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Alexa devices via Music Assistant

Speakers · Entertainment

Won’t be supported

1 report: 1 says it can’t be supported.

Reported with 1 integration: Music Assistant.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Music AssistantWon’t be supportedMusic cannot be played this way; Amazon limitation, now clear error
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The problem No matter what I try to play from Music Assistant, I get the same message: Alexa says: "to send tts, please set announce=true. Music can't be played this way" ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2024.12.1 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue Music Assistant ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/music_assistant ### Diagnostics information …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #132579 · 2024-12

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandAmazon
ModelAlexa
CategorySpeakers