Uber Eats Hidden Features and Lesser-Known Tips

Uber Eats is packed with handy features that surprisingly few people know about, and the group order feature tops the list. Generate a share link from the order screen, send it to friends or coworkers, and everyone adds whatever they want to the cart from their own phone. The whole thing is processed as a single order at the end, which also saves on delivery fees.

Scheduled orders deserve just as much attention. You can place an order in advance for a delivery window between today and tomorrow, which makes it easy to line up dinner with your arrival home or to sort out tomorrow's lunch ahead of time. Choosing a delivery slot outside the peak hours may also keep the delivery fee down. For time management on a hectic day, it is an indispensable feature.

When you find a restaurant or dish you like, add it to your favorites. Favorited restaurants are reachable straight from the app's top screen, sparing you the search every time. If you have a fixed rotation of go-to places, this dramatically shortens the path from craving to order.

The reorder feature in your order history is just as powerful. One tap drops a past order straight into your cart, ready to submit. It shines when you order the same lunch from the same place every week or have a standing dinner favorite. You can also add or remove items during a reorder, so it works as a template you customize from rather than an all-or-nothing repeat.

The delivery notes field is good for much more than clarifying your address. You can give concrete handover instructions like asking the courier not to ring the doorbell, or to leave the order on the shelf to the left of the entrance. It is invaluable while you are in an online meeting or while a child is napping.

The post-delivery rating system is worth using too. Rating couriers who deliver with care helps keep the overall quality of the service high, and you can add a tip at rating time, giving you a direct way to thank someone for good service. Give it a try.

The settings screen hides several conveniences that are off by default. Set a default delivery address for home or work and you skip the address entry on every order; you can even register several addresses and switch between them with one tap at checkout.

In the payment management screen, you can store multiple credit cards and e-money options and choose between them per order. Make your highest-cashback card the default and the points quietly pile up with every order. Top up Uber Cash and payments come straight out of the balance, with no card entry each time. Make a habit of checking the promo code screen regularly for unused coupons as well. Small optimizations like these are what add up.