Unfortunately, Transit Now Wear OS hasn’t been updated to meet Google Play’s newer, stricter UI policy guidelines and was recently removed from the Play store.
Since the app was designed years before these standards came into effect, it doesn’t quite match their current aesthetic requirements. While Google Play might consider it a bit ‘outdated’ in appearance, it’s still fully functional and safe to use.
You can sideload it by following these instructions and enjoy reliable transit info on your watch!
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Click here to download the Wear OS APK
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There are several guides: https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-sideload-apps-on-your-wear-os-smartwatch/
https://www.reddit.com/r/WearOS/comments/p1l9of/how_to_install_apps_on_wear_os_all_methods/
…or you can ask an LLM like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude for step by step instructions on how to use adb to sideload a Wear OS APK.
Will you update our OS for Google Play restore?
Yes, I plan on updating the Wear OS app to meet the new guidelines. Some of these changes are trivial, but as a solo developer, it has been difficult to keep up with all this work to support other parts of the app.