Indian ride-hailing firm Ola Consumer on Friday said it does not set fares based on a user's phone model, a day after global rival Uber denied allegations of differential pricing for Android and Apple phones.

App-based cab service aggregators Uber and Ola have rejected claims that they charge varying prices based on users' phone models. They clarified the issue on Friday saying they did not set fares based on a user's phone model after the government sent notices to them over alleged differential pricing based on the type of mobile device used to book rides.

Several consumers claimed that the platforms were showing different prices for the same rides when booked from different kinds of mobile handsets. .

Uber, Ola reject phone model-based pricing claims after government's notice: 'We do not differentiate'

There has been a long-standing dispute over the difference in fares of cab aggregators Ola-Uber, but now this dispute has taken a new form. The Department of Consumer Affairs, through the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA),

An Indian government body has sent notices to ride-hailing firms Ola and Uber over alleged differential pricing for Android and Apple phones, the country's consumer affairs minister, Pralhad Joshi, said in a post on X on Thursday.

Govt issues notices to Uber, Ola over alleged differential pricing claims. News highlights consumer complaints about higher fares for iPhone users versus Android users.

Ola and Uber have been served notices concerning allegations of differential pricing based on users' mobile operating systems.

Prahlad Joshi, while replying to a news report about Uber and Ola's differential pricing for iPhone and Android phones, had said there was "zero tolerance for consumer exploitation".

Uber said it does not set ride prices based on a user's phone model, shortly after an Indian government body alleged that the ride-hailing giant and its domestic rival Ola use differential pricing for Android and Apple phones.