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Have a look at the images on top of the post, the bolt websites highlight 5 reasons why you might prefer to use the browser.

If Bolt didn't artificially geo-restrict this feature, navigating to their site would be all you need to do, and that's less annoying than using their app. The current method, installing an extension and making a rule for it, is the result of this restriction, but would not be needed without bolt's restrictions.



I'd just have installed the app and got on with my life. But I admire the effort.


Same. If there's a problem, it's not this particular app, it's the status quo of Apple and Google's ecosystem.

I think there are really obvious reasons for ridesharing and taxi apps to exclusively use apps. Notifications are very important to the experience (which you can't do on iOS Safari). Having persistent location access like a navigation app is another key part of the system.

Don't like it? Put your arm up and hail a cab or call the dispatch office to request a ride, that's what we had to do not even 20 years ago.

The app store duopoly and privacy problem isn't one that's solved by playing whack-a-mole with individual companies on those platforms. The way to solve those problems is by regulating Google and Apple's App Stores for both privacy and business practices.


> Don't like it? Put your arm up and hail a cab or call the dispatch office to request a ride, that's what we had to do not even 20 years ago.

I usually do this and call taxis by phone whenever I can, but in Riga this was exceptionally difficult due to language constraints




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