šŸ”¹ Browser_mod - turn your browser into a controllable device, and a media_player

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Device IDā€™s have no underlines in it. Use a hyphen.

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I have tried this too but doesnā€™t work:

  alias: New Script
  sequence:
  - data:
      command: navigate
      deviceID: '2a748c19-65110740'
      navigation_path: /lovelace/1
    service: browser_mod.command
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If you look at the examples in the docs, the deviceID is always a list.
Try:

  alias: New Script
  sequence:
  - data:
      command: navigate
      deviceID:
        - 2a748c19-65110740
      navigation_path: /lovelace/1
    service: browser_mod.command
45

I tried both ways and could not get it to work.

46

I have added a debug command that displays the deviceID in release v0.1.4.

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47

It is working now, thank you!

48

Have a look. I made a series of tweets about this topic with a step-by-step guide:

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49

Tried the debug in dev-service to find the deviceid, but got info about ā€œsun.sunā€ after hitting the set state buttonā€¦

EDIT: strange, seems to work correctly now

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that is a strange one, I have the same thing on one of my PCs. I can send a screen popup to two machines and on one I get the expected result the other i get sun.sun.

51

Try to clear cache (CTRL-F5) on every PC.

52

Not sure what iā€™m missing.
i cant find the device id, i did clear the cache, iā€™m trying thru services to get the id as ā€œRikkie80ā€ have suggested above but no response when i call the service, any suggestions?

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Actually I did that, but I work on a half dozen desktops and being early I didnā€™t see or remember the 5 extra browsers I had open on other desktopsā€¦ doh :face_palm:

working now

54

when you call the service use this as your service data:

{
  "command": "debug"
}
55

Thanks,
did so but nothing.

maybe a dumb question, iā€™ve install this card thru the HACS, do i need to add any resources in my raw config?

56

This was great for me! thanks!

57

When using the services tab and running the debug command I get the Sun card every time on chrome.
It works on firefox.
-------------------------------EDIT--------------------------------------------------------
Okay I tried a different PC and it works with chrome.
On the one not working I tried the CTRL + F5 and closed and reopened and no difference. Both say they are up to date versions of chrome so who knows.

58

I had to go into the chrome settings and clear the cache for thins to work properly. But its working fine now on all my devices.

59

You should have also gotten a javascript alert with the deviceID.

Unfortunately, the popup window depends on the popup-function, which doesnā€™t always work when youā€™re on pages other than /lovelace.
It might help to first go to /lovelace and then go back to /dev-service without reloading the page.

60

Good day, looking for some advice:
So in my case the same browser looking at lovelace locally (http) and externally (https) has 2 different deviceIDs.
When I use the external deviceID for media_player I get nothing; with the local id (http) it works.
Itā€™s this the correct functionality?
thank you.

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You need to use the one thatā€™s currently open.

If you use a different URL to access your Home Assistant interface, that will indeed result in a different deviceID.