Do I understand you right, Is it not possible to change HDMI input source on a Android /Google TV ?
If i want to change the HDMI input, do I need to buy a Nvidia Shield like this one
No, there are many examples above demonstrating how to change HDMI input. It will differ depending on your specific TV brand and model, but here’s an example HA Automation action that will switch input on a Hisense U8K…
service: androidtv.adb_command
data:
command: >-
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d
content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.vt.source.external%2F.hdmi.HdmiTvInputService%2FHW2
target:
entity_id: media_player.hisense_85u8k
You’ll need to have ADB enabled on your TV and connected to the Android Debug Bridge integration in HA.
Here a Haier K-7 series Androd TV. When I press the Antenna input source, for example, I can see this log:
MtkTvInput(AbstractTvInputServiceBase)(Tuner)(CustomerTuner): broadcastIntent current inputsource to tv.samba.ssm
And for the HDMI input:
MtkTvInput(AbstractTvInputServiceBase)(Hdmi): broadcastIntent current inputsource to tv.samba.ssm
How can I adapt your intent.action to this type of broadcastIntent?
I have bought a Chromecast with Google TV, to control my Hisence 100U7KQ TV and I would like to be able to change the HDMI input on the TV.
I have the Android Debug Bridge and the Cgromecast addon up and running,
I can turn the tv on/off, change to an app, change the volume. But I don’t know what command to send to change the input HDMI on the TV.
I have tried with this code, and replace the code with the others but nothing works.
Is the code specific to the TV it is installed in?
service: androidtv.adb_command
data:
command: >-
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d
content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.vt.source.external%2F.hdmi.HdmiTvInputService%2FHW2
target:
entity_id: media_player.android_tv_192_168_1_171
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.droidlogic.tvinput%2F.services.ArcInputService%2FHW18
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.tcl.tvinput%2F.TDTVInputService%2FHW1413742848
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.hisense.tv.hitvinput%2F.hdmi.HdmiTvInputService%2FHW4
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.vt.source.external%2F.hdmi.HdmiTvInputService%2FHW2
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.vt.source.external%2F.hdmi.HdmiTvInputService%2FHW2
Working intents for switching HDMI inputs on 2023 Philips TVs (tested on OLED818):
HDMI1:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.mediatek.tis%2F.HdmiInputService%2FHW2 -n org.droidtv.playtv/.PlayTvActivity -f 0x10000000
HDMI2:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.mediatek.tis%2F.HdmiInputService%2FHW3 -n org.droidtv.playtv/.PlayTvActivity -f 0x10000000
HDMI3:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.mediatek.tis%2F.HdmiInputService%2FHW4 -n org.droidtv.playtv/.PlayTvActivity -f 0x10000000
HDMI4:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.mediatek.tis%2F.HdmiInputService%2FHW5 -n org.droidtv.playtv/.PlayTvActivity -f 0x10000000
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Thank you so much. This works exactly as intended with my Xiaomi Mi TV Q1 75. They have the same main board as I learned when was disassembling it. Do you maybe, by chance, know an ADB command for Power ON? The TV goes into a DEEP sleep over time, and I still have not found a way to wake it and turn it on through ADB.
P.S. Once again - thank you so much.
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.droidlogic.tvinput%2F.services.Hdmi1InputService%2FHW5
That is the command, which changes input to my HDMI2 on a TV.
Glad you found it helpful!
I have a similar issue with waking the TV. There was a time when Home Assistant could turn it on from sleep as long as “Networked Standby” was available. At some point, that stopped working. I’ve attempted to mess with Developer Options (keep awake while power is connected), but nothing has been successful yet. Come to think of it, at one point I transitioned from WiFi to ethernet and I wonder if that may have something to do with it.
If you learn how to power it on or prevent deep sleep, please circle back here. I’d like to know the same!
I had the same issue with my XGimi Aura projector. It got sorted when I’ve got Sonos Arc plugged into it - now I can just say “Alexa, turn on TV”, and it turns on the projector via Sonos - HDMI. I didn’t have any use for HA turning it on automatically, but I guess it should be simple enough to send out Alexa command from HA (by turning on/off virtual switch exposed to Alexa). If you prefer local solution, I’d recommend getting one of those zigbee IR controls (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005828181705.html) and sent “power button” command via that. I know both is more of a workaround to the non-working ADB, but it gets it done…
For my Hisense 75U7H the response from @lk229 worked fine, now I want to know if there is a way to change to AV input?
Thanks for this, also how do use this as trigger?
I need to turn on my tivo 4k stick when hdmi 3 is selected
TCL 98P74 LCD
HDMI 1:
service: androidtv.adb_command
data:
command: >-
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d
content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.tcl.tvinput%2F.TvPassThroughService%2FHW15
target:
entity_id: media_player.android_tv
hi. Thank you for sharing, Works great on my 848 as well.
This one changed my tcl c635 to tv program. So how do i find out the code to use for HDMI1 and HDMI2? thanks
Manage to find out myself. Post it here for those use TCL 43C635 TV
HDMI 1
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.tcl.tvinput%2F.passthrough.TvPassThroughService%2FHW1413744128
HDMI 2
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.tcl.tvinput%2F.passthrough.TvPassThroughService%2FHW1413744384
I’m struggling with this. I have the TCL C805 and the codes I’ve tried here only allow me to switch to HDMI1 (this is despite changing the HW reference at the end of the command for the other HDMI inputs).
Does anyone have a solution for TCL C805 on how to change source to HDMI 2, 3 & 4?
EDIT: Solution for my TV in my follow up post here
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Hello again.
Now that this feature works nicely on my TV, I was wondering if I could implement one more with the help of ADB send command.
