Alexa can now notify you about deals up to a day in advance

Amazon’s Alexa has launched a brand new characteristic that can notify Prime prospects as much as 24 hours upfront about particular reductions, the corporate introduced at the moment. Amazon says the brand new characteristic is designed to assist prospects get monetary savings whereas saving time.

The sensible voice assistant will alert Prime members when eligible merchandise of their want record or purchasing cart, or that they’ve marked “saved for later,” are on sale. Prospects will then have the ability to ask Alexa to order the objects when the deal is stay or ship a reminder.

Amazon didn’t elaborate on precisely what it defines as an “eligible” merchandise or if these offers can even embody merchandise offered by third events.

Solely US Amazon Prime prospects who personal Echo sensible audio system which can be fourth era or newer are in a position to reap the benefits of the brand new functionality for now.

To show it on, you’ll must open the Alexa app, click on Extra > Settings > Notifications earlier than tapping on Amazon Purchasing. You’ll be able to then search for Purchasing Suggestions and allow Deal Suggestions.

As soon as enabled, Amazon’s Echo ring will flip yellow. Alternatively, a pop-up notification will present up on a sensible gadget if an eligible product you’ve saved or added to your want lists or purchasing cart is about to go on sale. You’ll be able to then instruct Alexa to learn aloud your notifications for extra particulars and ask Alexa to both order the merchandise or remind you when the deal turns into out there.