Here's how to use the Amazon app to make sure you never miss a Prime Day deal

Prime Day 2020 is slated to take place October 13-14. Here's how you can use the Amazon app to get prepared and keep an eye on the best deals.

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• Over the course of its six-year history, Amazon Prime Day has become one of the largest annual shopping events the internet has seen. 
• Prime Day 2020 is slated to take place this October 13-14, and it's shaping up to be like any other we've seen before.
• The Amazon app is a simple and easy way to shop smarter on Prime Day. Here's how to use the Amazon app to your advantage for Prime Day 2020. 
• Save time on Amazon Prime Day 2020 and check out our master list of the best deals to shop. We'll be updating it frequently during the holiday.

Amazon Prime Day may be a made-up holiday invented by the retail behemoth, but with some of the lowest prices we see all year, it's surely something worth celebrating. 

For the event's duration, Prime members get exclusive access to hundreds of thousands of deals on the site. While Amazon Prime offers many member perks, Prime Day's serious savings may be enough of a reason on its own for you to snag a membership. If you don't have one already, you should sign up for a free 30-day trial sometime before October 13 to take part in the festivities. 

You should also consider downloading the app so you can stay ahead of deals. The Amazon app is one of the quickest, easiest ways to prep for Prime Day; it allows you to see deals before they go live, and will alert you when the deal you're interested in goes live. This is a useful feature year-round, but it's particularly helpful on Prime Day when daily deals offer even steeper discounts and change out more frequently.

Most deals won't drop until a few days before the holiday, but there's no such thing as being too prepared. In addition to our breakdown of how to use the app below, we've got you covered with everything you need to know about Amazon Prime Day 2020 — including some great deals our readers loved last year.

How to use the Amazon app on Prime Day:

Download the Amazon app

To begin, you need the app. Download it in the App Store or Google Play Store then log into your Prime account.

This app will be the key to making sure you never miss a good deal this Prime Day.

Head over to the "Upcoming" deals

Open the app and open the menu on the bottom right. Click "Today's Deals" and then "Upcoming" — this will let you view all deals 24 hours before they go live. 

Choose the deals you want to keep an eye on

Scroll through the deals and tap "Watch this Deal" on any items you're interested in. The app will alert you when these deals go live. 

Watch your deals and get ready to buy

Click the "Watching" tab at any time to see how long you have until your deals drop. Now, all you have to do is wait for a notification telling you your deals are live. 

With hundreds of thousands of deals, and new ones constantly dropping, it can be hard to keep track of everything you want to buy on Prime Day — unless you use the Amazon app, that is. It's a great tool to keep organized and get ahead of the Prime Day chaos — because Prime Day certainly is just as hectic as your average shopping holiday, even though there are no lines.

Save yourself the last-second hustle of deals hunting and prepare for the event by downloading the Amazon app so you can tag the products you want now. You'll be a Prime Day-pro in no time. 

Save even more time and money on Amazon Prime Day 2020 by checking Insider Reviews' master list of the best deals to shop.