- Two roads in downtown Shanghai (Qufu Road and Damuqiao Road) close to make way for Line 12 metro construction
- On October 2 you’ll be able to take free rides on Singapore’s expanded Circle Line. The official opening is October 8.
- Read a review of our iPhone apps on SimonBlog
Category Archives: iPhone
Pinyin pronunciation guides coming soon
We’re working on a useful new feature for our iPhone apps which we think you’ll find really useful.
When you tap to hear the audio pronunciation for a station, you’ll also see the Pinyin for the station name, complete with tone marks. This is really handy for stations with alternative English names, for example:
People’s Square (Rénmín Guǎngchǎng)
Oriental Sports Center (Dōngfāng Tǐyù Zhōngxīn )
We’ve already added the Pinyin pronunciations to the Shanghai Metropedia pages. We’ll be launching the feature for our Shanghai app soon, followed by our other China metro apps.
Helping you get to your destination faster, and learn some Chinese en route 🙂
CNN ranks Explore Shanghai #1 iPhone app for living in Shanghai
CNNgo have published a list of their 10 best apps for living in Shanghai, and Explore Shanghai is ranked #1 🙂
Read the full article on CNNgo for the full list
Explore Seoul Subway Map, now in the App Store
We’re delighted to announce that Explore Seoul Subway Map is now available on the iTunes App Store! It’s the seventh ExploreMetro app, and our first in Korea! The Seoul Subway is one of the biggest and busiest metro systems in the world. Now you can have an easy-to-use map with all 15 lines and 463 stations in your pocket, in English and Korean.
Fully up-to-date for 2011
Accurate subway map, includes every station on every line of the Seoul Subway. Free updates for future station openings and timetable changes.
Retina display and iPad support
Gorgeous maps which look great on the iPhone 4 and iPod touch (4th generation) high-resolution display.
Ready for iPad and iPad 2
Specially redesigned interface for the larger iPad screen. Flip the map over to see stations on a Google Map. View the video.
Google Maps for every station
Need to get your bearings at a station? Integrated Google Maps show you metro exits and nearby streets for every station.
Route-planner
A really easy route-planner. Get route, time and price information for any journey with just three taps.
“Find my nearest station”
Using your iPhone’s GPS, see a list of the closest metro stations to your current location.
Works offline
Everything works without an Internet connection. Search stations and plan routes on the go. Yes, even offline street maps!
We’re really keen to hear your feedback and suggestions about how to make Explore Seoul better. If you’re a fan of our other apps, updates to version 5 will be available very soon.
Offline Street Maps in ExploreMetro 5.0
One of the most requested features since we launched ExploreMetro’s apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad is offline street maps. It’s really handy to have a metro map for Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Taipei, Singapore or Hong Kong in your pocket, but many travellers don’t have a 3G connection while travelling, so they’re not able to access the Google Maps we provide for each station.
How do I get offline street maps?
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5 great new features coming soon for ExploreMetro 5.0
We’re hard at work getting ready for version 5.0 of our metro maps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The new update will incorporate lots of your suggestions and improvements, to make sure we live up being “Asia’s best metro maps”.
Here are just a few of the things we’re working on:
Beta testers wanted for new versions of our iPhone apps!
Do you enjoy using our iPhone/iPad metro maps? We’re looking for around 20 people to become beta testers for new versions of our apps! What this means is, before we launch new versions to the public, you’ll get a chance to try out the new version, give your feedback on new features, and let us know about any problems you had.
We’d be really grateful for the help! If you want to take part, it’s simple:
- Sign up at http://tflig.ht/rLDjxM
- That’s it! We’ll contact you next time we have an app we need to test with further instructions.
iPhone/iPad apps version 3.1 out, fixing critical bug
We’re pleased to announce that version 3.1 of our metro maps for iPhone and iPad, fixing the crashing bug for users with iOS3, is now available on the iTunes App Store. It’s a free update for all users.
ExploreMetro 3.0 apps crashing on startup? Read this
We’re recently become aware of a problem affecting the version 3.0 of our iPhone apps. Some people may find that the app crashes immediately after displaying the ExploreMetro logo.
It affects all 6 city apps (Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei). The problem happens if you are running an older version of iOS (3.0, 3.1 or 3.2). You can either:
- Upgrade your iOS software to 4.3, the latest version
- Upgrade the app to version 3.1 which is now available on the App Store.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
如果您运行3.0、3.1或3.2版iOS，一个漏洞可能会造成该应用死机。如果这对您造成了困扰，您可以选择以下两种方式种的一种：
- 升级至4.3版iOS
- 等待这款应用的下一个版本。该版本将会尽快推出
All change please: Taipei Nangang Exhibition Station
The Taipei Metro station at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center now serves both the Neihu Line (brown) and Nangang Line (blue). As of February 27, 2011, riders will no longer need to take a shuttle bus to transfer lines, cutting transfer times between the two lines dramatically.
The brand new Explore Taipei 3.0 includes the new interchange, so you can plan routes, and check times and prices for your journey. Find out more!