How to book an Ola or Uber via Google Maps:
Open the Google Maps app.
Using the search bar, enter you destination.
Tap the 'car icon' navigate button.
Tap on the taxi tab - the one that looks like a person holding one hand up.
To look at Ola and Uber fares, tap on the respective icons.
To book an Uber, tap on the class of car you want, then tap on Request.
The first time you do this, it will pop up a window where you have to link Uber to your Google account. Tap on your preferred account, and then tap on Link.
In the next screen, it will again show you the fare estimate. To complete the booking, tap Book.
To call an Ola instead, go to the Ola tab, choose the class you want, and then tap on Open app.
Assuming that you have Ola installed on your phone, this will open the Ola app, with the pickup and drop location already entered as it was on Google Maps. You can use the app as you normally would.
One thing we should point out is that there doesn't seem to be a way to unlink your Google and Uber accounts after you set this up - we've written to Uber to ask if it's possible, and will update this piece if and when we hear back from the company.
Open the Google Maps app.
Using the search bar, enter you destination.
Tap the 'car icon' navigate button.
Tap on the taxi tab - the one that looks like a person holding one hand up.
To look at Ola and Uber fares, tap on the respective icons.
To book an Uber, tap on the class of car you want, then tap on Request.
The first time you do this, it will pop up a window where you have to link Uber to your Google account. Tap on your preferred account, and then tap on Link.
In the next screen, it will again show you the fare estimate. To complete the booking, tap Book.
To call an Ola instead, go to the Ola tab, choose the class you want, and then tap on Open app.
Assuming that you have Ola installed on your phone, this will open the Ola app, with the pickup and drop location already entered as it was on Google Maps. You can use the app as you normally would.
One thing we should point out is that there doesn't seem to be a way to unlink your Google and Uber accounts after you set this up - we've written to Uber to ask if it's possible, and will update this piece if and when we hear back from the company.
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