dublin Bus in the market you should find them pretty easily...


  • #3
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,331 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    "Next Bus Dublin" is excellent.


  • #4
    robd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭robd


    loyatemu wrote: »
    "Next Bus Dublin" is excellent.

    2nd that.


  • #5
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Use "Next Bus Dublin" app meself and the guy that did it has a thread in the andriod forum as well.


  • #6
    lil5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭lil5


    I'll stick with 'Next Bus Dublin'.
    Will DB app be better? I have my doubts.


    Here is the thread on the Android forum -
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056249379


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  • #7
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    Good news, @DublinBusnews on Twitter announced that the official Android app will be officially launched from next week.

    http://twitter.com/dublinbusnews


  • #8
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    Official DB Android app has been released. It is available on download on itunes now.

    http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Centre/Travel-News/Android-App/


  • #9
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,624 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    dublinman1990 wrote: »
    Official DB Android app has been released. It is available on download on itunes now.

    http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Centre/Travel-News/Android-App/

    iTunes? To much mulled wine maybe :D

    It's in the Android Market, search for 'Dublin Bus' and look for the official DB logo.


  • #10
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,624 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    First impressions:

    Won't stop when you press the 'back' button from the start page, it just reloads the same page. This means that the only way out is by pressing the 'Home' button which leaves the app still running in the background and eating up memory.

    Clicking on the 'i' (information) icon in the top-left loads a webpage formatted for a PC - completely unreadable on a mobile device - pure laziness.

    Doesn't cache the timetables, reloads every time and the timetable is the same page as you see on a browser on a PC, again no content formatted for mobile users.

    Seriously inferior to 'Next Bus Dublin' which is available in free and €1.99 versions.


  • #11
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    coylemj wrote: »
    iTunes? To much mulled wine maybe :D

    It's in the Android Market, search for 'Dublin Bus' and look for the official DB logo.

    Oh Sorry, my bad.:)


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  • #12
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,287 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    coylemj wrote: »
    Doesn't cache the timetables, reloads every time and the timetable is the same page as you see on a browser on a PC, again no content formatted for mobile users.

    It's the same on the iPhone app. Given the timetables are changing virtually every week at the moment there is some logic to this until the Network Direct changes are concluded.


  • #13
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,624 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    lxflyer wrote: »
    It's the same on the iPhone app. Given the timetables are changing virtually every week at the moment there is some logic to this until the Network Direct changes are concluded.

    I take your point but the fact that timetables are changing frequently is not a valid excuse as to why they push the same webpage to PCs and mobile devices.

    If they had separate designs for the two types of browsers it wouldn't be a huge deal to draw from the same source and format the timetable based on the device on which the information is being displayed.

    They'll have to change the design of the website regardless of how often the timetable changes and since it's reasonable to assume that the web designers have no involvement with scheduling, there's no reason that I can think of why they can't fix the web design now.


  • #14
    New Haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭New Haven


    Quite simply, it's to slow to load up. There is an unofficial app called NextBus Dublin which is equally as accurate but quicker. Simples!


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