| Developers: | 2GIS - 2GIS (DoubleGIS) |
| Last Release Date: | 2025/09/09 |
| Technology: | GIS - Geoinformation Systems |
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2025: Route mapping on public transport
2GIS on Apple Watch now helps navigate public routes. transport The application on the watch will tell you the location when to exit and how many stops are left. It is enough only occasionally to look at the watch screen to be aware of the route. This is particularly convenient during peak hours or when hands are busy. This feature is already available to users iPhone Apple and Watch. 2GIS announced this in September 2025.
A year ago, 2GIS massively updated the application for 2GIS on the Apple Watch: it began to show the location of loved ones on the watch as part of the Friends on the Map function and support walking. Now the watch knows how to drive along public transport routes - indicating the route number and useful tips on the way. To find out the details, just tap the Live Activities widget and scroll the Digital Crown: the screen will display the direction of movement, the current location and the next segment of the route.
In order to see the main stages of the route, you need to build a route on public transport in the application on your smartphone and press "Go," and open the 2GIS on the watch - the application will show key information using Live Activities: transport icons with the color of the metro line, exit number, travel time and transfers, if provided.
 | 2GIS knows everything about public transport: shows the exits, the sides of the platforms, prompts which car is better to sit in and how to get to the desired place faster. And now it has become even more convenient - the route is literally always at hand - right on the Apple Watch. You don't need to take out your phone to understand where you are, how many stops are left and when to leave - everything is visible on the clock. This is especially useful when hands are busy or around fuss. Just look at the clock - and move along the route, - said Dmitry Ermachenkov, manager of the New Interfaces direction in 2GIS. |  |
Support is available on Apple Watch with watchOS 11 and iPhone running iOS 18. Correct operation requires 2GIS version 7.11 or later. You do not need to install a separate application on the watch - everything you need is automatically downloaded from the iPhone.
2024: Leading on foot with hints of maneuvers on the way
On September 9, 2024, 2GIS announced a major update to the Apple Watch app.
According to the company, the 2GIS on Apple Watch now supports walking along the walking route with tips for maneuvers on the way and shows the location of loved ones - those whom the user added to Friends on the Map. Additional features for the watch are already available to Apple Watch users - those with 2GIS to. iPhone
With the help of the updated application, you can track the route right in the watch, and put the phone in your pocket or purse. To do this, you need to build a route in the application on your smartphone and press "Go," and on the watch open the 2GIS application and follow the route. On the way, it is enough to occasionally look at the route on the clock - the application will warn about the desired turn.
| | Previously, the 2GIS on the Apple Watch showed the user's location on the map, but the route was without tips and guidance on the map. Now we have turned the application on the watch into a full-fledged assistant for hiking - you no longer need to hold your phone in your hands to check where you need to turn: the watch will tell you. told Victor Zaikin, Head of the New Interfaces Development Team 2GIS | |
In the 2GIS app on Apple Watch, you can now see the location of loved ones - those whom, by mutual agreement, the user added to Friends on the Map. The widget of this function can be brought to the main screen of the watch - there will be a friend who is configured in the phone widget or the last friend the user was interested in on the map - you can quickly find out who is close nearby, who is ready to keep company and walk together. This option is available on the watch if the user activated it in the mobile application 2GIS and turned on the Friends on the Map layer in the 2GIS.
In 2GIS, the clock displays a map and objects on it - streets, roads, parks, buildings and the user's location. You can use this without opening the application on your phone. A link with it is useful when you need to follow the route using a watch or quickly see the geoposition of friends. A geoservice on your wrist will help you navigate your walk around the city, and your smartphone can be put in your pocket or backpack.
Update features are available for watches with watchOS 10 and smartphones with iOS 17. To take advantage of the geoservice capabilities on the Apple Watch, you need to update the 2GIS iPhone mobile application to version 6.42.4. Additionally, you do not need to download anything to the watch.
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