Amazon adds text-message shopping to Alexa for Shopping
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Amazon adds text-message shopping to Alexa for Shopping, letting customers describe a product or send a photo by text so the assistant searches Amazon listings and places orders.
Amazon says the feature starts today for a small group of US customers, who receive a text inviting them to try it.
According to TechCrunch, the text agent can also add items to a cart, manage lists, track prices, compare products and check order status, and a shared photo can be used to find similar listings. Customers not invited can join a waitlist. Amazon says the feature will roll out to "millions more customers" in the coming weeks.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Nov 6, 10:16 AM ET
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- TechCrunch · AINewsAmazon lets users shop with Alexa by text message
AIAmazon says it is launching a feature that lets select U.S. customers shop on Amazon by texting its Alexa AI agent in natural language, covering item search, cart additions and purchases. The text agent can also manage lists, track prices, compare products and check order status, and users can share a photo to find similar listings. The feature will roll out more broadly in the coming weeks, and users not invited can join a waitlist.
- The Verge · AINewsAmazon lets users text Alexa for Shopping to order items
AIAmazon adds text-message shopping to Alexa for Shopping, letting customers describe products or send a photo to have the assistant search Amazon listings and place orders. The texting feature rolls out to a small group of US customers starting today, with a wider rollout to "millions more customers" in the coming weeks, according to Amazon.
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