Automatic return to the home page

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Hello and thanks for the support

I would like to create an automation that, after a certain number of seconds, automatically brings me back to a preset screen, for example the home page.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

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Hi mssimo,

some more information would be required here to help you efficently.

Which device are you using?
Do you have already a sensor in place?
Do you have already a command in place where you can switch to a specific page?

I am personally running a FireHD tablet with FullyKioskBrowser.
FKB can provide a REST sensor with “currentPage” & “startURL” as attributes.
I have created a template binary_sensor which compares boths and switches to “on” if both do not match.
An automation with a FullyKioskBrowser command then resets to the start page.

The following in secrets.yaml (Storing secrets - Home Assistant) :

fkb_deviceinfo_firehd_gang_1: http://192.168.XX.XX:2323/?cmd=deviceInfo&type=json&password=XXXXX
fkb_command_firehd_gang_1: http://192.168.XX.XX:2323/?cmd={{ cmd }}&key={{ key }}&value={{ value }}&type=json&password=XXXXX

The REST COmmand:

rest_command:
  fkb_firehd_gang_1_cmd:
    url: !secret fkb_command_firehd_gang_1

My Sensors:

sensor:

  - platform: rest
    name: firehd_gang_1_deviceinfo
    json_attributes:
#      - altitude
#      - androidSdk
#      - androidVersion
#      - appFreeMemory
#      - appTotalMemory
#      - appUsedMemory
#      - appVersionCode
#      - appVersionName
      - batteryLevel
#      - batteryTemperature
#      - BSSID
      - build
      - currentPage
#      - currentTabIndex
#      - deviceID
#      - deviceManufacturer
#      - deviceModel
#      - deviceName
#      - displayHeightPixels
#      - displayWidthPixels
#      - foregroundApp
#      - hostname4
#      - hostname6
#      - internalStorageFreeSpace
#      - internalStorageTotalSpace
      - ip4
#      - ip6
#      - isDeviceAdmin
#      - isDeviceOwner
#      - isInDaydream
#      - isInForcedSleep
#      - isInScreensaver
#      - isLicensed
#      - isMenuOpen
#      - isMobileDataEnabled
      - isPlugged
#      - isRooted
#      - keyguardLocked
      - kioskLocked
      - kioskMode
#      - lastAppStart
#      - locale
#      - locationLatitude
#      - locationLongitude
#      - locationProvide
      - Mac
      - maintenanceMode
      - motionDetectorStatus
#      - packageName
#      - plugged
#      - ramFreeMemory
#      - ramTotalMemory
#      - ramUsedMemory
#      - scopedStorage
      - screenBrightness
#      - screenLocked
      - screenOn
#      - screenOrientation
#      - serial
#      - SSID
      - startUrl
#      - topFragmentTag
#      - webviewUA
#      - wifiSignalLevel
    resource: !secret fkb_deviceinfo_firehd_gang_1
    value_template: '{{ value_json.ScreenOn }}'

template:
  - binary_sensor:

      - name: firehd_gang_1_not_starturl
        icon: mdi:web-refresh
        state: >-
          {{ state_attr('sensor.firehd_gang_1_deviceinfo','currentPage') != state_attr('sensor.firehd_gang_1_deviceinfo','startUrl') }}

The automation:

automation:

  - id: fullykiosk_reset_page
    alias: fullykiosk_reset_page
    description: 'reset '
    mode: parallel
    trigger: 
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.firehd_gang_1_not_starturl
        to: "on"
        for: "00:02:00"
    action:
      - service: rest_command.fkb_firehd_gang_1_cmd
        data:
          cmd: loadStartURL
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If you use the Fully Kiosk app just use the “auto reload on idle” function.

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I set up my screen to be on for maximum 20 seconds. In addition I set the comand for returning to 20 seconds, too. As a result you don’t notice the change of the page and when the screen is activated once again the default home screen appears.