[UPDATE 28-Jul-20
You can now set-up the Amazon app on iPhones and Android phones to use AmazonSmile and support ColaLife (or any other charity registered with Amazon).
To do this proceed as follows:
- Check that you have the latest version of the Amazon app. Update instructions are here.
- Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device.
- Login.
- Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into ‘Settings’.
- Tap ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn Amazon Smile on.
Although there has been this development, I will be continuing the method outlined below which works really well.]
Thank you to everyone who has started supporting ColaLife by shopping through Amazon Smile. If you’d like to choose ColaLife as your nominated charity, you can do this with just one click – click here.
The question is, how do you do use Amazon Smile on your iPhone?
You cannot use Amazon Smile with the Amazon App on the iPhone. However, the good news is that you can set up a shortcut to the Amazon Smile website which gives a near identical experience to the app. It’s very quick and easy to do.
- If you have the Amazon App installed you should remove it. To do this, tap and hold the app icon until it starts to jiggle. Tap the cross at the top left of the icon and confirm that you want to delete it. Don’t worry, this will not delete your Amazon account or any of your settings.
- Now load Safari (the iPhone internet browser) and go to smile.amazon.co.uk.
- Tap the ‘share’ button
on the bottom of the screen. - Tap the ‘Add to Home Screen’ icon. You may need to swipe to the left to see this.
- You will now have an Amazon Smile icon on your home screen which you can use in exactly the same way you used the Amazon App.
Once again, if you’d like to choose ColaLife as your nominated charity, you can do this with just one click – click here.
Thanks again for choosing ColaLife.
Featured image credit: Anant Nath Sharma
