diff --git a/source/_components/alexa.markdown b/source/_components/alexa.markdown index de63e935db5..539db723bb9 100644 --- a/source/_components/alexa.markdown +++ b/source/_components/alexa.markdown @@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ Amazon has released [Echosim], a website that simulates the Alexa service in you ## {% linkable_title I just want to turn devices on and off using Echo %} -If you just want to be able to turn anything with a switch (like lights, switches, media players, etc) on and off, check out Michael Auchter's [Haaska][haaska-github-link] which integrates the [Alexa Lighting API][alexa-lighting-api] into Home Assistant. +If you just want to be able to turn anything with a switch (like lights, switches, media players, etc) on and off, you should enable the [Emulated Hue][emulated-hue-component] component. It makes your Home Assistant appear as if it were a Phillips Hue bridge, which Echo works with natively. -[haaska-github-link]: https://github.com/auchter/haaska -[alexa-lighting-api]: https://developer.amazon.com/public/binaries/content/assets/html/alexa-lighting-api.html +[emulated-hue-component]: https://home-assistant.io/components/emulated_hue/ -Implementing Haaska means you can turn things on and off by simply saying +Enabling the Emulated Hue component means you can turn things on and off by simply saying > Alexa, turn the living room lights on. @@ -43,9 +42,9 @@ or > Alexa, tell Home Assistant to set the living room lights to twenty percent. -In addition, you would need to build custom intents for each device and on/off combination using the below method, whereas everything just works without any extra work by using Haaska. +In addition, you would need to build custom intents for each device and on/off combination using the below method, whereas everything just works without any extra work by using Emulated Hue. -Please note that you can use Haaska and the built-in Alexa component side-by-side without issue if you wish. +Please note that you can use Emulated Hue and the built-in Alexa component side-by-side without issue if you wish. ## {% linkable_title I want to build custom commands to use with Echo %}