Starbucks already rolling out mobile order for Android, rest of U.S.

The Seattle Times reports:

After a successful run in the Pacific Northwest and in states such as Alabama, Florida and Texas, Starbucks will extend its mobile order and pay feature nationwide starting Tuesday.

That means people in New York, Chicago and San Francisco can order a latte on their smartphones, just as many Portlanders, Angelenos and Seattleites have in the past few months.

The Seattle-based coffee giant will also enable the feature, previously available only on Apple devices, on its Android app, expanding its universe to the other half of smartphone users.

The moveswere announced at a New York investors conference in early September. At the time the announcement surprised analysts, because until then the company had hinted toward a holiday-season rollout for the technology.

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