Book Ola cabs without internet connection, here's how

Cab-booking app Ola, one of India'smost popular mobile app for booking online cabs, today announced the launch of 'OlaOffline' across key metros in India.

As the name suggests, the feature will enable customers tobook a cab even without Internet on their smartphones.

The feature will be available across all cab categories viz.Micro, Mini, Prime and Lux.

How 'Ola Offline' works:

• While attempting to book a cab on the Ola app in the absenceof an Internet connection, users will now get two options : Retry or Book viaSMS

• Customers can choose to Retry if they've come to a placewith better Internet connectivity, or go with the second option

• On selecting the latter, users will get redirected to theirdefault messaging app where they will see a pre-entered text message requestingOla to book a cab

• On sending the text message, users will get an SMS with theparticulars of the nearest available cabs across categories

• Once they select their preferred cab category, they willreceive driver and cab details instantly by SMS

• The driver on the other hand will also receive customercontact details and the GPS triangulated location of the user

• Once the internet connectivity resumes, the ride details,GPS tracking, SOS button, and other features associated with the ride will beavailable for the user on the Ola app.