Uber, today announced the launch of Uber Lite which is a trimmed down version of their rider app. The Uber Lite can work even on 2G network connectivity and has a smaller footprint compared to the full-fledged Uber app. Uber is planning to pilot this app in India followed by other countries.
Uber hopes to get the attention of the next hundreds or millions of riders by introducing Uber Lite app. The app weighs just 5 megabytes in size and you can install it on any low spec android device. The Uber Lite fulfils the core functionality and also keeps some existing features like trip sharing with friends and family.
The new Lite app has a redesigned user interface and has a response time of just 300-milliseconds. Some of the new features are specifically meant for limited data plan users. These include guided pickups, tap over type and maps only when you want them. Uber says that they will also add more language support and offline ride request to the lite app.
In our opinion, Uber was pretty late to the launch the lite app since Ola already has one. But it is better late than never, so if you want an early access to the lite version, join the weighting list. Hope the article was informative, Peace!