Alexa doesn't support colors for "Color Light"-devices

[nihebe]

While trying to test the new HEX-formatted colors from #821 I encountered following problem:

After I added HTTP-calls for some devices in habridge and rediscovered devices in Alexa, the Alexa web frontend shows the type Color Light instead of Dimmable Light. Even though this looks correct, I still get a "device doesn't support this"-answer when prompting Alexa to turn a lamp red.

Is this an issue connected to the new release or am I doing something wrong? The HTTP-call for the Color item is:
http://usr:pwd@10.2.1.10:8723/fhem?cmd=set%20Ecklampe%20RGB%20${color.rgbx}

[bwssytems]

Alexa does not support color changes yet.

[nihebe]

Okay, do you already know what's to do for this support?
Otherwise I could try do some Wireshark investigations.

Or is it really a hard limitation of the non-skill (-> LAN) Hue interface of Alexa?

[bwssytems]

IT is the Alexa software itself does not do it. Talk to Amazon.....

[nihebe]

Great.. that means even if one is using the "original" setup (Amazon Echo + Philips Hue Bridge) he won't be able to change colors without installing the cloud based skill.

Thank you Amazon 🙈

[bwssytems]

That is correct. closing

[spid3r]

hi all. is this still the case as of today? you need to install the alexa skill in order to change colors?