The Spotcycle family recently got bigger with the addition of two more bike shares: Fort Worth and Greenville are B-Cycle’s newest schemes.
Cyclists in Fort Worth can take advantage of the 300 bikes docked at 28 stations around Cowtown (whose bike share was officially launched on Earth Day this past Monday). These stations are located mostly in Downtown, Near South Side and in the Cultural District, with more to be added throughout the summer.
With 28 bikes at its disposal, Greenville’s newly launched six-station scheme helps locals get around downtown without having to worry about parking spots or meters.
As for all new city support, there’s no need to download anything additional for the Spotcycle app.
Fort Worth Sundance Square Christmas Tree on Main Street in Downtown. Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Towerguy. Used under CC BY 3.0.
Spotcycle listens: Android update 3.3.1 removes direct calling function from Google Places and using contacts for Google directions
We recently released Spotcycle v.3.3 for Android devices which included a number of convenient features when searching for directions and points of interest.
Our Android users, however, spoke up and were put off about the changes to the terms and conditions which required permission to access to the user’s phone contacts when using Google directions and direct calling for points of interest. We understand.
Based on user feedback, we decided to quash those features in our latest Android release (v.3.3.1) [download] by removing the direct calling function for Google Places and also removing the function to use a phone contact’s coordinates as points of origin or destinations with Google directions.
You spoke, and we listened. With your feedback, we’ll be able to improve our application to help make it your go-to bike share application.
Feel free to let us know what you think!