Here would be an example how to declare multiple friendly names for the kitchen toaster oven.
customize:
thermostat.family_room:
entity_picture: https://example.com/images/nest.jpg
friendly_name: Nest
switch.wemo_switch_1:
friendly_name:
- Toaster
- Toaster Oven
- Bread Burner
- Taste the meat not the heat
entity_picture: /local/toaster.jpg
The Universal Devices Portal, when you configure it to expose its devices for both Alexa and Google, allows you to create a “spoken” text field, such as toaster
and several “alternate spoken” text fields, toaster oven
, bread burner
, etc. These mappings are extremely handy. Would be nice to have that available without having to rely on the Portal.