So, instead of using the remote control to go home_screen > Settings > System > Power & Energy > and lastly “Screen off”… could I just send a code?
This is what I see via the logcat, but I really don’t know how to convert this info into a command (if even possible):
02-24 09:59:44.687 1309 11400 D MtkLog : 8
02-24 09:59:44.687 1628 11402 D MtkLog : 8
02-24 09:59:44.688 1433 11403 D MtkLog : 8
02-24 09:59:44.700 3315 11406 D MtkLog : 8
02-24 09:59:44.806 1352 2070 D LogKeyEvent: : key=23,scan=353,src=3,sys=0
02-24 09:59:44.806 2073 3000 D TvPowerManagerService: scanCode = 353, src = 3
02-24 09:59:44.806 2073 3000 D TvInactivityTimer: mService android.os.Messenger@e873fb2
02-24 09:59:44.806 1352 2839 D DrvCustomNative: setInt
02-24 09:59:44.807 1352 2839 D DrvCustomNativeJni: <Java_org_droidtv_tv_drvcustom_DrvCustomNative_set:111> set: 2,1,1
02-24 09:59:44.806 1380 2676 D TPTvServiceAgent: ScreenOffGreenMute: false,false,23
02-24 09:59:44.807 546 546 D TPVDrvCustomService: <tpvdrvcust_hidl_set:44> type=2, value=1
02-24 09:59:44.807 546 546 D tpv_drv_cust_leds: <ir_blinking:132> ir_blinking called
02-24 09:59:44.807 546 809 D tpv_drv_cust_leds: <irLedService:40> irLedService IR blinking start...
02-24 09:59:44.808 2198 2198 D TvInactivitySvc: UserActivity
02-24 09:59:44.808 1352 2839 D DrvCustomNativeJni: <Java_org_droidtv_tv_drvcustom_DrvCustomNative_set:113> set: ret=0
02-24 09:59:44.808 546 809 D tpv_drv_cust_leds: <set:124> Set Leds ON/OFF. on_off=1
02-24 09:59:44.809 1681 1740 D candeebug.Gateway: Returning successfully for event: {"event-type":"unknown.15","boot-count":52,"standby-count":4,"kernel-time":47380912,"data":{"original-event-type":15,"device_name":1,"key_group":11,"rc_side":0,"ver":5}}
02-24 09:59:44.810 553 571 E FmsOledSaver: mark:0, logo:0, bmessage:0, #diff pix: 0, change:0, noClapse: 0, sSaving:0
02-24 09:59:44.810 553 571 E FmsOledSaver: sLevel:2, pMotion:0, bchange:0, noBClapse: 6, sDimming:0, ssFlag:0
02-24 09:59:44.909 546 809 D tpv_drv_cust_leds: <set:124> Set Leds ON/OFF. on_off=0
02-24 09:59:44.910 546 809 D tpv_drv_cust_leds: <set:124> Set Leds ON/OFF. on_off=0
02-24 09:59:44.910 546 809 D tpv_drv_cust_leds: <irLedService:56> irLedService IR blinking end...
02-24 09:59:44.918 1628 4305 I ImageStickingService: Amith keyCode23
02-24 09:59:44.918 1628 4305 D DreamerService: OnKeyPressed received:true
02-24 09:59:44.918 1628 4305 D DreamerService: isScreenSaverTriggered=0globalosdcount:0forceTrigger:0gResetCounter0
02-24 09:59:44.918 1628 1628 E DreamerService: SSS:false:null:null:false
02-24 09:59:44.920 1433 1433 D TpvPowerAndEnergyFragment: onPreferenceTreeClick() key = screen_off
02-24 09:59:44.920 1433 1433 I TpvPowerAndEnergyFragment: enterScreenOff()
02-24 09:59:44.920 1433 1433 D KeyInputDevImpl: set: 6,1
02-24 09:59:44.920 1433 1433 D KeyInputDevN: setCustomValue: 6:1
02-24 09:59:44.920 1433 1433 D KeyInputDevN: Get ksvc
02-24 09:59:44.921 1380 2530 D TPTvServiceAgent: POWER_SCREEN_OFF_UI: 1,false,false
02-24 09:59:44.921 1804 1952 D UsbBreakinService: POWER_SCREEN_OFF_UI: 1,false,false
02-24 09:59:44.922 1433 1433 D GtvNotificationManager: All GTV notifications are canceled
02-24 09:59:44.923 919 1073 W DevicePolicyManager: Unknown user type: UserInfo{10:new_user:1010}
02-24 09:59:44.929 919 919 I AlarmManager: Change Wakeup Alarm type to non Wakeup type, current type=[2] packageName = android statsTag = *walarm*:NotificationManagerService.TIMEOUT @91154029 and next wakeup alarm is @Sat Feb 24 20:41:02 GMT+01:00 2024
especially this part:
02-24 09:59:44.920 1433 1433 D TpvPowerAndEnergyFragment: onPreferenceTreeClick() key = screen_off
02-24 09:59:44.920 1433 1433 I TpvPowerAndEnergyFragment: enterScreenOff()
Any help/pointer is appreciated, thank you.
Hi all, I’ve worked out how to control HDMI Inputs and Home on TCL C805 TV (TCL 75C805 / TCL 75C805K in my case).
HDMI 1
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.tcl.tvinput%2F.TvPassThroughService%2FHW15
HDMI 2
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.tcl.tvinput%2F.TvPassThroughService%2FHW16
HDMI 3
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.tcl.tvinput%2F.TvPassThroughService%2FHW17
HDMI 4
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.tcl.tvinput%2F.TvPassThroughService%2FHW18
Home screen (Google TV Home screen)
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME
Anyone knows how to change to Cable or Antenna input from HDMI?
Thanks! Works for TCL 75C849