Google has a healthy mix of
sidecar apps and apps that are installed directly on the watch, meaning some apps pull data from the phone while others can exist and function without a phone connected at all.
Not exact matches
There's an obvious solution, of course: ride - sharing and taxi
apps like
Sidecar, Uber, Lyft, Hailo, and Flywheel.
Partnering with cab companies can be tempting, since many have the resources to pay for a pretty
app that apes those of Uber, Lyft and
Sidecar.
Sidecar spokeswoman Margaret Ryan said it also tallied a record week with 40 percent more
app downloads, double the amount of driver applications, and a 20 percent bump in rides nationwide, with a 50 percent increase in Los Angeles.
Starting July 1, 2015 Uber, Lyft and
Sidecar drivers must have a specific type of car insurance the second they turn on their
app.
(For device owners, that
app is a sort of
sidecar through which you make settings and review usage history.)