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Add troubleshooting section to Alexa Devices

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Pull Request Overview

This PR adds a troubleshooting section to the Alexa Devices integration documentation to help users resolve common setup issues. The addition provides clear guidance for two specific error scenarios that users encounter during integration setup.

  • Adds troubleshooting section with solutions for "Wrong Country" and "Not found" error messages
  • Provides step-by-step guidance for resolving Amazon account configuration issues
  • Explains limitations with Amazon Family device ownership

This means that the settings in your Amazon account are not aligned to the country you specified.
To fix it, please go to <https://www.amazon.XX/hz/mycd/preferences/myx#/home/settings/payment> (replace XX with your country domain, es. co.uk):

- "Kindle payment": check your default address is in your country as well.
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the parts in "", are they UI strings? If they are, they could be marked bold.

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Yes, those are translated for each country region

This means that the settings in your Amazon account are not aligned to the country you specified.
To fix it, please go to <https://www.amazon.XX/hz/mycd/preferences/myx#/home/settings/payment> (replace XX with your country domain. For example **co.uk**):

- "Kindle payment": check your default address is in your country as well.
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- "Kindle payment": check your default address is in your country as well.
- **Kindle payment**: check your default address is in your country as well.

To fix it, please go to <https://www.amazon.XX/hz/mycd/preferences/myx#/home/settings/payment> (replace XX with your country domain. For example **co.uk**):

- "Kindle payment": check your default address is in your country as well.
- "Country/Region": check your country
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- "Country/Region": check your country
- **Country/Region**: check your country

ah, sorry. I meant these two strings.

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Same, translated on yeach country page

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Thank you, @chemelli74 👍

@c0ffeeca7 c0ffeeca7 merged commit 625b7b5 into home-assistant:current Jul 23, 2025
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