What to expect from Android’s upcoming Transit mode for your daily commute

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TL;DR

• Android appears to be working on a new Transit mode, but details have proven elusive.
• New text strings have started to reveal what to expect from Transit mode, including a training period while it learns your schedule.
• Transit mode will be able to automatically adjust Bluetooth and audio settings.

Our devices are pretty smart about figuring out what we’re up to, whether that’s our smartwatch detecting when we’re on a bike ride, or our phone recognizing when we’re driving a car. Late last year, we caught wind of another new tool Google appeared to be developing along these lines, identifying early work on a new system for figuring out when you’re riding public transit. As we wait for Google to finish up and introduce it, we’ve got some new updates on what users can expect.

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Let’s start with the name. Last time around, we thought this might debut as “Transiting,” but let’s be honest — that sounded pretty wonky. Here, we’re now seeing it as the much more sensibly named “Transit mode.”




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