How does Uber share my trip status works

How to share Uber ride location In Uber ‌ app > settings > share my trip > select contacts, Uber ‌ share my trip allows to send your accurate current location to another person, for example the person you are actually going to meet, so they can see in real time where you are exactly on the map with a location tracker. It is actually the exact same interface as the Uber ‌ driver tracker when ordering an Uber, except that it can be shared with friends by SMS, WhatsApp, Viber, or any other phone messaging app, by sending a unique URL link that can be used to open a trip tracker on a mobile phone web browser. After having confirmed a trip, and at any time until the arrival, it is possible to share an Uber ‌ trip with your friends, to let them track your exact location and have a better idea of your exact arrival time, updated in real time with traffic issue and other problems that might arise during the ride. On the trip details in the Uber ‌ app, once the trip has been ordered, tap on Share trip status, and the send trip status on Uber The select contact window will open, and it might not show any contact at all, which is actually fine, and doesn't mean that Uber ‌ share trip is not working! From here, you can select the service on which you would like to share your Uber ‌ trip status with someone, such as SMS, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Viber, or any other application on which you would like to send a link leading to your current trip status to a friend. For example, if you select WhatsApp, the WhatsApp contact list will open, ordered by recent contacts. From there, scroll until you find the contact to which you would like to send your trip status, and tap on the contact to highlight it and select it. The conversation with the trip status recipient will open, and a standard text message containing a link to see your Uber ‌ trip will be already filled in.