How To Use Lyft Driver App - 2025 Training & Tutorial

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The Lyft driver app has had many changes over the last year with upfront fares and it's very complex. RSG contributor Joe walks us through how to use the Lyft driver app here with the basic overview and settings of the app.

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About The RideShare Guy:

I'm Harry, the founder of The Rideshare Guy. I started driving for Uber and Lyft in 2015 and eventually quit my day job as an aerospace engineer to run The Rideshare Guy full time.

These days, I'm a trusted media expert on all things rideshare and have a number of contributors across the country who are all driving for Uber and Lyft and other gig companies like Instacart, Doordash, and Postmates.

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[Therideshareguy]

What questions do you have about driving for Lyft?
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[cynthiareynolds-mfxs]

Thank you for taking the time to break every down good video

[randyk]

I love your videos. You make them with perfection.

[Travelchick]

Joe, can you do one of these with multi stop. Twice now… I see two stops, I go to stop 1 hit arrive at first stop… but then I get no navigation to second stop. I’ve wasted way too much of my life in a parking lot texting support. The app thinks I’m waiting. And…. Wants to navigate me BACK to stop 1???? I won’t take anymore and have the passenger be my navigation 😡

[justindoman]

Why is it when I drive into an area where there are people waiting for rides. I never get a ride, I have even waited 20 minutes and never got a ride.
I also looked for other Lyft drivers and there was only 3 in the area I was in.
This seems to happen a lot and it's very frustrating is there a reason for this?

[annieclore]

I was watching your tutorial and I set the filters which put me in online status - I ended up having to decline 2 customers - how do you turn off the online status - that button disappears - what is the difference between hitting the decline button and just letting the timer run out - do both of these counts as declines?

[FaFaFohie]

You recommend turning off ride switches but don’t say why.

[jonah]

Uk its bad when Lyft is showing a 32 mile ride for $24 as advertising

[AlisaLepore]

Won't let me pit my space number in

[mrsalaamstud]

It is **not legal** for individuals on **student visas (F-1)** or **OPT (Optional Practical Training)** to work for Uber, as it is considered a form of **unauthorized employment** under U.S. immigration law. These visa categories only permit students to work under certain conditions, typically limited to roles directly related to their field of study, and Uber driving does not generally meet these criteria.

Uber, however, may still allow students on these visas to sign up as drivers, but that does not make it compliant with the law. This could result in penalties or visa issues for students if immigration authorities were to enforce the regulations.

If you suspect that students on these visas are driving for Uber illegally, you can report the matter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Department of Labor.