> ‘Schedule UberX for today at 3 pm, pickup at my place, drop off at the airport'
I guess one reason is that you can literally do this yourself within the Uber app in 30 seconds without the need for an intermediary.
I guess one reason is that you can literally do this yourself within the Uber app in 30 seconds without the need for an intermediary.
Arguably Android or iOS is already an app with buttons for tasks, and you press the button of the task you want like "get a car" or "bring me food" and it happens. The cool part is each button can bring up a UI designed to work best for that particular task.
This is why "everything apps" might not be the next big thing -- they're already here.
An everything app is just centralizing and bottlenecking what already exists: Android or iOS as the everything app with buttons for tasks.
Ok, but can I use my phone to message my tennis court reception to book a session?
As much as I hate Meta there's a ton of value in a universal messaging app. Seems like WeChat is one step further. There's a reason why Musk is attempting to take X in that direction.