Alexa+ Allows Users to Order Food Using Conversations

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When you're hungry, you usually open a food app and scroll through restaurants. With Alexa+, you can just talk to order food.

Alexa+ lets you skip tapping and scrolling. Tell Alexa what you want, and it handles the rest.

Amazon's Alexa+ is a voice-powered food ordering feature that works with Uber Eats and Grubhub.

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Amazon Alexa+ lets users order food from Uber Eats and Grubhub using their voice.

Before ordering with your voice, set up Alexa+.

After setup, using Alexa+ is hands-free.

We set up Alexa+ using the Amazon Alexa app on a phone.

After linking our Grubhub account, we got a confirmation email.

To place an order, say 'Alexa, I want to order food' and follow the prompts.

You can manage or remove the connection in the Alexa app.

For years, voice assistants followed a simple pattern. You ask, it answers.

With Amazon Alexa+, you can have a back-and-forth conversation.

You might start with a simple question.

The system updates your order in real time.

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Alexa+ lets users browse restaurants and customize meals using natural conversation.

This is where things start to feel different.

You don't need exact menu names. Alexa+ finds the closest match.

Most apps make you backtrack. Alexa+ lets you pivot on the fly.

Before checkout, you'll get a clear summary.

Once your order is placed, you can ask 'Alexa, where's my food?'

No need to dig through notifications or open another app.

Amazon is testing a bigger idea with Alexa+. It wants to adapt based on what you're doing.

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Amazon's Alexa+ food-ordering feature connects with Uber Eats and Grubhub.

This feature sounds convenient, but there are things to consider.

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Ordering food is becoming conversational. Technology is moving toward natural interaction.

At what point does convenience start making decisions for you?

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Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson is an award-winning tech journalist.

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