In the US: text Alexa to shop and track your orders
Amazon adds text-message shopping to Alexa for Shopping, starting with select US customers.
In the US you can now text Amazon’s assistant to find a product and buy it. It starts with a small group of customers, and we do not know when other countries get it.
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Why it matters
The shopping assistant becomes an ordinary text chat, with no app and no voice needed.
Try it: if you are in the US and get an invite.
The details
- The feature lets you find products, add them to your cart and buy by text message.
- You can send a photo of an item or outfit and Alexa looks for similar listings on Amazon.
- It manages shopping lists and tracks prices and order status.
- Amazon starts with select US customers who get an invite text; others can join a waitlist.
- Amazon gave no price and named no other countries.
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