More than a decade after its Kickstarter proposed a “cell phone designed to be used as little as possible,” Light is adding a direct connection to Uber and Lyft with a new Rideshare tool. For owners of either the Light Phone III or the upcoming Light Flip , they can use it to find pick up / drop off locations, see fares and ETA, and select different trip options or saved locations they frequently visit. They can use it to book the ride, and then see information about the driver and ETA, and call the driver if necessary. It’s an early preview of the LightOS “tool library” SDK that will allow developers to expand the phones’ features while still promising to minimize feeds and notifications. A blog post from Light says that “We’ll open up user submissions for the Tool Library by the end of this month, and look forward to having those available to everyone a few weeks after that. ” The rideshare integration works via a partnership with Tremp , which already operates an SMS-based way to order rideshares, and users set up access via Light’s dashboard website, just like other LightOS tools
