New Android TV remote integration

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Hi, I just setup the new android TV remote integration and it work really well !

The doc said that you can open app this way :

# Launch YouTube
service: remote.turn_on
data:
  activity: https://www.youtube.com
target:
  entity_id: remote.living_room_tv

But I figure out that you can also do it this way :

# Launch Plex
service: remote.turn_on
data:
  activity: plex://
target:
  entity_id: remote.living_room_tv

My question is : how do I find the name of app…(like the plex:// ) I take a chance with Plex but I have other app with more complicated name and can’t figure out.

Bonus question: without using adb, is there a way to launch screensaver with this integration ( Daydream )

Thanks

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I join the query, I’m trying to run emby and I can’t

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See Android TV Remote - App Links/Deep Linking - Guide for a guide how to find out supported URLs for an app. Please add your favorite apps in the wiki there. Thanks!

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Is anyone else having reliability problems with the new Android TV Remote Integration? Specifically as it relates to sending app start commands? IE plex://

I moved from adb commands which worked reliably.

This is part of a script, Here are some observations:

  1. Sometimes the app starts normally
  2. Sometimes nothing happens.
  3. Sometimes the screen blinks but nothing starts.

Not sure where to start debugging this or to harden the script for command success.

service: remote.turn_on
data:
  activity: "{{activate_service}}"
target:
  entity_id:
    - remote.mst_br_shield