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My preference is for apps to just have a directions link, and then the various providers can plug into the central OS maps.

The odd thing is that Uber isn't integrated into the iOS Maps app as a transit provider. So you can't actually use it in that fashion.

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It actually is integrated, but it might not support your area (the configuration file used to tell the system where it's supported might be out of date).

Ah, good point. We are in a bit of a grey area at our current location. We don't really have UberX in this town (Middletown, CT), but we live near to the interstate that a lot of UberX drivers are on going to and from a metro they do support (New Haven, CT). So the app will call us a car, but it's always 15-20 mins for pickup time.

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