Hi everyone,
I was offered Alexa+ Early Access in Germany today and activated it. Since then, Alexa+ can no longer reliably control my Home Assistant devices.
My Alexa/Home Assistant integration was configured using an AWS Lambda function. Before activating Alexa+, device control worked normally.
Now Alexa+ sometimes still finds the devices and appears to understand the command. For example, when I say:
“Alexa, turn on the office lamp.”
Alexa+ replies that it is switching on the lamp, but the light remains off. Alexa+ may then ask for confirmation or clarification, but even after answering, the light is still not switched on.
The behavior is inconsistent:
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Some devices are still found by Alexa+.
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Alexa+ often appears to recognize the correct device.
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Alexa+ confirms that the device is being switched on.
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The corresponding device in Home Assistant does not change state.
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The problem started immediately after activating Alexa+ Early Access.
As a troubleshooting step, I disabled the Home Assistant skill in the Alexa app and linked it again. Unfortunately, this did not resolve the issue.
Has anyone else in Germany experienced the same problem with Alexa+ Early Access and a Home Assistant integration using AWS Lambda? Are there any known compatibility issues, required changes to the Lambda function, or updated Alexa Smart Home skill requirements?
I would also appreciate advice on what exactly I should check in:
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AWS CloudWatch logs,
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Home Assistant logs,
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Alexa discovery,
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account linking,
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or the Lambda request/response payloads.
Thanks in advance!