Select TV Channel with Android Remote

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1

Trying to add a Couple of Favorite Channel Buttons to My LVGL Display,
but not getting the Service Call Right in the YAML.

I have Confirmed that this works in the Developer Tools:-

service: media_player.play_media
target:
  entity_id: media_player.ai_pont
data:
  media_content_id: "80"
  media_content_type: "channel"

It Successfully changes the TV to Channel 80.

But missing the mark on how to get the similar action in the LVGL.
Have Tried this:-

                  on_click: # on_press Triggers Immediately, on_click Triggers on Release if within defined time frame
                    - homeassistant.service:
                        data:
                          service: media_player.play_media
                          entity_id: media_player.ai_pont
                          media_content_id: "80"
                          media_content_type: "channel"

But it Won’t Complie, Giving this Error:-

                  on_click: 
                    - 
                      Must contain exactly one of service, action.
                      homeassistant.service: 
                        data: 
                          service: media_player.play_media

Have Tried a few variation, but haven’t cracked it yet.

I get the impression that the entity & other data need to be separately passed to the media_player.play_media Service.

Can Anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

2

This is another variation I’ve Tried:-

                  on_click: # on_press Triggers Immediately, on_click Triggers on Release if within defined time frame
                    - homeassistant.action:
                        action: media_player.play_media
                        target:
                          entity_id: media_player.ai_pont
                        data:service:
                          media_content_id: "80"
                          media_content_type: "channel"

It’s Error is:-

                  on_click: 
                    - homeassistant.action: 
                        action: media_player.play_media
                        
                        [target] is an invalid option for [homeassistant.action]. Please check the indentation.
                        target: 
                          entity_id: media_player.ai_pont
                        data:
3

You should probably read the docs a bit more - but for home assistant.action: , target: is NOT in the list of actions.

Try this - but read the docs and examples first. Not tested so still could be wrong:

                  on_click: # on_press Triggers Immediately, on_click Triggers on Release if within defined time frame
                    - homeassistant.action:
                        action: media_player.play_media
                        data:
                          entity_id: media_player.ai_pont
                          media_content_id: "80"
                          media_content_type: "channel"
4

I’ve Since got it Working with this:-

                  on_click: # on_press Triggers Immediately, on_click Triggers on Release if within defined time frame
                    - homeassistant.service:
                        service: media_player.play_media
                        data:
                          entity_id: media_player.ai_pont
                          media_content_id: "56"
                          media_content_type: "channel"

But did Just Test your Example:-

                  on_click: # on_press Triggers Immediately, on_click Triggers on Release if within defined time frame
                    - homeassistant.action:
                        action: media_player.play_media
                        data:
                          entity_id: media_player.ai_pont
                          media_content_id: "80"
                          media_content_type: "channel"

And it Works as Well,
So both are Valid Solutions.

5

Service was renamed to action last year. Both are supported & mostly interchangeable, but if you want to future proof, I suggest you get into the habit of using action.

6

Great,
Thanks for the Heads Up.
Was Struggling with the Difference between Service/Action.