Fact · Voice and AI
Home Assistant says timers created with Assist are voice timers that belong to the device where you started them, and that they do not create timer entities you can use in automations.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Timers created with Assist are voice timers. They are separate from Timer helper entities and do not create timer.* entities that you can use in dashboards, scripts, or automations.”
Talking to Assist: Sentences starter pack, Home Assistant project, Home Assistant, 2026, Timers.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is why a timer started by voice cannot be shown on a dashboard or used as a trigger in the way a timer helper can.
- What it does not show
- The timer must be started on a device that supports timer events, or Assist says the device does not support timers.