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Amazon Echo Temperature Sensor

Sensors · Security

WorksVerified plugin

1 report: 1 says it works.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Alexa Smart Home.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Alexa Smart Home Verified
homebridge-alexa-smarthome
WorksPlugin now exposes onboard temperature readings; some users hit authentication errors
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Just a public service announcement, the Homebridge Alexa smart home plug-in, which in my opinion has been revolutionary for people like me who bought Amazon smart plugs when they were exclusively Alexa users and who decided to switch to HomeKit or use HomeKit in tandem with Alexa recently added support for the temperature sensors of Amazon echo devices which have them on board. These devices include the echo fourth generation, echo + 2nd generation, and echo dot fifth generation. Off the top of my head, I'm not aware of any other devices that have these sensors baked into them. In the …

Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.

CloudReddit thread · 2024-01

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In ReReHome

Once a Homebridge plugin publishes it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandAmazon
ModelEcho 4th gen, Echo Plus 2nd gen, Echo Dot 5th gen
CategorySensors

Also reported as

  • Amazon Echo temperature sensors