The new update for the Lyft app adds calendar sync.
Although Lyft is not as popular as Uber, that does not mean the company will just roll over for other services. Quite the opposite, Lyft is keen on constantly improving their service and infrastructure. The latest update comes to the Lyft app which has received some new features.
Lyft app users will now be able to set destinations into your calendar. Users can register various addresses like home, work or any other, in order to get to their destination faster. Furthermore, the Lyft app can even make destinations suggest based on the events you have registered in your calendar.
The new update is gradually rolling out to users and will start to sync your phone’s built-in calendar to the Lyft app. After the update is completed, when you click on the destination field within the app, you will be able to see destination for the various events that are recorded in your calendar within the coming month.
On Android, the calendar sync will happen automatically, but if you use the Lyft app on iOS, you will have to sync third-party calendar apps to the iPhone in order to make use of this new feature. Additionally, users will have to type the full address of a venue or event in the location field of the calendar in order to show up in the Lyft app.
Another interesting feature included in the Lyft update is that users will soon be able to add all of their favorite places compared to the only two pre-set destinations you can set, for now, home and work. This feature is a great way to save time when you order a Lyft car for destinations you visit often like a supermarket or a friend’s house.
Uber has also introduced a similar feature dubbed Calendar Shortcuts. It offers a faster way to access destinations for an upcoming event. However, it still does not come with any more pre-set destinations other than home or work, but it may be in the works considering Lyft is already implementing it.
What service do you prefer Uber of Lyft? Are you excited about the new features coming in the last update for the Lyft app?
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