SmartCar Customer App – May, 2024

Discover the Latest Enhancements in Our Taxi Dispatch System’s Customer App!

We’re thrilled to announce the latest update for our Customer App, a key part of the SmartCar taxi dispatch system 🚕.

Our team has been working diligently to bring you exciting new features and improvements that enhance user experience, tracking, and payment processes 💳.

This update, developed as of May, 2024, is packed with features designed to make your operations smoother and more efficient. Here’s a closer look at what’s new:

🌟 New Features

• Optimized Wallet Visibility: [SCP-48] The Wallet section in the Passenger app now remains hidden unless there’s content to display. Plus, you can now toggle the Voucher section on or off with the new "enableVoucher": setting 💼.
• Flexible Time Format: [SCP-51] We’ve introduced a time format option for bookings, allowing users to choose between a 12-hour (AM/PM) or 24-hour format, configurable in the company settings ⏰.

🚀 Improvements

• Streamlined Address Selection: [SCP-42] We’ve improved the address fields in the Passenger app, so only the address field is displayed when selecting pickup or dropoff locations, ensuring a clearer map view 🗺️.
• Revamped Rewards Section: [SCP-44] The “Wallet – Voucher” tab has been renamed to “Reward,” with clearer distinctions between Vouchers and Campaigns 🎁. We’ve also reviewed the display of inactive vouchers.
• Improved Map Interaction: [SCP-45] The GPS icon, representing the current user location, has been moved to the bottom right corner of the map for easier access 📍.
• Pricing and Route Enhancements: [SCP-46] We’ve addressed several issues, including improvements to pricing displays and route accuracy for hourly vehicle bookings 🚖.
• Comprehensive UI/UX Redesign: [SCP-52] Our ongoing efforts to enhance the Passenger app’s interface have resulted in several key improvements:
  • Fixed an issue where clients could press the SMS confirmation button even when disabled 📱.
  • Replaced the term “pax” with an intuitive icon and added passenger names to the details section 🧳.
  • Reorganized booking pickup time details with clearer icons 🕒.
  • Restructured the price section into three distinct rows, with enhanced text size and spacing 💵.
  • Enhanced the car list display during booking with unified background color and increased text size for better readability 🚗.
  • Improved booking workflow steps, making payment and passenger details clearer, with added icons and text adjustments 📊.
  • Refined the layout and text visibility on the booking confirmation page, and streamlined the contact information section by aligning text, adding icons, and removing unnecessary details 📝.

🛠️ Bug Fixes

• Language-Specific Fixes: [SCP-43] We resolved an issue that prevented trip creation when the app was set to Arabic 🌍.
• Stability and Performance Enhancements: [SCP-52] Several bugs related to the booking process and app behavior post-crashes have been fixed, including:
  • Resolving app crashes during wallet top-ups and fixing startup issues 🔧.
  • Correcting anomalies when booking and pressing the “book” button, ensuring that actions aren’t mistakenly triggered twice ✅.
  • Addressing UI inconsistencies and improving error handling for a smoother user experience 🛠️.

🎉 Conclusion

These updates reflect our commitment to providing a powerful and user-friendly taxi dispatch system through the SmartCar platform 🚖. By continually enhancing the functionality, usability, and overall user experience of the Passenger app, we aim to give your business a competitive edge 📈.

Thank you for your continued support and valuable feedback.

We look forward to helping you achieve greater success with INSOFTDEV🎯.