Use the Barista to place your order via text or voice commands.
You don’t have to be embarrassed about admitting to another human being that you want a grande caramel frappuccino with extra whipped cream and a triple shot of vanilla syrup. Starbucks now lets you order via voice command or text through its iOS app or Amazon’s Alexa.
It shouldn’t be too surprising that the global coffee conglomerate is drafting Alexa’s skills. Starbucks has a track record of testing out techie ways to give you that caffeine fix, from its highly popular app to enabling new payment methods. Meanwhile, Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa is popping up on more and more devices , and Alexa’s lists of skills and commands grow daily.
Starting today, a few lucky Starbucks customers will be able to access the My Starbucks Barista feature, which is in beta, through the Starbucks app.
