Hi There
My free subscription to HA cloud out yesterday. I literally had this so I could turn my TV on with Alexa, the only thing I have that isnt supported by Alexa so HA filled the gap.
Have I really got to pay $5 a month just to turn my TV with my voice. Is there anyway around this?
You can buy a harmony hub, and use it’s native app with alexa to turn on/off, change volume, change channels, etc
Mine quit working yesterday too. I’m guessing we finally ran into the date HA planned to make the service a paid service. I opted to pay for it (at least for a few months) until I can get my custom commands set up.
Ways to configure Alexa for HA
However, in my case, the Nabu Casa service reports it will charge me in November and shows “Cloud Service Disconnceted” in the “Configuration” section of Hassio. So even if you opt to pay for it, it may not quit work yet. I miss having Alexa for my home!
I just signed out and and back in and it started working.
Oh. duh. Yeah that worked.
If you want the same functionality and don’t want to pay just use Haaska.
Didnt work for me? Was this instant? Currently saying “fetching subscriptions”
Mine stopped working last night as I was going to bed. I went to bed and woke up in the morning to try to figure it out. Signed in and out, and it worked right away. So … it was “instant” after I made the change, but possible that the overnight delay made a difference
If you updated to 80.2 it gives you another 3 days
Also, its not just about using Alexa or Google. its about supporting the project itself
Plus other stuff they have planned on the roadmap