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"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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Damn. For us unlucky Americans, it only appears to support San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; and Austin, TX.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Came here to mention just this. Look up Öffi

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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.