Apps
On the Echo Shows.
The grid in the dock opens the Apps screen. Tap the star on an app to keep it in the dock; drag to reorder. Media and Intercom are in the dock to start with.
| App | |
|---|---|
| Media | The player |
| Intercom | Calls to other devices |
| Alarms | Alarms with a wake light |
| Radio | Internet radio |
| Radar | Animated weather radar |
| Calendar | Upcoming events from Home Assistant calendars |
| Shopping list | A Home Assistant to-do list |
| Mirror | The camera, full screen |
| Cameras | Your Home Assistant cameras |
| Lights, Switches | Your lights and switches, full screen |
Stations come from the Radio Browser integration, which you add in Home Assistant first. The radio opens on Local and Popular stations; star a station to put it on the dial.
An animated loop of rain and clouds around your home, with a short-range forecast. Under Settings → Display → Dashboard → Weather:
- Radar source: Auto, NWS (US only) or RainViewer
- Radar starting range: 50 to 800 miles, default 200
Saying “radar” opens it, unless it’s turned off in the voice triggers.
Calendar
Section titled “Calendar”Pick the calendars and Days to show (3, 7 or 14) under Settings → Home control → Calendar.
Shopping list
Section titled “Shopping list”Pick the to-do list under Settings → Home control → Shopping list. Add items with the on-screen keyboard, tap to check them off, and turn on Show completed items to see the checked ones.
Mirror
Section titled “Mirror”The camera, full screen. It’s on devices with a camera. Saying “mirror” opens it, unless it’s turned off in the voice triggers.
Cameras
Section titled “Cameras”The cameras in Home Assistant, as pictures on a grid, sorted by area. Swipe for more pages. Tap one to watch it full screen: live video with a sound button when Home Assistant can stream that camera and the EchoLocal integration is installed, otherwise a picture that keeps updating. Tap again to go back.
It needs Allow the device to perform Home Assistant actions turned on for the device in the ESPHome integration. Set it up under Settings → Home control → Cameras:
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard tab | Adds a Cameras tab to the native dashboard | Off |
| Select | Which cameras to show | All cameras |
| Thumbnail size | 1 (small) to 5 (one camera per row) | 3 |
| Refresh | How often the pictures update, 1 to 60 s, or Off | 5 s |
| Auto paginate | Move to the next page on its own, 5 to 120 s, or Off | Off |
| Home Assistant URL | Where to fetch the pictures from. Leave it empty to use the address the device finds on your network | Empty |