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Amazon Echo Show 15
- HACS component
- Cloud required
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
Prices verified November 2026
Our verdict
A 15.6-inch wall-mountable Alexa display with Fire TV built in, aimed at a family hub in the kitchen or hallway. It is a good-looking widget board for Alexa, but it is an Amazon device first: anything you want to show or control from Home Assistant goes through Alexa's cloud, not a local API.
What can Home Assistant control on the Amazon Echo Show 15?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Media player | Media player | Play/pause, skip and volume via the HACS Alexa Media Player integration. |
No official integration for Echo playback or the display. The community Alexa Media Player custom integration (HACS) controls Echo devices as media players via Amazon's unofficial API and can break or need re-authentication. Home Assistant's built-in Alexa Devices integration (cloud) adds basic entities such as notify and some switches, but not full media control. Everything runs through Amazon's cloud.
Specs
| extras | Fire TV built in |
|---|---|
| display | 15.6-inch Full HD |
| assistant | Amazon Alexa |
| connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
How does the Amazon Echo Show 15 compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Echo Show 15 (this product) | — | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Cloud | HACS |
| Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) | £79.99 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Cloud | HACS |
| Amazon Echo Pop | £61.9 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Cloud | HACS |
| Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd gen) | £233.99 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee | Cloud | HACS |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Amazon Echo Show 15 work with Home Assistant locally?
- Partly. The Amazon Echo Show 15 connects to Home Assistant through a community integration installed through HACS (alexa_media_player), which relies on the Amazon cloud. It works in Home Assistant, but commands go via the internet and stop working during an outage of your connection or the Amazon service.
- Which protocol does the Amazon Echo Show 15 use, and do I need a hub?
- The Amazon Echo Show 15 uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly; or a Bluetooth adapter on your Home Assistant host or an ESPHome Bluetooth proxy. Amazon's own hub is not required when you integrate through a community integration installed through HACS (alexa_media_player).
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Amazon Echo Show 15
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