Yes, I can use the physical button on the Amazon plug and the HA will reflect the status - see my post #3 in the thread:
Just saw that in my Alexa app (version 2.2.469668.0, Dec 1, 2022), I can trigger routines based on the Amazon smart devices (but still cannot trigger on HA devices exposed to Alexa). This means that I can set a pair of routines to trigger on the states of the actual plug to control the HA virtual switches. (In other words this is for the Alexa to HA direction. )
In Alexa app, add routine:
“When this happens”: “Plug for LR light” → Turned On
“Add action”: LR light → On
Add another routine fo…
Here’s how the Alexa “routine” looks like where the “physical” switch toggles the “virtual” switch:
“Plug for LR light” - the “physical” Amazon plug controlling the LR light
Add another Alexa routine for the “off” trigger.
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