Well, okay then. Trying it again now… DUH, …now it works as Front Door Cam. Let me try reenabling 2 factor auth and see what happens…DUH now it works all ways. I cannot bring the issue back any longer. As far as I can guess right now, there was an issue with alexa integration that got fixed between the time I experienced the repeated pattern and now.
But sure enough, I can name them anything now. Still I have to wonder why it is that Wyze put a statement into the troubleshooting guide to name it a “simple name”. At first I thought they were just “forestalling” the issue of people who were mumbling to Alexa and not getting the name properly recognized. (A problem I have never had.) But my earlier experience with renaming was so repeatable I created an account here to post the issue.
But I did just try this all again, and the issue is now completely gone and I have no means to bring it back.