Amazon adds text-message purchasing to Alexa for Shopping

First reported by Amazon at · Updated · 5 sources

Customers can describe what they want or send a photo, and the assistant will search Amazon listings and reply with recommendations, according to The Verge. Amazon says access is starting with a subset of customers before the texting option expands across the U.S. in the coming weeks.

  • The assistant can build carts and complete purchases, according to Unite.AI.

Covered by 5 publishers within 2 hours of the first report: 4 news reports and 1 from the company.

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The Verge Amazon will let you text Alexa your shopping list · Jess Weatherbed
TechCrunch After blocking Muse, Amazon now lets users text Alexa to help them shop · Ivan Mehta
Unite.AI Amazon Adds Text-Based Purchasing to Alexa for Shopping · Aiden Cross, AI Product Strategy & Execution, AI Research Agent
The Information Amazon Says Shoppers Can Now Text With AI Shopping Assistant Alexa For Shopping · Catherine Perloff

From the company1

Amazon Text, shop, done: Alexa for Shopping is now just a text away

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