New UPS Application for iPhone and iPod

admin | November 4, 2009

In a major expansion for customers who use Apple® products, UPS has announced a new application for iPhone® and iPod® touch users that not only ships and tracks packages, but also uses built-in GPS features to find the nearest UPS location.

The free shipping app joins other UPS-enabled solutions for Apple users. Available at the App Store, the new UPS Mobile App for the iPhone enables users to track shipments, create shipments using the My UPS address book, calculate shipping rates and time-in-transit and then find the nearest UPS location.

“Apple users are an innovative group of customers who appreciate the capabilities that make the most of their devices. These new solutions help them take full advantage of the world’s largest package delivery company,” said Jordan Colletta, vice president of customer technology marketing at UPS.

iPhone App
iPhone and iPod touch users can use their devices to access their My UPS Address Book and Preferences and create shipping labels, which can be e-mailed in a PDF file for printout. Once the label is printed, customers can use the application’s “find locations” feature, which leverages the built-in GPS to easily locate UPS.

The new iPhone App doesn’t require log-In for tracking. But when logged in, the application shows a history of tracked shipments and automatically refreshes when the application is opened. UPS tracking numbers also can be nicknamed for quick reference.

The shipping app is available for free from the App Store on iPhone or iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. For more information on the new application, users can also visit www.ups.com/iphone.