WTH doesn't the Alexa integration use the same UI as HA Cloud for entity config?

abmantis · August 22, 2020, 1:36pm

When using alexa trough the HA Cloud it is possible to configure the include/exclude entities from the UI. This is not available when using the Alexa component directly.
The same UI should be available for both, since they have the same configuration.

petro · August 22, 2020, 2:02pm

When you say “Alexa component directly”, are you referring to the Alexa Smart Home Skill?

abmantis · August 22, 2020, 2:14pm

Yes, forgot to mention that.

petro · August 22, 2020, 2:15pm

I know this is a ‘temporary solution’, but you can configure this from yaml.

abmantis · August 22, 2020, 2:16pm

Yeah, its what I’ve been using. But it would be great to use the UI for that, instead.