{"id":8933,"date":"2016-10-25T10:23:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T02:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=8933"},"modified":"2016-10-25T10:24:53","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T02:24:53","slug":"grab-introduces-instant-messaging-feature-grabchat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/10\/25\/grab-introduces-instant-messaging-feature-grabchat\/","title":{"rendered":"Grab introduces instant messaging feature GrabChat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Ride-hailing app Grab now offers the first instant messaging platform that lets drivers and passengers communicate for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8934\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/Grabchat_Pax_Blog_PH.jpg\" alt=\"grabchat_pax_blog_ph\" width=\"810\" height=\"291\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>GRABCHAT. Grab\u2019s in-app messaging feature. Image from Grab website<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Named as GrabChat, this seamless form of in-app feature is an instant messaging feature wherein drivers can send template messages to passengers with just one tap. By providing template messages, it can make a convenient message system both for drivers and passengers as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Templates such as \u201cAre you nearby?\u201d which can help gauge estimated time make it easier to communicate without using your own load. Through this messaging platform, you can also send tips to the drivers with regard to going to your destination easily. This in-app communication is also free, so you will not be charged for calling or texting a foreign number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">To use GrabChat, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Update your Grab app to the latest version.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Open the Grab app.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Make a GrabTaxi or GrabCar booking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Tap the Chat icon in the \u201cDriver on the way\u201d screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Send your driver a friendly message.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Update now and help yourself with GrabChat!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/ph\/blog\/grabchat\/?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=PH_PAX_WEB_FB_GrabChat&amp;utm_term=PH_PAX_WEB_FB_GrabChat&amp;utm_content=\">Grab<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Ride-hailing app Grab now offers the first instant messaging platform that lets drivers and passengers communicate for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[420,381,416,417,419,418,421,422],"class_list":["post-8933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events","tag-app","tag-drivers","tag-grab","tag-grabcar","tag-grabchat","tag-grabtaxi","tag-passengers","tag-smartphones"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/Grabchat_Pax_Blog_PH-e1477362158328.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8933"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8938,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8933\/revisions\/8938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}