What people do with Alexa+
Amazon's assistant that takes actions like bookings and orders. 11 real use cases so far, most often for shopping and life admin. Each links to its source and comes with a prompt to try.
Also called Alexa Plus.
11 use cases · 3 kinds of job · Updated Oct 3, 2026
All 11 Alexa+ use cases
Auto-buy items when the price hits a target
Alexa's shopping assistant sets price alerts and can auto-buy Amazon-fulfilled items at a target price with the default payment method, and schedules recurring purchases.
How it went The article describes the features but doesn't report a hands-on test or savings figures. Auto Buy covers only Amazon-fulfilled items and requires Prime. Sponsored products appear in recommendations.
4 accounts
Order dinner by voice via Grubhub and Uber Eats
A writer ordered dinner conversationally with Alexa+ through linked Grubhub and Uber Eats accounts, including customizing and changing the order.
How it went The source reports no results or timings from an actual order. It only says the feature is starting to roll out, and it doesn't say how well the ordering worked.
2 accounts
Schedule recurring restocking of household essentials
Users create Scheduled Actions in Alexa for Shopping to add kids' snacks monthly and restock pet food, paper towels and detergent; vendor material.
How it went The source gives no results or measurements, since it is a launch announcement. The user still reviews the cart and checks out. It can run once or on a recurring schedule.
Turn a handwritten list into a grocery order
A TechRadar writer scans a handwritten shopping list into Alexa and places an Amazon Fresh or Whole Foods order from it to avoid crowded stores.
How it went The piece presents this as a time-saver for avoiding crowded holiday grocery stores. It gives no timings, accuracy details, or results from an actual order, and she says she hadn't done her shopping yet.
Order groceries from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods
Alexa+ orders groceries, tracks past purchases and remembers recipes and dietary preferences.
How it went The article reports no usage results. Amazon said rollout would begin across the U.S. in early access, then continue in waves over several months from Feb. 26.
Turn handwritten Kindle Scribe notes into to-dos and events
Alexa+ summarizes notes sent from a Kindle Scribe and converts them into to-do lists, calendar events and reminders; a feature description.
How it went The article reports no results or testing. It says the feature was rolling out over the following days on the new Kindle Scribe and Scribe Colorsoft. The writer only says it could save time.
Answer questions from uploaded documents and school emails
In an Amazon demo, Alexa+ answers questions from an uploaded recipe or HOA document and summarizes forwarded school emails into the calendar.
How it went In the demo, Alexa+ pulled the oil amount from the uploaded recipe. The article gives no testing results, accuracy figures or timing, and the HOA and email examples are described rather than shown.
Set up nightly smart-home routines by voice
A parent told Alexa+ to dim lights and lower the thermostat at 9 p.m. nightly, and it built the automation on the spot.
How it went She says the automation was created instantly and saved her a lot of time over the old routine setup. The article gives no detail on how well it ran night to night.
Build Alexa routines to regulate a daily schedule
A TechRadar writer set Alexa routines to check mood and water intake at 11AM and 3PM and remind about lunch, saying it helped their day, with a warning against over-reliance.
How it went She says the routines helped her regulate her day and improved her mental health and productivity. After a few weeks she felt less engaged and dropped the more forceful Alexa prompts, keeping time-based device automations.
Book tickets, rides and services via Alexa+
A reporter linked OpenTable, Ticketmaster, Uber and Thumbtack to Alexa+ for booking, but found it beta-like, error-prone and sometimes not hearing them.
How it went Alexa+ came across as beta-quality. It cut her off mid-request, misheard her, read out a saved number wrongly, picked only 3 of 12 important dates, and sometimes stayed silent. Booking tests are deferred to a later installment.
2 accounts
Book a restaurant table with Alexa+
A reviewer asked Alexa+ to book a sushi restaurant, but it couldn't because the restaurant isn't on OpenTable; he also tried booking an Uber.
How it went The booking failed. The restaurant uses Resy rather than OpenTable, which is Alexa+'s only reservation partner, so Alexa+ just gave him the phone number. The Uber order worked seamlessly.
2 accounts
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