{"id":7706,"date":"2021-06-08T09:19:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T08:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverpassenger.com\/?p=7706"},"modified":"2026-08-07T07:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:26:01","slug":"passenger-roll-out-watch-apps-for-premium-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/it\/news\/passenger-roll-out-watch-apps-for-premium-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolling out watch apps for Premium customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-core-paragraph\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UK technology company Passenger is launching free Android and iOS watch apps for their Premium customers as both lockdown and bus capacity restrictions ease. <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"block-core-paragraph\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a year of significant changes to operator\u2019s digital strategies and with the National Bus Strategy primed and ready to drive change, Passenger continues to support the industry to #BusBackBetter and help rebuild confidence in bus travel by offering watch apps as standard with Premium app packages.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"block-core-paragraph\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"block-core-video\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" src=\"https:\/\/passenger.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Watchapps-2.mp4\" controls=\"controls\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"><\/video>\r\n<figcaption><em>Find closest stops and look up departures demonstrated on watch app and mobile <\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"block-core-paragraph\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With wearables already established as handy day-to-day tools that can be used for everything from health tracking to planning travel, Passenger\u2019s smartwatch software is designed to help encourage uptake of public transport and active travel. Watch apps make it even easier for users to plan their journeys on the move, placing contextual tools exactly where they\u2019re needed.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"block-core-paragraph\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passenger first launched Premium watch apps for Android and iOS in 2016. Via their wearable devices, users can:<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"block-core-list\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Find their closest stops <\/li>\r\n<li>Look up departures from \u2018favourite\u2019 stops.<\/li>\r\n<li>Send departure boards to the watch from the app.<\/li>\r\n<li>View a step count\/distance to bus stops<\/li>\r\n<li>Receive notifications when they approach their stop (currently iOS only)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"block-core-image aligncenter\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardTyldsley\/status\/1387298775773978624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"Tweet showing stop notifications on a Apple Watch\" width=\"417\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image.png 888w, https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-833x1024.png 833w, https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-768x944.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><em>Stop notification displayed on a Apple Watch<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"block-core-paragraph\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With healthcare undeniably driving the smartwatch market and a predicted decline in prices that could see the technology growing in popularity, Passenger is ready to roll out your smartwatch app now. <\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The commitment to sustainability and active travel continues with watch apps now included as standard for all Premium customers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-7706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-news","tag-wearables","product-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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