Is remote webview navigation (command_webview) supported for Android companion app?

Mobile Apps Home Assistant Companion for Android
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I am trying to automate things on an Android tablet running companion app. I need an option to navigate to particular Home Assistant view. I’ve checked the path using navigate tap option, it is correct and local navigation works. Then I tried to use documented command_webview notification sent to the tablet:

  - service: notify.mobile_app_android_tablet
    data:
      message: command_webview
      data:
        command: /dashboard-main/resources

If the companion app is NOT running, it starts and shows me the view I ask for. But if I change view by hand or try to navigate to a different view remotely, no view change happens.

In another thread (Switch views remotely) I saw a suggestion to use custom hass-browse_mod integration for this. I would try it as a last resort, but I’d prefer to use an internal Home Assistant feature if it is supported.

So the question is: is this feature supported at all or not? If yes, how to make it working? If no, maybe the docs should be updated?

2

You can’t manually change the URL so not sure what you mean here.

You should be able to switch to different views everytime you call the feature.

3

If I change the URL and send a new notification, it does not switch view on Android if the app on Android is already running. But if I close it and send new notification, it navigates properly.

So the feature for me works only for new app launch once.

PS. By manual change I meant this: I send the notification, Android app opens the view I requested. Then I manually change it on the tablet, then send the same notification again: nothing happens.

4

Open an issue on GitHub and make sure to leave so by step instructions to reproduce.

5

Posted. Thanks, I thought it’s a known behavior.

6

only assume this if you check github :wink:

unfortunately I cannot reproduce it on my end with the provided steps