Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In today’s video, we’re taking the unlocked Echo Show 5 even further—now that we’ve replaced Fire OS with LineageOS and turned it into a proper Android tablet, what can we actually do with it?
A massive thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video — they’re my go-to for PCBs, rapid prototyping, 3D printing, CNC machining, and even sheet-metal manufacturing. If you’re building something cool, they’ll help bring it to life.
Check out PCBWay here ➜ pcbway.com/g/Aa38DS
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In this video I will walk you through 3 practical ways to repurpose your Echo Show including installing APKs, creating a dedicated and controllable Home Assistant dashboard, and turning it into a full local voice assistant using View Assist. This is one of the best ways to revive old tech and give your Echo a brand-new purpose without Alexa holding it back. 😎
⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro
00:45 – What You Can Do After Unlocking
03:13 – Todays Sponsor (PCBWay)
03:15 – Using Fully Kiosk Browser
06:20 – Dashboard Lockdown + Remote Admin
08:42 – Media Controls & Integrations
10:11 – Turning It Into a Voice Assistant
13:57 – View Assist Setup Overview
16:40 – Current Limitations & Fixes
18:05 – Final Thoughts & Outro
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THE VIEW ASSIST TURORIAL CAN BE FOUND HERE:
youtu.be/jN0_geF1Ur8
If you missed the unlock + install guide, watch that here:
🔗 youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
You can also checkout the overview here
🔗 youtu.be/bRlWNrB2dDI
And the Full Echo Playlist here:
🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9-x3188Nhti-a05ELK_qI_u_GpCH9RTW
🔧 WHAT WE COVER IN THIS VIDEO
✔ Installing APKs (Home Assistant, Fully Kiosk, YouTube, etc.)
✔ Locking the device to a Home Assistant dashboard
✔ Using Fully Kiosk Browser for media control + remote admin
✔ Turning the Echo into a local voice assistant using View Assist
✔ Using text-to-speech, device sensors, and media playback
✔ Limitations, bugs, and what’s being worked on next
This is only scratching the surface—there’s loads more you can do, especially as Lineage develops for the Echo Show.
📚 RESOURCES & LINKS
🔗 Bengris32 Github (LineageOS)
github.com/bengris32
🔗 View Assist Project (GitHub)
github.com/dinki/View-Assist
🔗 View Assist Wiki
dinki.github.io/View-Assist
🔗 View Assist Companion App (GitHub)
github.com/msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App
🔗 View Assist Discord
discord.gg/3WXXfGAf8T
🔗 Fully Kiosk Browser
fully-kiosk.com
🔗 Home Assistant Companion APK
github.com/home-assistant/android/releases
🔗 LineageOS Unlock + Install Guide (Previous Video)
youtu.be/bRlWNrB2dDI
🔗 XDA Thread – LineageOS for Echo Show 5
xdaforums.com/t/rom-unofficial-11-checkers-lineageos-18-1-for-the-amazon-echo-show-5-2019.4763475
Massive shoutout to Donny (Dinki), Mark Parker, Roger Ortiz, bengris32, and everyone contributing to these projects. Absolute legends.
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In today’s video, we’re taking the unlocked Echo Show 5 even further—now that we’ve replaced Fire OS with LineageOS and turned it into a proper Android tablet, what can we actually do with it?
A massive thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video — they’re my go-to for PCBs, rapid prototyping, 3D printing, CNC machining, and even sheet-metal manufacturing. If you’re building something cool, they’ll help bring it to life.
Check out PCBWay here ➜ pcbway.com/g/Aa38DS
----------------------------------------------------
In this video I will walk you through 3 practical ways to repurpose your Echo Show including installing APKs, creating a dedicated and controllable Home Assistant dashboard, and turning it into a full local voice assistant using View Assist. This is one of the best ways to revive old tech and give your Echo a brand-new purpose without Alexa holding it back. 😎
⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro
00:45 – What You Can Do After Unlocking
03:13 – Todays Sponsor (PCBWay)
03:15 – Using Fully Kiosk Browser
06:20 – Dashboard Lockdown + Remote Admin
08:42 – Media Controls & Integrations
10:11 – Turning It Into a Voice Assistant
13:57 – View Assist Setup Overview
16:40 – Current Limitations & Fixes
18:05 – Final Thoughts & Outro
---------------------------------------------------------
THE VIEW ASSIST TURORIAL CAN BE FOUND HERE:
youtu.be/jN0_geF1Ur8
If you missed the unlock + install guide, watch that here:
🔗 youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
You can also checkout the overview here
🔗 youtu.be/bRlWNrB2dDI
And the Full Echo Playlist here:
🔗 youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9-x3188Nhti-a05ELK_qI_u_GpCH9RTW
🔧 WHAT WE COVER IN THIS VIDEO
✔ Installing APKs (Home Assistant, Fully Kiosk, YouTube, etc.)
✔ Locking the device to a Home Assistant dashboard
✔ Using Fully Kiosk Browser for media control + remote admin
✔ Turning the Echo into a local voice assistant using View Assist
✔ Using text-to-speech, device sensors, and media playback
✔ Limitations, bugs, and what’s being worked on next
This is only scratching the surface—there’s loads more you can do, especially as Lineage develops for the Echo Show.
📚 RESOURCES & LINKS
🔗 Bengris32 Github (LineageOS)
github.com/bengris32
🔗 View Assist Project (GitHub)
github.com/dinki/View-Assist
🔗 View Assist Wiki
dinki.github.io/View-Assist
🔗 View Assist Companion App (GitHub)
github.com/msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App
🔗 View Assist Discord
discord.gg/3WXXfGAf8T
🔗 Fully Kiosk Browser
fully-kiosk.com
🔗 Home Assistant Companion APK
github.com/home-assistant/android/releases
🔗 LineageOS Unlock + Install Guide (Previous Video)
youtu.be/bRlWNrB2dDI
🔗 XDA Thread – LineageOS for Echo Show 5
xdaforums.com/t/rom-unofficial-11-checkers-lineageos-18-1-for-the-amazon-echo-show-5-2019.4763475
Massive shoutout to Donny (Dinki), Mark Parker, Roger Ortiz, bengris32, and everyone contributing to these projects. Absolute legends.
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Join the MarkWattTech community! 🚀
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