[BlindTlk] Using the iPhone Uber App To Enter a Custom Tip

[Ellen Ringlein]

Curtis,

Thanks for sharing this work around. Setting a custom tip has been very
frustrating. I am sure I am not the only one who struggles with this.

Cordially,

Ellen

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Subject: [BlindTlk] Using the iPhone Uber App To Enter a Custom Tip

Greetings:

 

A lot of folks who use Uber are telling me that they find great difficulty
using the Uber app to enter a custom amount for the tip. This is definitely
a problem with the way the Uber app sets up the page. Fortunately, there is
a way around this troublesome problem.

 

Let's start on the page which comes up after your Uber ride has been
completed. At the bottom of the iPhone screen, there is a slider which you
use to rate your driver by flicking up repeatedly with one finger until you
get to the rating you want to select. You may also notice, if you flick
right, that there may be something which has already set the tip for you. If
you don't want to tip this amount, do the following.

 

1.           Flick repeatedly to the left with one finger until you get to
something which says "set custom tip." Enter a single-finger double-tap.

2.           The VoiceOver focus should land on an edit box which is
initially blank. If you flick right with one finger, you should hear how
much you were charged for the trip. As I said, there is a number pad below
this. Use the number pad to enter the custom tip you want to pay. You do not
need to enter a decimal point. So, if you want to tip $2.50, simply enter 2
then 5 then 0.

3.           Now, you want to set the tip. This is where the problem seems
to occur. If you try exploring the screen with one finger, you will not be
able to find the Set Tip button. I recommend that after you enter the amount
of your custom tip that you ow start flicking left with one finger until you
reach the "set tip" button. Now, just double-tap with one finger, and your
custom tip is set.

 

Unless or until Uber modifies the app with a future update, this procedure
should work for VoiceOver users.

 

Warm regards,

 

Curtis Chong

 

 

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