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It also might help to be able to say "CBS" instead of your local affiliate's four-letter code. You might even want to set up multiple "friendly names" for the same device that way, it won't matter whether you say "PS4" or "PlayStation" or "Blu-ray player" when you mean the PlayStation 4 each time. They're the names that Alexa will recognize when you say them out loud, and you need to do it now - after this point, you can't change them without reinstalling the whole skill. Logitechīefore you finish setting up the skill, be sure to spend some time creating "friendly names" for each of the devices and favorite channels you want to control. Ignore the second Harmony skill with the red logo. Why is there a second "Harmony - Inactive" skill with a red logo? Originally you'd need two different Harmony skills to get everything working, but as of July 2017, that's no longer the case. Log in with the same account you created for your Harmony. Go to the Skills tab in the Alexa app, search for Harmony, and pick the "Harmony" skill with the blue logo.

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Next, it's time to install the Harmony skill inside the Alexa app on your phone.

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You may also need to update your Harmony firmware.

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Otherwise, Alexa may not be able to hear you when the TV volume's too loud. Now, it's time to add voice commands with Alexa.įirst, in case you haven't already figured this out, you may want to physically move your Amazon Echo away from your TV and speakers, and toward your couch.

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Pro tip: Jot down which devices are plugged into each of your HDMI ports in advance, so you don't have to go poking around behind your A/V receiver each time the Harmony app needs that info. (You'll give each Favorite channel its own voice commands in step 3.) Make sure you have a Watch TV activity (this is key), then go Settings > Harmony Setup > Add/Edit Devices & Activities > Favorites. If you want to ask Alexa to switch to a particular channel (one of the coolest features!) you'll need to prep that in advance with the Harmony app too.

HDMI Cable (if, like me, you have a spare cable lying around to plug into a laptop).

Netflix (perhaps using the dedicated app built into your TV or DVD player?).

Like I said, patience.įor example, your activity list might include: So before you move on to step 3, you'll want to set up and test all the activities you want Alexa to control, which may mean diving through a lot of menus in the Harmony app. Do not remove.And once you add Alexa into the mix, it's going to be really tough to tell why your system didn't work the way you asked. To my Raspberry Pi/HA I also have a Z-wave stick connected.Ĭonfiguration.yaml # Loads default set of integrations. This was made with Let’s Encrypt by my host provider from where I point my domain to my HA IP address. I have also added SSL Certificate to my Home Assistant to be able to add HA to Google Home and then control my HA-devices with Google Assistant. Why this would have anything to do with my emulated_hue problems I don’t know but I thought it would be good to explain my setup. To that public IP I have also pointed my own domain.

I have also made a Port Forwarding on the router that made me able to access Home Assistant from when I’m not home. My Home Assistant Setup Technicolor router Anyway, I thought I would explain my setup:

But now when I’m doing a little bit of a startover of my Home Assistant then it won’t work. I have had it working for me before and also periods when it hasn’t worked. I know there are a lot of threads about this topic and trust my I have read a lot of them and tried a lot of suggestions that worked for people in them.