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Google doesn’t offer a feature like this. You can ask for directions using transit, sure, and those directions will take arrival times into account. You can also get a list of arrival times if you tap a specific bus station, which is useful in some circumstances, but you can’t just get a quick list of upcoming arrival times at all the stations near you, which is better if you\u2019re trying to decide between multiple options. Google should probably steal this feature, since it’s really nice to have.<\/p>\n

Integration With Apple\u2019s Ecosystem<\/h2>\n

I’m a fan of messing around with Apple Shortcuts<\/a>, the automation platform built into Apple devices. For example: I added a “Save my parking spot” button to my phone’s homepage. I couldn’t build a shortcut like that for Google Maps because Google doesn’t offer any kind of Apple Shortcuts integration. This is just one example of how Google doesn’t go out of its way to integrate with Apple’s ecosystem.<\/p>\n

And then there are the integrations built into Apple apps and features. The calendar app on my Mac and iPhone default to opening maps when I tap an address. Siri defaults to using Maps if I ask for directions. If an Apple app offers directions it’s going to work through Apple Maps. You could call this unfair, sure, but Google does the same thing on Android. Google Maps is tightly integrated with the rest of the company’s mobile OS, and that integration can make life easier for people who use those native services.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Just Cleaner<\/h2>\n
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