JBL sound bars

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I think the Bar 1000 is the new Bar 9.1, but yea either way you are right. All i was looking for was simple power on/power off (and state of that) since my tv is too old for earc and hdmi-cec isnt working right, but JBL made this as hard as possible. I did notice that via the chromecast integration, HA can turn on the soundbar remotely, but then it forces it to switch to chromecast mode and cant turn it back off anyway :frowning:

gonna pull out my harmony hub and put it to work with IR. i honestly hoped i was going to be able to retire that thing finally.

the wifey has given her blessing for me to look into newer tvs, its just such a scorched earth option to my minor problem lol

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My integration was written and tested on a JBL Bar 800 only so I would not know for sure if things work with everybody.

The first thing we need to check:
Are you capable to connect and control your soundbar through this app?

If so then maybe some different API is needed for your soundbar.
If not then I doubt that my integration would work.

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No, i cannot. In fact, the only way the enable wifi on the soundbar is via the google home app and its the only thing interact-able via home assistant as well. I gave up and used the Harmony Hub in the end.

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works for JBL Bar 1000 - just enter your IP addr and change polling rate to 15.

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what’s not working tho is smart mode button… everything else works well. maybe developer @MrBearPresident will want to maintain it and submit the integration to HACS or even HA…

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Hey

Thanks for testing…
Submitting to HACS is a plan/dream but I don’t know hoe to do it yet and I’m not a programmer so give it some time.

For the smart button I will check when I’m home.
I don’t use it so I have’t noticed it not working.

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Publisher Documentation - HACS - for HACS

Smart button would be very useful if would work: atm to disable smart mode it can be done only manually through remote (long press mute for 5-6 seconds, release it and immediately press vol+ button. to re-enable it same process or just turn off and back on the bar - smart mode is enabled by default after any restart). the problem with smart mode is it will simulate surround atmos for any content (incls stereo) which will make voices to run through all speakers and muffled. the only mode smart should be enabled is for atmos/dts-x content. with smart mode disabled all other stereo/dolby multich will run as it suppose to. bottom line, having a working button to disable/enable smart mode it will be a huge thing - JBL seems to not care and ignoring all requests to update their JBL one app and add this feature…

also a button for pure voice will be useful. now to enable/disable it (i prefer it disabled for stereo content) needs to use remote and follow a similar procedure as for smart mode: long press mute for 5-6 seconds, release it and immediately press Bass key. same as for smart mode, pure voice will be re-enabled with every restart (back on from standby) by default.

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So the `smart triger’ (jbl writes it with only 1 g) should work now.

Thanks for the Read I will check ip on it and let you know over here.

The other things you say I don’t use it. Is it possible to do this through the jbl one app?
Then maybe we could make something.

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Meanwhile I’ve done some reading and the pull request for HACS is done. :partying_face:
I’ve also edited the readme in the meantime to easily add the custom repository to HACS. So HACS can follow further development and update through the HACS platform.

For the Pull Request I guess we have to wait now.

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Hi
Because I know you use this. Can you confirm all is still working on your side?
My side broke of today. I suspect them of pushing an update and now some features don’t work anymore.
Before today I had firmware: 24.15.21.80.00 and now it looks like I have 24.33.31.80.00.

Edit:
For those reading this.
JBL had more of their API going over a HTTPS connection with a client certificate.
With some effort I cracked it.
In newest Release this is Solved.
You can get the latest version at my github.

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