Is anyone else using the Apple TV Beta component able to successfully call the media_stop service on their media_player entity? I’m able to use media_play and media_pause, but media_stop doesn’t seem to work. @postlund is this something you’ve come across?
Since I don’t know what kind of device you are using or which app you are playing media in, I can only guess. But it is up to each app to decide what commands actually do and stop is one of those odd commands in a lot of cases, so I would expect that most apps doesn’t do anything useful with it. Most users just press the menu button to stop. I would however assume that it works in the music app?
Ahh okay, I didn’t realize those commands are handled at the app level. I mostly use Plex and it does respond by stopping the media playback when pressing the menu button. My goal is to automate stopping the Apple TV after it’s been in the paused state for more than 5 minutes, so I’m thinking the correct command would be:
action:
- service: remote.send_command
entity_id: remote.living_room
command: menu
I would try this:
service: remote.send_command
data:
entity_id: remote.living_room
command:
- menu
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That works great! Thanks again for all the work you put into this integration. My entire living room is automated around my Apple TV and none of it would be possible without it. Cheers!
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