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Amazon rolls out Alexa shopping by text to select U.S. customers

Invited U.S. customers can text Alexa to search for products, add them to a cart and make purchases, or send a picture to find similar listings. Others can join a waitlist; Amazon says it will expand access in the coming weeks. DoorDash also plans to continue developing its text-based agent, launched in September.

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Amazon adds text-message shopping to Alexa for Shopping

Users can text a description of a product or send a photo. Alexa for Shopping will search Amazon listings for matches, text back recommendations and place an order on the user's behalf, offering another way to shop when texting is more convenient than using the app or website.

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Amazon rolls out Alexa shopping by text to select U.S. customers

Invited U.S. customers can text Alexa to search for products, add them to a cart and make purchases, or send a picture to find similar listings. Others can join a waitlist; Amazon says it will expand access in the coming weeks. DoorDash also plans to continue developing its text-based agent, launched in September.

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Amazon adds text-message shopping to Alexa for Shopping

Users can text a description of a product or send a photo. Alexa for Shopping will search Amazon listings for matches, text back recommendations and place an order on the user's behalf, offering another way to shop when texting is more convenient than using the app or website.