I wish this were really as true as the author suggests. Unfortunately about two years ago Google turned off the backends that deliver public transport directio

I wish this were really as true as the author suggests. Unfortunately about two years ago Google turned off the backends that deliver public transport directions for older versions of Maps (in particular, the version that runs on Gingerbread), forcing me to switch to the (much less stable, much slower) CityMapper to find my way around town.