Hi @Jamie, I am also waiting for the Echo Dot 5 integration. Could you at least comment if you plan to do this in near future ?
Reading above there was an experimental version of your App that worked with Dot 5. Could you still make that available ?
Thanks a lot and Kind Regards,
Uli
Maybe someone has a clue. Currently I am getting issue to reauth with Amazon. It’s trying to use my homey IP address with port 3086 which is loading forever and nothing is happening.
That is a known Amazon problem. It has been discussed here before. It is not an app problem. Just try again in a day or so and it will work
how did you add the Echo Pop to Homey? Which Version of the App are you using?
@Chris_Starkey donated €25 to the Alexa app, which I have used to purchase a gen 5 echo dot.
When I get a chance I’ll power it up and add it to the app.
To the many many many people who have been asking for the new dot to be supported, perhaps send chris a thank you message.
And to all the people who have been enjoying the the echo show 5 since it came out, you have @Darrell_Etherington to thank who sent me one of his spare devices.
Ok so this is not at all what you need to add a new device then?
Can I add a new alexa device?
Yes I can add new devices, but I will require first the assets and device information in order to add it.
- SVG of the new device in the same aesthetic as the other icons I have.
- An image of the device ideally 2000x2000px in the same aesthetic as the other images I have (white background etc).
- The name of the device, and its average power usage.
- The unique identifier of the device, I can normally find these out with some help and a diagnostic report.
- Someone to test each and every feature of the app upon new device and report back if any features do not work.
Then please just say that you need money to buy the device and change the FAQ… I will send you 20€ right now to buy yourself a Echo Pop…
Very welcome as I have 5 units in use and your app is working great for me.
@staeff the instructions in the FaQ are correct, that’s what you need to supply so the device can be added, or if I have the device myself I can do it myself.
But if your going to do it yourself then you need to do ALL the steps - doing 4 of the steps or 1 of the steps or sending me a half srsed photo which doesn’t meet a athoms photo requirements doesn’t get you any closer to a solution.
you can’t just throw some flour into water and call it a cake.
I received a donation for a echo pop, I’ll purchase when I get a chance.
Hey Jamie,
Regarding that. Just wanted to give you some feedback on the FAQ. I found a few parts that weren’t super clear for me, and I think a bit more context might encourage others to contribute too. As I mentioned I don’t mind helping out, but here’s what tripped me up:
A link to GitHub - athombv/homey-vectors-public: Developers can request vector icons for an Homey App here would’ve been really useful here. I’m guessing most people wouldn’t be able to provide this asset on their own. However, since this option exists for you to use, maybe it’s worth just remove this point and handling the image requests yourself. Otherwise people might spam Athom with requests there.
I was going to use an image from Amazon’s product page, but wasn’t sure if licenses would be a problem. Some clarification on that if you expect people to take these pictures on their own or just find one online would be awesome.
For the name of the device - would something like “Dot 5” be sufficient, or are you looking for something specific like “Echo Dot (Gen5)” to match other device names from your app? A bit of guidance on how you plan to use these names would help contributors feel more confident in knowing what’s expected.
Is there any way for us to get the unique identifier ourselves? Like maybe by signing up for an Alexa developer account and getting the info from an API? On one hand you say “I can find these out with some help” but on the other hand you say “Just doing 4 of the steps isn’t enough”. Well at least two steps (4. and 5.) currently depend on us collaborating.
Does this step only happen after you release an update with the new product added, or will there be a test version of the app? Do I manually change something in my local Homey instance? Understanding how the process works and what to do in what order would be super helpful.
Also, please don’t get me wrong, but you come across as somewhat bitter in your responses. I totally get how exhausting it can be managing projects like this one as I maintained open-source projects in the past. When I wanted to contribute, I wasn’t really sure where to start, and I consider myself pretty tech-savvy, so I imagine others might feel the same. I think if you make the steps a bit easier and lower the entry barrier, you’d get more people chipping in. When I made the effort to clarify guides for my projects I usually noticed a significant increase in valuable contributions. And like I mentioned before, maybe open-sourcing the app could be another option to think about, so you won’t have to tackle everything on your own.
Hope this helps, and thanks again for your hard work! Looking forward to the Dot 5 being added 
Hi, my Alexa devices does not stay connected.
Everything works very good but after a week or two Homey loses contact. It is very easy to reconnect so there doesn’t seem to be any problems with the setup.This is an old issue but I wonder if anyone has some new info.
Thanks
Ulf Modig
Hi Jamie,
I’ve been using your Homey Alexa app for over 2 years and I must admit that it’s a must-have for Homey users with Alexa devices.
I had disconnection issues for a few months at first but everything has been working perfectly for 2 or 3 months now and it’s great to add a voice to Homey.
So just thank you!
Regards,
SoPhos
First of all, thank you for the application.
I have a problem refreshing data in the application.
I would like to retrieve the name of the artist and the title of the song when music is played on Alexa.
The problem is that the data is only updated when the application is restarted otherwise it is never updated.
Hi, im sorry if this question is already answered, but I couldn´t find a proper answer.
Is there a way to toggle off a repetitive alarm in an echo dot, for example, if I start a away in vacation flow?
Best regards
Can’t you just use a text command with “Disable all my alarms”?
Read back a handful of posts, it’s a known issue with known workaround
I tried changing my password to one without any special characters, like #% etc.
After that I could connect 
how would I do that?
I can confirm that after changing my password on Amazon to a “plain” password, I could connect again!
When the Echo Pop will be added to the Homey Alexa App, so i can add this device to my Homey Environment and configuring this into the Homey Flows?
