Welcome to the support site for Next3Trains. Some of the most recent frequently asked questions are below, however the full list of frequently asked questions can also be accessed via the Support link above.
Using Next3Trains with Shortcuts
Next3Trains provides two actions you can use in the Shortcuts app to build your own automations. Both run in the background without opening the app, so they work as one step in a longer shortcut.
Check My Trains
The same action Siri uses. It takes no parameters - it works out which of your saved routes is most relevant from your location, your widget, or the route you last looked at - and returns the next three departures with times, platforms and any delays.
By Justin Clarke-Salt
read moreWhat notifications will I get?
Next3Trains can send you push notifications when something goes wrong with a train on one of your routes. Notifications are opt-in - if you never turn them on, the app carries on working exactly as it did before and nothing about your setup leaves your phone beyond the station codes needed to fetch train times.
The three kinds of alert
You can turn each of these on or off independently in Settings:
By Justin Clarke-Salt
read moreHow do Live Activities work?
A Live Activity is the panel that appears on your Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhones that have one, showing your next trains without you needing to unlock or open anything. Next3Trains uses one to keep your next three departures in front of you while you’re actually travelling. This needs iOS 16.2 or later.
Starting one
You don’t start it manually. During one of your commuting windows, the app starts a Live Activity for the saved route whose departure station you’re nearest to. Opening the app also refreshes whichever one is running.
By Justin Clarke-Salt
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