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No problem.

You should post the complete yaml and make it the solution so that others can find this if they also need it.

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alias: Netflix app oproepen
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.toggle_call_netflix_app
condition: []
action:
  - service: notify.mobile_app_lm_g710
    data:
      message: command_activity
      title: http://www.netflix.com/browse/
      data:
        channel: com.netflix.mediaclient
        tag: android.intent.action.VIEW
mode: single
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Another way to trigger this is with a button card. You can set it to call_service and put the automation in the card vs using an input_boolean to trigger it.

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Nice, no helper no trigger…changed my script…thank you !

alias: 'Switch : Streaming inschakelen'
sequence:
  - device_id: 9ddb4ba42a6561e8a4000ec785a6d029
    domain: select
    entity_id: select.harmony_companion_activities
    type: select_option
    option: Streaming
  - service: notify.mobile_app_lm_g710
    data:
      message: command_activity
      title: http://www.netflix.com/browse/
      data:
        channel: com.netflix.mediaclient
        tag: android.intent.action.VIEW
mode: single
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@dshokouhi add this to your list of intent commands?

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I actually already have Netflix listed :slight_smile: Android Intents - Sending & Receiving List (Starting Activities too!)

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I need your suggestion now for something else, but I do something wrong…could you help me ?

I have this automatisation which works fine :

alias: Speel radio bij wijzigen radiostation of luidspreker
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_select.radio_station
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_select.speaker
condition: []
action:
  - service: script.media_radio_play
    data:
      station: '{{ states(''input_select.radio_station'') }}'
      player: '{{ states(''input_select.speaker'') }}'
mode: single

Now I want this activated with a button, but this doesn’t work (already trying a lot of combinations of quotes, but…) :angry:

type: button
tap_action:
  action: call-service
  service: script.media_radio_play
  service_data:
    station: |
      {% states('input_select.radio_station') %}
    player: |
      {% states('input_select.speaker') %}
  target: {}
name: PLay music !

Solved !

You can’t template in lovelace. You have to make a script and call the script.

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Any idea how to open the Spotify app ?

type: button
tap_action:
  action: call-service
  service: notify.mobile_app_lm_g710
  service_data:
    message: command_activity
    title: **http://www.spotify.com/artist**
    data:
      channel: com.spotify.music
      tag: android.intent.action.VIEW
  target: {}
name: Call Spotify
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check the link I posted above, there is a section for spotify

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Oh sorry, I didn’t see a link. Thanks !

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And the last one : I want to call my PHC app (that’s my home automatisation system)…

Any idea of the title here ?

type: button
tap_action:
  action: call-service
  service: notify.mobile_app_lm_g710
  service_data:
    message: command_activity
    title: http://www.honeywell.com
    data:
      channel: com.honeywell.EESCommercialEurope.phc
      tag: android.intent.action.VIEW
  target: {}
name: Peha
icon: mdi:electric-switch
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Apologize for not reading the start of the thread :man_facepalming: for opening an app on the frontend you can use webview links instead of sending a notification command

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Super, it works already that way :grinning:

Can this also been used in a button… ?

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yes it can, basically this feature uses URL overriding so you can set up a button card using url_path and then follow the docs and it should work.

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Hi
can you help - i want to open this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gluehome.picapau&hl=en_US&gl=US

on my phone

i can open netflix with the examble on the help page but i can’t figure out how to onen the Glue app.

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install this app, it show you the intents you can use:

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4 posts above yours has a link with examples to follow

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thanks , but i cant find “GLUE” app in the Activity Launcher

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if all you want to do is open an app using a link in the Frontend just use the package name for the app with webview links

the package name can be found in the URL you posted

gluehome.picapau

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I want to open an app on my phone - by using an automation in HA

service: notify.mobile_app_rhmobil
data:
  message: command_activity
  title: call glue
  data:
    channel: com.apps.gluehome.picapau
    tag: android.intent.action.VIEW