Warning: Use this Amazon Flex / Prime Now hack at your own risk.

Do you drive for Amazon Flex or Prime Now? Have you been looking for ways to make more money on Amazon’s platforms? How about making over $1,000 a week? Do you have difficulty getting shifts, jobs, or consistent income? Then proceed, but with caution.

Disclosure

I have meant to share this hack which I learned a while back but held off for two reasons. One, I haven’t used it myself so I don’t have a personal testimony about its potential. It’s weird to recommend it to others over the internet when I haven’t tried it myself. The second reason is, I wasn’t sure if I should share this since it has some risks involved. It could mess up your phone. Disclaimer – at the time of writing, this hack only works for Android phones. Sorry iPhone users.

Background Story: Meeting An Amazon Courier Driver

Okay, so a little background story. A while ago, I was at an Indian restaurant in Northwest Portland to pick up an order for Caviar. Another courier was also at this restaurant to pick up an order for Amazon Prime Now. As we both waited for our order, I asked how his night was going. He told me the evening has been really busy. Then nonchalantly he blurted out that he was on his 13th order for the evening.

I looked at the clock and it wasn’t even 9 PM yet. Those of you who have been doing on-demand food delivery for a while are probably thinking the same thing I did… “How?!”. Dinner shift starts around 5 PM. This man was on his 13th order three hours into the dinner shift. He was averaging over 3 orders per hour. That is amazing! Most couriers would die for 2-3 an hour consistently. 

I asked him how much he was making with Amazon. He showed me his earnings which stood at $560. Then he said, that’s for the first half of the week. I asked, “So you’re averaging $1,100 a week?”

He said “Yes. Part time tho.”

What?!!

Then he proceeded to tell me the method to this food delivery madness. Apparently, he was using a third-party app to take advantage of how Amazon’s platform assign jobs to couriers.

How Amazon Assigns Jobs

With other platforms, like Caviar or DoorDash, a schedule is provided and you pick a shift ahead of time. There is not too much competition for shifts. Then when a job is available, the app sends it to an active courier nearby to accept. If they decline, it goes to another courier.

With Amazon Flex / Prime Now, you first claim a shift that becomes available (there is competition for it) and then when jobs are available, all active couriers decide if they want to claim it. This is similar to Lyft’s “Scheduled Pick-up” feature. First come, first serve.

It’s harder to get a shift with Amazon Flex / Prime Now. You’ll find this to be true when you read reviews from workers. Here’s an example from Glassdoor.

How do you claim the available jobs? Quickest finger wins. The first to tap the button to claim the job gets it.

Not only is it harder to get shifts, it’s also harder to get a job. You have to be quick. This Glassdoor review captures the frustration of this.

For an overview walkthrough of the Amazon Flex app, check out this demo video.

Hacking Amazon’s App Design

So how did this man get so many jobs? It turns out, he used a third-party app to get himself as many jobs as quickly as they become available.

He used the third-party app to record himself tapping at an insane speed on his phone. Then he turns on the Amazon app. Then he turns on this third-party app. The tapping he had recorded is now used to help him out-compete the other couriers on the platform. While they are waiting for a job to appear to tap on it, his phone is continuously tapping like a woodpecker.

He just leaves this third-party app on and then whatever an Amazon job becomes available, the third-party app is tapping the location where the button to accept appears.

The Risks Of This Amazon Hack

This hack only works on Android apps at the moment. The third-party app he used is only available on Android. But, there are some risks involved. If Amazon catch you cheating this like, it might be a problem. Also, the app requires that you root your smartphone. What does this mean? It’s essentially the same as jailbreaking an iPhone. 

What is rooting?

Rooting is a process that allows you to attain root access to the Android operating system code (the equivalent term for Apple devices id jailbreaking). It gives you privileges to modify the software code on the device or install other software that the manufacturer wouldn’t normally allow you to. 

Source: The risks of rooting your Android phone – BullGuard

What are the benefits?

Well, according to BullGuard, you can:

•  Fully customize your phone with just about any theme/graphic
•  Download of any app, regardless of the app store they’re posted on.
•  Extended battery life and add performance
•  Updates to the latest version of Android if your device is outdated and no longer updated by the manufacturer

What are the potential risks?

•  Your phone becomes useless because you mess up the software that runs it.
•  You will void your phone’s warranty if it’s under warranty.
•  You make your phone susceptible to malware.

So. You are probably wondering, what is this magical third party app? Maybe you think the potential earning is worth the risk? 

Anyways, you ready? Here’s the app you need to hack Amazon Flex: RepetiTouch. It’s available in the Google Play store for $11.99. Or you can download free versions floating around the internet. But be very careful, do some research. You could be getting yourself viruses on your phone.

If you are curious how this RepetiTouch app works, check the demo video below:

Last Warning

This tactic has a major drawback – you can get jobs that you might not be able to complete. If you are selective about what kind of jobs you accept, using RepetiTouch might not be a good idea. 

Please be careful when considering this hack. You can mess up your phone if you don’t know what you’re doing when trying to root your Android phone.

Therefore, use this at your own risk.

Finally, if you do mess up your phone, I do not take any responsibilities. The safest way to implement this would probably to buy an older Android phone and test it out before you risk your phone.

Above all, as always, good luck out there!

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