Amazon Adds Text Ordering to Alexa for Shopping
Amazon will let you text Alexa your shopping list
- Who
- Amazon
- What
- begins rolling out a texting capability for Alexa for Shopping that lets customers get recommendations and place orders by text
- When
- Quote
The texting capability is rolling out to a small group of Amazon customers in the US starting today, who will receive a text message inviting them to try the experience.
What happened
Amazon is rolling out a feature that lets customers text Alexa for Shopping with a product description or photo, receive matching recommendations, and place an order. The service can also handle grocery requests, gift suggestions, and price alerts. It is starting with a small group of US customers today and is expected to reach millions more in the coming weeks.
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See the full storyAmazon Begins Rolling Out Text-Based Alexa Shopping to Select U.S. CustomersReported by 2 sources
The story so far
Amazon is rolling out text-based shopping through Alexa for Shopping to a small group of U.S. customers, who can text a product description or photo to get recommendations and place orders. Amazon says it plans to expand access to millions more customers in the coming weeks; customers who are not invited can join a waitlist. The service can also handle grocery requests, suggest gifts, manage lists, compare products, track prices and orders, and find similar Amazon listings from a shared image.
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