Now Light’s minimalist phone can easily call an Uber

<figure> <img alt="Light Phone III in hand showing a “confirm pickup” screen for Uber with an address and a map." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Light" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Rideshare.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,14.489770715844,100,52.97410776767" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">More than a decade after its <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thelightphone/the-light-phone">Kickstarter</a> proposed a "cell phone designed to be used as little as possible," Light is <a href="https://www.thelightphone.com/">adding a direct connection to Uber and Lyft</a> with a new Rideshare tool. For owners of either the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/reviews/637178/light-phone-iii-review-minimalist-smartphone">Light Phone III</a> or the upcoming <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/968563/light-flip-phone-price-specs">Light Flip</a>, 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. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It's an early preview of the <a href="https://developers.thelightphone.com/">LightOS "tool library" SDK</a> that will allow developers to expand the phones' features while st …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/995449/light-phone-uber-lyft-rideshare-app">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>