Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In today’s video, we’re doing a full start-to-finish guide on how to install and set up View Assist on an unlocked Echo Show 5 — turning it into a proper local smart display and voice assistant powered by Home Assistant.
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
This is hands-down one of the coolest ways to breathe real life back into old Echo hardware — no Alexa, no cloud dependency, just a fully local smart display and voice assistant. 😎
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro
00:13 – Important assumptions & supported devices
02:50 – Todays Video Sponsor - PCBWay
03:35 – Home Assistant setup (Integrations + cards)
04:52 – Echo Show (Adding .apk)
07:10 – Setting up the Companion App
07:49 – View Assist Integration setup
08:30 – Voice Assist Companion App Integration
09:22 - Adding View Assist Device Config
10:05 - VACA sign in on echo
10:53 - How configuration works
12:15 - Adding Weather to the dashboard
14:10 - Setup the Weather View Voice Blueprint
14:42 - Weather View Demo
15:00 - Setup Music Assistant View
15:50 - Fix For Music Assistant
16:47 - Music View Demo
17:23 - More Commands
18:00 - Summary and Outro
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This video assumes your Echo Show is already unlocked and running LineageOS, and that you already have Home Assistant set up.
If you missed those parts, check these out first 👇
🔗 HACS Setup
youtu.be/a4lSlN6EI04
🔗 Unlock + LineageOS install guide
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
🔗 Echo Show overview & ideas
youtu.be/bRlWNrB2dDI
🔗 Things To Do with your Echo
youtu.be/OMx4Ud7fBYI
🔗 Full Echo Show playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9-x3188Nhti-a05ELK_qI_u_GpCH9RTW
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📚 RESOURCES & LINKS
🔗 Bengris32 LineageOS GitHub
github.com/bengris32
🔗 View Assist GitHub
github.com/dinki/View-Assist
🔗 View Assist Wiki
dinki.github.io/View-Assist
🔗 View Assist Companion App
github.com/msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App
🔗 View Assist Discord
discord.gg/3WXXfGAf8T
🔗 XDA LineageOS Thread
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 doing a full start-to-finish guide on how to install and set up View Assist on an unlocked Echo Show 5 — turning it into a proper local smart display and voice assistant powered by Home Assistant.
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
This is hands-down one of the coolest ways to breathe real life back into old Echo hardware — no Alexa, no cloud dependency, just a fully local smart display and voice assistant. 😎
----------------------------------------------
⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro
00:13 – Important assumptions & supported devices
02:50 – Todays Video Sponsor - PCBWay
03:35 – Home Assistant setup (Integrations + cards)
04:52 – Echo Show (Adding .apk)
07:10 – Setting up the Companion App
07:49 – View Assist Integration setup
08:30 – Voice Assist Companion App Integration
09:22 - Adding View Assist Device Config
10:05 - VACA sign in on echo
10:53 - How configuration works
12:15 - Adding Weather to the dashboard
14:10 - Setup the Weather View Voice Blueprint
14:42 - Weather View Demo
15:00 - Setup Music Assistant View
15:50 - Fix For Music Assistant
16:47 - Music View Demo
17:23 - More Commands
18:00 - Summary and Outro
-------------------------------------------------
This video assumes your Echo Show is already unlocked and running LineageOS, and that you already have Home Assistant set up.
If you missed those parts, check these out first 👇
🔗 HACS Setup
youtu.be/a4lSlN6EI04
🔗 Unlock + LineageOS install guide
youtu.be/5CCRIzcgKuM
🔗 Echo Show overview & ideas
youtu.be/bRlWNrB2dDI
🔗 Things To Do with your Echo
youtu.be/OMx4Ud7fBYI
🔗 Full Echo Show playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9-x3188Nhti-a05ELK_qI_u_GpCH9RTW
----------------------------------
📚 RESOURCES & LINKS
🔗 Bengris32 LineageOS GitHub
github.com/bengris32
🔗 View Assist GitHub
github.com/dinki/View-Assist
🔗 View Assist Wiki
dinki.github.io/View-Assist
🔗 View Assist Companion App
github.com/msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App
🔗 View Assist Discord
discord.gg/3WXXfGAf8T
🔗 XDA LineageOS Thread
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. 👊
🔽 CONNECT WITH ME
- Discord: discord.gg/DAG2yf7Ev3
- X: https://x.com/MarkWattTech
- Facebook: facebook.com/MarkWattTech
- Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/2963936147172102
- TikTok: tiktok.com/@markwatt94
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- Reddit: reddit.com/r/MarkWattTech
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Hit the LIKE button in any video! You can also support me by using any of the links below!
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► BuyMeACoffee:
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► Ko-Fi:
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► My Amazon Store:
amazon.co.uk/shop/markwatttech
🎵 Track Info:
Title : All That
Composer : Benjamin Tissot
Licensed to : MarkWattTech
Available from :
bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/all-that-chill-hop
#markwatttech #homeassistant #update
