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That's what I'm seeing on my Google Maps app on Android.

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2017, 12:03:25 AM »
I'm using an iPhone and no such luck.
Maybe it's just a referral for first time users. Did you click on it?

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2017, 12:10:13 AM »
I'm using an iPhone and no such luck.
Maybe it's just a referral for first time users. Did you click on it?
Good point. Still, just in case it's not, I think I'll hold back from testing it until I have a real ride to take.
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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2017, 08:28:31 AM »
I don't see the $15 in my Google maps app

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2017, 12:55:13 PM »
Doesn't seem like iPhone app can request uber from within the app (without redirecting to Uber)

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2017, 11:31:14 PM »
Doesn't seem like iPhone app can request uber from within the app (without redirecting to Uber)

You can with the latest version of the app.

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2017, 11:49:57 PM »
You can with the latest version of the app.
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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2017, 11:48:55 AM »
Doesnt work on my iphone

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2017, 04:25:17 PM »
Update: Finally took a ride today via Google Maps.

I followed the prompts and it connected my Uber account to the Gmaps app - I didn't need to open the Uber app at all. Gmaps showed me the driver's progress, and then, once I got in, the ride progress, natively in Gmaps.

I took the ride and the $15 promo did indeed apply, though I have an existing account.
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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2017, 10:18:46 PM »
I'm using an iPhone and no such luck.
Maybe it's just a referral for first time users. Did you click on it?

Offer just appeared tonight! Woohoo :)

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2017, 11:22:22 PM »
Offer just appeared tonight! Woohoo :)
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It seems like you need to search the distance between 2 destinations for it to come up.

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2017, 11:38:06 PM »
Is it any amount up till $15 or it's gotta be minimum $15 ?

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2017, 12:41:09 AM »
Update: Finally took a ride today via Google Maps.

I followed the prompts and it connected my Uber account to the Gmaps app - I didn't need to open the Uber app at all. Gmaps showed me the driver's progress, and then, once I got in, the ride progress, natively in Gmaps.

I took the ride and the $15 promo did indeed apply, though I have an existing account.
Was the trip charged to the card on your uber account or the one on Google?

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2017, 12:45:40 AM »
Was the trip charged to the card on your uber account or the one on Google?
I had Uber credits which got deducted automatically, so I'm not sure.

I would assume it's the one in Uber, though.
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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2017, 01:00:26 AM »
I had Uber credits which got deducted automatically, so I'm not sure.

I would assume it's the one in Uber, though.
Any data points as to how long this promo is gonna be around?

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2017, 07:53:32 AM »
You can with the latest version of the app.

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2017, 08:54:04 AM »
Now I see it, for sure wasn't there when I wrote the last post

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2017, 08:54:26 AM »
I'm using an iPhone and no such luck.
Maybe it's just a referral for first time users. Did you click on it?

Offer just appeared tonight! Woohoo :)

Doesn't seem like iPhone app can request uber from within the app (without redirecting to Uber)

You can with the latest version of the app.

Data Point:
I have an iPhone, my wife has an Android and we are both existing users on Uber.
We both recently spotted the offer in the cab section of our Google Maps App.
We both requested an Uber via Google Maps and were not redirected to the Uber App, although we were able to view our rides in the Uber App like regular.
The prices that Google Maps quoted us already included the $15 promotional discount.
When we opened up Uber, which was already in sync with our ride, the pre discounted price was showing.
Upon completion of the ride, the promotion was applied and brought the price down to what Google Maps originally quoted us.
Boruch Hashem we both received $15 off of our ride!

PS- The offer finally appeared in Google Maps (coincidentally) shortly after I ran the updates for my apps. My guess is that my Google Maps App wasn't updated originally and got updated and then offered me the promotion.

Also, look here at what Uber is officially saying: https://newsroom.uber.com/googlemaps/
"For a limited time, all new riders in the U.S. will receive $15 off their first ride."
Do they mean new Google Maps riders? Or is it just a quirk that existing users are also getting the promotion?

UPDATE: I just reviewed my receipt via Email and it confirms on the top that this is a "new and existing user promo for deep GMM integration" see snapshot:
« Last Edit: January 25, 2017, 09:53:32 AM by CreativeGuy »

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Re: $15 off Uber, if booked via Google Maps App (Android? Targeted?)
« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2017, 09:00:14 AM »
Originally I had the offer but it's not showing up anymore.