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Amazon doesn't seem to have that feature in their app, though. The closest thing is a buy again section, but it doesn't hit the mark (to me): (1) Many of the i

Amazon doesn't seem to have that feature in their app, though. The closest thing is a buy again section, but it doesn't hit the mark (to me): (1) Many of the items aren't consumable items. On my page, there is a wall clock, a power strip, and an instant pot. (2) The ordering of the items appears to be based mostly on what I bought recently rather than what I'm likely to buy over and over again consistently. (Or likely to need right now.) It could allow me to choose, but it doesn't. It could choose for me intelligently, but it isn't doing that because #2 on the list for me is a year's supply of allergy pills that I bought 3 months ago. (3) There isn't a streamlined purchase process. The buttons just add them to my cart. (Though this could have something to do with my not having enabled one click ordering on my account.)

sj4nz 7y ago
Unrelated: Your speech-to-text result threw me for a loop, "moose Leon" (mostly) Related: A hardware "Dash" button made more sense in a time when mobile smart devices were not ubiquitous. The recommended items I see are really strange, often items that are "one-offs" which I might only buy once every ten years are recommended. This to me is a serious problem with their algorithm.
- adrianmonk 7y ago
  Yeah, I just noticed that at the same time. Fixed "moose Leon" to "mostly on".
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  > Related: A hardware "Dash" button made more sense in a time when mobile smart devices were not ubiquitous Dash buttons were introduced in 2015, which was hardly the pre-ubiquitous-smart-device dark ages.
kalleboo 7y ago
My Amazon app has a section of "virtual dash buttons" down the bottom with only consumable items and they all purchase directly with one tap
- adrianmonk 7y ago
  Huh, so it does exist! I had to scroll through an almost endless list of tiles, but I was able to find it. (I tried a second time to count how many, and it wasn't there that time.) Turns out it's also possible to intentionally navigate to it: app menu (top left "hamburger" icon) -> "See All Programs" (under "Programs and Features" group in menu) -> "Your Dash Buttons". And the UI looks just like dash buttons. With buttons that say "Buy now" rather than adding to cart. It'd be great to have the ability to somehow pin it in a more prominent / convenient location if I were seriously planning to use it.
  - corobo 7y ago
    I’m half surprised Amazon doesn’t have a widget or something that displays the virtual dash buttons I say half surprised. They’re probably avoiding Apple’s 30% cut or something
    - lazerwalker 7y ago
      FWIW, Apple's 30% cut doesn't apply. You can't use Apple's IAP system for physical goods.
      - adrianmonk 7y ago
        Same story on Android. Google Play's in-app billing is for digital goods only. (See the over here: https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_overview https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_ov...) You can use Google Pay (note no "l" in second word) for physical goods, although I think you can collect your own payments if you prefer.

sj4nz 7y ago

Unrelated: Your speech-to-text result threw me for a loop, "moose Leon" (mostly) Related: A hardware "Dash" button made more sense in a time when mobile smart devices were not ubiquitous. The recommended items I see are really strange, often items that are "one-offs" which I might only buy once every ten years are recommended. This to me is a serious problem with their algorithm.

adrianmonk 7y ago
Yeah, I just noticed that at the same time. Fixed "moose Leon" to "mostly on".
dragonwriter 7y ago
> Related: A hardware "Dash" button made more sense in a time when mobile smart devices were not ubiquitous Dash buttons were introduced in 2015, which was hardly the pre-ubiquitous-smart-device dark ages.

kalleboo 7y ago

My Amazon app has a section of "virtual dash buttons" down the bottom with only consumable items and they all purchase directly with one tap

adrianmonk 7y ago
Huh, so it does exist! I had to scroll through an almost endless list of tiles, but I was able to find it. (I tried a second time to count how many, and it wasn't there that time.) Turns out it's also possible to intentionally navigate to it: app menu (top left "hamburger" icon) -> "See All Programs" (under "Programs and Features" group in menu) -> "Your Dash Buttons". And the UI looks just like dash buttons. With buttons that say "Buy now" rather than adding to cart. It'd be great to have the ability to somehow pin it in a more prominent / convenient location if I were seriously planning to use it.
- corobo 7y ago
  I’m half surprised Amazon doesn’t have a widget or something that displays the virtual dash buttons I say half surprised. They’re probably avoiding Apple’s 30% cut or something
  - lazerwalker 7y ago
    FWIW, Apple's 30% cut doesn't apply. You can't use Apple's IAP system for physical goods.
    - adrianmonk 7y ago
      Same story on Android. Google Play's in-app billing is for digital goods only. (See the over here: https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_overview https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_ov...) You can use Google Pay (note no "l" in second word) for physical goods, although I think you can collect your own payments if you prefer.