Echo Dot Assist

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Replace Alexa with Home Assistant on older Echos

Echo Dot Assist sends an unlocked Echo's microphone audio to Home Assistant, a home automation server you run, through local voice and device-control protocols. It keeps Amazon's local microphone processing and wake detector, while a replacement daemon supplies voice, buttons, lights and audio playback.

The documented setup has been tested on one unit of each listed model and requires a specific Fire OS build. Rooting some models needs soldered USB access, and speech stays on your network only when you choose a local Home Assistant pipeline.

Process your voice requests locally
Use it in your own home automations
Use it as a plain Bluetooth speaker
Play your own music and audiobooks
Bluetooth speaker and audio output
Sendspin playback
Physical button and light-ring controls

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Amazon Echo

Echo (2nd gen) (partly), Echo Dot (2nd gen) (partly), and Echo Dot (3rd gen, original) (partly)

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