Strengthening Ride Matching, Notifications, and Schedule Management
In the latest week of development, GusLift focused on enhancing the core ride-sharing experience by improving push notifications, routing, schedule management, ride matching, and UI consistency. Push notification support was a major focus, configured with Expo notifications and Firebase notification services for Android. Backend notification token handling was added to store device push tokens, enabling the system to send alerts for ride or matching events. The matching worker was updated to support push notification behavior, connecting real-time ride matching events with user-facing alerts. This ensures that riders and drivers receive timely updates, such as when a driver responds to a ride request or when there is activity related to a potential ride, without needing to constantly check the app.
Real-time notifications improve user engagement and reduce app checking.