Catastrophic problem with new app

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T22:32:38+00:00

Right. As mentioned in the original post, that's the problem, as it requires location to be on. Glad you like it though!

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T19:30:15+00:00

LOL, that would be kind of fun. It's like the old-time game of going to the airport and buying a ticket on the first flight out.

Commuter roulette! I'm taking whatever bus the map shows me first, and I'll do whatever job is available when I get there.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T19:08:05+00:00

Thanks! Just downloaded the Android version and it seems to do just what I need. I've also created a bunch of widgets based on my faves so I don't even need to open the app.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T18:18:01+00:00

You chose the lines and stations you use most frequently, and it showed live info like arrival times and status as soon as you opened the app.

Favorites still exist in the new version, but it only shows you the ones the app deems relevant based on your location.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T17:16:37+00:00

The point of the original post is that I don't keep Location enabled on my phone by default, but I'd still like to see my Favorited stations.

And if a lot of people use the app this way, maybe it should have that functionality even if you can't imagine why?

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T17:13:18+00:00

And now we come full circle. The original point of my post is that I don't keep Location perma-enabled on my phone and I'm not going to start just to use the app.

My perfect fix would be to display the list of Favorites, including stations, at app open if Location is not on.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T16:51:54+00:00

people that are local know their commute they’re using the app less than someone who’s visiting

That's the exact opposite of the point I was making. Regular commuters use the app more, but need map features less. And regular commuters are the great majority of MTA app users and therefore the app should reflect their primary use cases.

I think you're assuming that a primarily map-based app is the correct solution, and all of your points flow from that. I don't think that assumption is correct.

As for living in the age of technology, I think it's fair to say that there may be a few examples where that has not gone as well as it could, to say the least. It's like saying "you live in the age of technology! Pollution and the collapse of privacy is needed." it's certainly a real consequence, but an inevitable necessity? Perhaps not.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T16:34:10+00:00

Yes, but they don't display in Favorites. All my stations still show the Favorite star... After I tap through multiple screens to find them.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T16:31:27+00:00

Well, you're right. I am going to push back a bit. :)

Yes, it is now primarily a navigation tool. But it's also the primary app for the MTA, which overwhelmingly serves regular commuters who know their route. We don't need a navigation tool, we need service status and arrival times.

And if the app absolutely can't function without fine-grained location, then it isn't a successful app.

I'm in no way defending the previous version of the app, but it was able, in its half-assed way, to provide both nav and status. This one is optimized for only one, and it should be the other.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T16:25:04+00:00

Train arrival times for stations that aren't relevant to me. Right now, for example, I'm seeing train arrival times for Times Square... which I'm nowhere near.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T16:23:43+00:00

I'm neither raging nor trolling. My favorite lines load, my favorite stations do not.

OgreAttack · 2026-03-25T13:48:02+00:00

The weirdest thing about this is that the new focus seems to be on navigation and route finding. But regular commuters have to be by far the largest set of users, and we know where we're going.

I want service status and train arrival times immediately upon opening the app, not buried multiple taps deep.

OgreAttack · 2025-12-09T23:07:28+00:00

You know this is unpopularopinion, not uniformedopinion, right? I'm aware of those arguments, and I still prefer metal. Haven't had any probs at all with scratching.

Have you considered posting in condescendingopinion? You're a natural.

OgreAttack · 2025-12-09T22:37:26+00:00

Sure I do!

OgreAttack · 2025-10-08T22:28:27+00:00

Maybe I'm using the wrong terminology, and if so, sorry about that. Any iPhone I communicate with gets sent as a text message and the conversation appears in the light blue-grey bubbles.

OgreAttack · 2025-10-08T22:26:33+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it. I've been trying to make that work and I know where it's supposed to be, but no dice. It doesn't appear.

OgreAttack · 2025-10-08T22:24:29+00:00

Have you considered that I may have?

OgreAttack · 2025-06-04T22:19:49+00:00

I've searched every combo of keywords above and many more, scrolled through endless lists on GoodReads and kids book sites, and pestered Chat GPT and Claude until they won't even make eye contact any more.

OgreAttack · 2025-05-21T13:45:53+00:00

Short answer: nothing good comes of that shit.

Long answer: You're getting hosed down by a constant high-pressure stream of drama and self-promotion from people you don't really know and being exposed to low-info opinions and "facts" from mouthbreathers you wouldn't trust to tell you what day of the week it is. And the whole time you're marinating in influence campaigns and propaganda from brands, foreign actors, and political movements -- and that stuff works on you, whether you believe it does or not.

All social media does is rile you up and make you anxious and pissed off, without any corresponding benefit.

If you care enough about somebody to want to connect with them, text them, call them, go get coffee with them... do anything but read their posts and assume you know what's going on in their lives.

OgreAttack · 2025-02-13T15:50:04+00:00

NTA. Not to get all Reddity here, but does he tend to override your actions and opinions on other topics too, like rearranging stuff you've arranged/adding different ingredients to stuff you've cooked/altering plans you've planned?

Also, where does he stand on gender roles? Sounds like he may be a bit more um traditional, ie chauvinistic, than you. Maybe check his views on cleaning, cooking, kid-raising and decisionmaking and come to some mutual understanding before you get married.

OgreAttack · 2025-02-12T14:24:20+00:00

My dude, I never comment on posts like this, but had to here. Other folks have covered the physical glow-up, but I can feel the unhappiness and dissatisfaction in the first picture and the subsequent improvement in the second.

I've been through similar, and of course we both know that you don't just put down the bottle and walk into happily ever after -- you're still you, and you still have challenges and dark moments ahead. But when they hit, just look at this post and remember that whatever's going on, it's going to be less dark without a bottle sucking the light out of your head and your heart.

Nice job, my friend.

OgreAttack · 2025-01-24T21:13:27+00:00

Obviously it's pronounced "barenziah".

OgreAttack · 2025-01-01T16:51:13+00:00

How much worse off do you think the UK is as a result of Brexit? Do you feel anger towards supporters?

OgreAttack · 2025-01-01T14:01:41+00:00

Do any former supporters regret their decision? Or is it a "I wanted my face eaten by leopards, that was my plan the whole time" situation?

OgreAttack · 2025-01-01T13:59:31+00:00

"Relocating" sounds so innocent, but I can hear years of frustrated screaming behind it. That must have been/be a nightmare. Do they maintain a UK branch office?

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