Google Uber relationship still a mess ?

When Google announced on the 4th October 2018 that we can now book Uber using Google Assistant, I was really super excited! As I used to faithfully book Uber everyday to work using my Uber app, this update meant I can book a ride without using my phone.

More importantly, the main reason I was happy about this announcement was that, I could now book an Uber using my Google Home because it’s powered by Google Assistant. The above blog also clearly mentions about booking an Uber ride using Google Home. Or atleast, that’s what I thought!

When I ask my Google Home to get me a ride, it sends the details of Uber rides to my phone(Yay!😃) but when I tap on the ride that I want, it redirects to the Uber App in PlayStore where I need to manually open the app and enter the destination again(Nay!😞). This is obviously not what you would want. I mean, what’s the point of asking Google Home when you ultimately have to open and type in the address anyway!

The exact same thing works as expected from my wife’s phone. The details from Google Home are sent to her phone and when tapped on one of the rides, it opens up in the native installed Uber app instead of PlayStore. So, yes … I’m confused 😕

Initially, I thought I had not setup or linked my Uber account to my Google Home and wasted a good amount of time trying to…