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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

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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.

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

FWIW, Apple's 30% cut doesn't apply. You can't use Apple's IAP system for physical goods.

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_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.

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