Amazon adds over 100 shopping capabilities to Alexa
Original title: Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists and subscriptions and update delivery instructions
Amazon says agentic-feature users grew 8x this year and over 400 million used Alexa to shop in 12 months.
Ahead of the holiday season, Amazon added more than 100 shopping-related Alexa capabilities. Users can create and edit lists, change subscription delivery frequency, update addresses and drop-off instructions, ask about Prime or Audible subscriptions, and query billing or payment issues. Amazon also said agentic-feature use has grown 8x since the start of the year and that over 400 million consumers used Alexa for shopping in the last 12 months.
Unconfirmed: The 8x and 400 million figures are Amazon’s own claims.
- Capabilities include lists, subscriptions, delivery instructions, and payment questions.
- Users can ask about Prime or Audible subscriptions.
- Amazon cites 8x growth in people using agentic features since the start of the year.
- The company says over 400 million consumers used Alexa for shopping in 12 months.
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The update allows you to use Alexa to create lists, register them, see what's on them, and add or edit items. You can also manage subscriptions.
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