I was pretty much just pulling words out of a sack and putting them together when writing that partā¦ but maybe something likeā¦
automation:
- alias: No midnight snacks
trigger:
platform: state
entitiy_id: light.kitchen
state: "on"
condition:
condition: time
before: "06:00:00"
action:
service: browser_mod.navigate
data:
deviceID:
- kitchen_screen
navigation_path: /lovelace/weight_tracking/
Hmmm, that will take my browsers current tab (non-HA) and automatically change the view over to the HA one? I just want to make sure I am reading this correctly.
EDIT: It changes the view/path of that tab, but the browser will not just switch to that tab. Just tested this. Would be pretty neat if you could. This way if you were working in another tab and an event you were interested in took place, the tab would switch to the HA one and youād get instant view of what you wanted to see.
I tried with this:
- type: entity-button
name: Turn Off Lights
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: system_log.write
service_data:
message: "{{ deviceID }}"
entity: light.lampara_escritorio
But is not workingā¦
No. That only works from the backend where data_template is supported. So youād have to put that service call in a script and trigger that from the frontend, using deviceID: this.
@thomasloven
Unfortunately I for some reason canāt get this to work for pulling up the calling deviceID. The script starts to run the close_popup and the window closes but the popup for the new window never runs. If I were to add the data_template and deviceID: ā{{ deviceID }}ā to the close_popup it also doesnāt run. Any idea what I might be able to try to get this to work? Soon as that variable from ā-thisā to deviceID ā{{ deviceID }}ā is included it doesnāt seem to work.
scripts.yaml
set_alarm_time_popup:
alias: Set Alarm Time Popup
sequence:
- service: browser_mod.close_popup
- service: browser_mod.popup
data_template:
deviceID: "{{ deviceID }}"
title: Alarm Set
style:
. . . . . . .
card:
. . . . . . .
lovelace.yaml
- type: entity-button
entity: script.set_alarm_time_popup
name: Change Alarm Time
icon: mdi:sleep
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: script.set_alarm_time_popup
service_data:
deviceID:
- thisMaybe start with something simpler, like a call to browser_mod.debug just to get the deviceID part to work first.
Also make sure you are actually using the latest version of browser_mod and that youāve cleared your browser cache after updating.
I believe thatās a known bug. What version of Home Assistant are you running?
Hi @thomasloven, tested now also with 0.100, still the same behaviour.
Br,
Johannes
Is there a way to ignore or disable devices? For example, I have HA installed on my kidsā iPhones for presence detection and so they they can get in the house when no one else is home. I donāt really need any of the browser_mod functions for their phones.
I have installed the browser_mod and I do see device ID of my laptop, but I also have fully kiosk run on tablet and I cannot see itās device ID.
My question: Do I need to do anything special to get the device ID from the tablet?
(I am running HADASHBOARD on the tablet)
Thx
Browser_mod only works while you are displaying the normal Home Assistant interface.
It might work if you display hadashboard in a panel iframe, but Iām not sureā¦
With Lovelace I do get the ID.
Any plan to support HaDashboard in the future? Is it possible? If not, do you have any suggestion / idea how to get information from the tablet, such as the motion notification etc?
Thx!
Hi,
Really appreciate you making this, thank you.
Working great 
Was working perfectly on two wall tablet I have Samsung / nvidia shield, fully kiosk
This morning though sensors are unavailable until I woke them up, REST commands are still running as Iām in process of changing over and they are pulling the correct battery reading throughout the night, I need the battery to read all the time as this determines the charger on status.
Are there any tips to keep the tablet alive for browser mod ? I have checked all settings for sleeping and keep wirless alive, turn off Doze etcā¦
Hi Thomas,
Iām trying to get my head around everything here and apologies if this has been answered above. I have successfully set up my phone as a device and I can send TTS from my computer to my phone. My question is, can the RPI hosting HA act as a device? If it can, where can I obtain the deviceID for the RPI please?
Anything with a (fairly modern) web browser can act as a browser_mod device.
But what youāre looking for is probably mpd or soā¦
Hi Thomas,
Sorry I should have said Iām running Hassio, so no browser available.
Canāt see how mpd will act as a device without browsing, am I missing something?
Is it possible to disable logging/tracking of motion by adding motion: false to the config? I have a tablet kiosk that is in a very high traffic area and I donāt really need browser_mod to track the motion. I just use the FK app itself to turn off the screen.
Canāt you just ignore it?