Around YU

[SVK]

YU Yutopia first impressions: High-end specs, and a leap into the flagship category

Around YU is a slew of location based services, integrated within the smartphone where users can shop, book a hotel, flight, bus or a cab, order food, check PNR for trains all from one place. Instead of the Google Now launcher, you can choose to use to the Around YU one.
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Around YU will appear when users swipe to the left-side of the homescreen and users won’t have to open different apps for each.

This service integrates OLA for cabs, and similar other services.

 

[Nishant]

Powered by Bing? Coz Cyanogen was to put a bullet on Google's head

 

[AbhishekMSharma]

I hope someone hacks this thing to make the offers available on every device. Fourth OLA ride free is quote a wonderful thing. [emoji14]

 

[SVK]

Powered by Bing? Coz Cyanogen was to put a bullet on Google's head

I doubt, if they wanted to Power by Bing, they could have simply put Cortana by default.
I guess this app is developed by YU and not by Cyanogen. If it was by Cyanogen, then it could have appeared on other handsets powered by Cyanogen (like Oppo I guess).

 

[AbhishekMSharma]

I hope someone hacks this thing to make the offers available on every device. Fourth OLA ride free is quote a wonderful thing. [emoji14]

Well wait... Someone told me that EVERY 4th OLA ride is free. Just making the 4th ride free is useless.

 

[Deleted member 10390]

So, what's the verdict ? Good buy or not ?

 

[Sushubh]

Do not buy a hardware based on the existing state of software for it. Most Android companies end up dumping their own specialized software/services after a while because it becomes unsustainable to keep them updated and running.

Motorola has killed most of their own apps for Android devices and that has pissed off a lot of their users. Motorola Connect, Motorola Migrate and a few other apps.

 

[Deleted member 10390]

I too was skeptic about buying a Yu flagship phone.