Learn MyBasu

1. Open MyBasu and tap Use my location.
2. Your phone asks first. Tap Allow While Using App.
3. That's it! The stops closest to you show under Near you, with their next buses.

Good to know: your location stays on your phone and is never sent anywhere. Rather not share it? Tap Search for a stop instead.

1. Tap a stop to open it.
2. Each card is one bus. The lime tile is the bus number, and next to it is where the bus is going.
3. The big number is when the next bus comes, in minutes. Arr means it's arriving now.
4. The smaller numbers are the two buses after it.
5. The bars show how full the bus is: green has seats, amber is standing room, red is very full.
6. The dot means the times are live. They update by themselves every 20 seconds.
7. Tap Directions to walk to the stop with your maps app.

Tip: every other sign on a bus card is explained just below, in What the symbols mean.

1. Near you lists the closest stops first. Tap 500 m to look further away.
2. Want another distance? Touch and hold a distance button.
3. Type the distance in metres, from 50 to 5000.
4. Tap Save.
5. Your distance is added, and MyBasu remembers it next time.

1. On a stop, tap the star to make it a favourite.
2. Catch one bus here most days? Tap its pin.
3. Your pinned bus moves to the top of the stop. Now go back.
4. Both wait for you under Favourites on the home screen.

Tip: tap the star or the pin again to remove it.

1. Tap Search at the bottom of the screen.
2. Type the stop's name, or its 5-digit number from the sign at the stop.
3. Tap the stop under Bus stops.
4. Here are all its buses, just like a stop near you.

Tip: short forms work both ways. Typing “interchange” also finds stops that LTA calls “Int”.

1. Tap Search.
2. Type where you're going: a postal code, a road or a place.
3. Tap the place you mean.
4. Under Ways there are the ways to get there, soonest to arrive first.
5. Don't mind a longer walk at the end? Tap 500 m for more choices.
6. Tap a way to see every step.
7. Walk, ride, walk: each step and how long it takes. Tap Directions for the walk.

Good to know: the total includes waiting, riding and walking. Train times are the operators' own; bus rides are MyBasu's estimates, so allow a few extra minutes.

1. Tap Home (or Work) at the top.
2. Tap Add buses.
3. Type the number of a bus you take.
4. Tap your bus.
5. Tap the stop where you catch it. The nearest stops are at the top.
6. Done! Its next buses show here and on the Home tile.

Tip: you can also add buses from any stop. Tap ••• at the top right and choose Add buses to Home or Add buses to Work.

1. On Going home, tap Add postal code.
2. Type your 6-digit postal code.
3. Tap Find.
4. Check that it's the right place, then tap Save.
5. Under Suggested are the quickest ways there right now, by bus and train.
6. Tap a suggestion to see the steps.
7. Every step is spelled out. Tap a star to add that bus to your buses.
8. The Home tile shows your buses and the best way home, at a glance.

Good to know: before noon the Home tile has a teal edge, and after noon the Work tile does: that's the trip you're most likely making.

1. On a stop, tap the bell next to your bus.
2. Choose how many minutes before it arrives you want to know. MyBasu suggests a time based on your walk to the stop.
3. Tap Set alert.
4. The first time, tap Allow so MyBasu can send you notifications.
5. The bell turns blue. Your alert is set.
6. When the bus is that close, your phone tells you.

Good to know: an alert switches off once the bus has passed. MyBasu re-checks the bus while it's open, so the timing is best if you keep it open. On Android, also allow Alarms & reminders for MyBasu.

1. On a stop, tap the bell next to your bus.
2. Tap Show on Lock Screen.
3. Lock your phone. The first time, tap Allow.
4. Your bus counts down on the Lock Screen, and you can see how close it is.

On Android: the same button puts a live countdown in your notifications and on your lock screen.

1. Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen.
2. Tap Edit at the top left.
3. Tap Add Widget.
4. Search for MyBasu.
5. Tap MyBasu.
6. Swipe to choose a size.
7. Tap Add Widget.
8. Your next buses are on your Home Screen, and they keep themselves up to date.

Good to know: the widget shows the stop of your Home buses in the morning and your Work buses after noon. If you haven't set those, it shows a pinned bus or a favourite stop. On Android: touch and hold an empty spot, tap Widgets, find MyBasu and drag it onto your Home Screen.

1. On a stop, tap a bus.
2. Every stop it calls at, in order, with your stop highlighted. Scroll back to see the bus coming.
3. The lime bus is the next one, live. Here it's 4 stops away.

Tip: tap the arrows at the top to see the other direction. Tap any stop on the route to see its buses.

1. Tap Map at the bottom.
2. Each circle is a bus stop, and the blue dot is you. Tap a stop.
3. The buses on their way show on the map, live. Tap the card to open the stop.

Tip: use the search bar at the top of the map to jump to any stop, and the round button on the right to come back to where you are.

1. On a stop, tap ••• at the top right.
2. Tap Rename stop.
3. Type a name you'll recognise.
4. Tap Save.
5. Your name shows everywhere in MyBasu, with the official name underneath.

Tip: to go back to the official name, open Rename stop again and tap Use original name.

1. Tap the round button at the top right of the home screen.
2. Choose Light or Dark, or System to match your phone.
3. It changes straight away. Tap above to close.
4. All set.