Input_Boolean Switch not working with Alexa

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Hey everyone,

I’m having a bit of trouble with the Input_Boolean Switch and its connection to Alexa. So, I can get the devices onto the app just fine, but there’s an issue: I can’t check their current state or switch them on/off. Instead, the app just shows me the device settings. My suspicion is that the problem might be because the Device-Type is set as “other,” which Alexa doesn’t seem to like. Unfortunately, Input_Boolean doesn’t have a DeviceType attribute that I can tweak.

Any of you run into this issue before and found a way around it?

input_boolean: 
  laptop:
    name: "Laptop"
    initial: off

By the way, I’m running Home Assistant without NabuCasa.

I’d really appreciate any help or insights you can provide!

Cheers

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I have multiple Input boolean helpers that I expose to Alexa with Haaska that work without issue, so I don’t think the “other” type is the problem.

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After many hours of trial and error, I believe I’ve got this to work. I used a switch template with an input_boolean as the turn action, and it seems to have done the trick.

switch: 
  platform: template
  switches:
    laptop:
      friendly_name: Laptop
      unique_id: "laptop"
      turn_on:
        service: input_boolean.turn_on
        entity_id: input_boolean.laptop
      turn_off:
        service: input_boolean.turn_off
        entity_id: input_boolean.laptop

Just wanted to share the solution in case anyone else runs into the same hiccup.

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Replying to an old thread, but hopefully, this helps someone save some time.

I had the same issue and spent half an hour in troubleshooting. In the end, I found that triggering this “broken” switch either through an Alexa routine or by switching its state from the Home Assistant side resolved the problem. The Alexa app entity updated properly and can now be toggled on or off.