Alexa Friendly Names

Configuration
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Hi All,

Will there a possible way to add a friendly_name sort of config for devices that has been added in Alexa?
For Homekit there is homebridge_name: but want this also for Alexa?
I know its using the friendly_name but want give it a different name then in HA

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This depends on how you are connecting home assistant to alexa. Most of the platforms that do this have a way of changing the name exposed to alexa.

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Make use of the haaska way. Create some things on Amazon Developer page and AWS Console.

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Then follow the docs here:

https://www.nabucasa.com/config/amazon_alexa/

but instead of putting the configuration in this section

cloud:
  alexa:

place it in this section

alexa:
  smart_home:

You can use my configuration as a guide if you don’t understand.

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Thanks. Let me try this part:

    entity_config:
      fan.master_fixture:
        name: Master Fan
      switch.audio_1:
        name: Audio One

In the Alexa.yaml

I don’t make use of the nabucasa cloud.

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I know, which means you didn’t understand what I said when I said:

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Sorry sometimes im feel stupid

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Figure it out. Also able to change display_categories: for some entities… Thanks!