A Lovelace card designed as a companion to the Android TV Remote integration.
- Open the HACS section of Home Assistant.
- Click the "..." button in the top right corner and select "Custom Repositories."
- In the window that opens paste this Github URL.
- Select "Lovelace"
- In the window that opens when you select it click om "Install This Repository in HACS"
- Copy
polr-android-tv-remote-card.jsinto your<config>/<www>folder - Add
polr-android-tv-remote-card.jsas a dashboard resource.
| Field | Required | Examples | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| entity__id | yes |
entity_id: remote.atvremote |
Must be a remote entity created by the new Android TV integration |
| apps | no |
apps:
- disneyplus
- icon: mdi:youtube
url: https://www.youtube.com
|
Must be a remote entity created by the new Android TV integration |
| remote | no |
remote: default |
default, dpad, touch |
| volume | no |
volume: false |
Must be a remote entity created by the new Android TV integration |
| App | Value |
|---|---|
| Disney Plus | disneyplus |
| HBO Max | hbomax |
| Netflix | netflix |
| Amazon Prime | prime |
If the app you want isn't supported, you can still add it by including a icon and url in the apps array.
type: custom:polr-android-tv-remote-card
entity_id: remote.android_tv_remote
remote: touch
apps:
- disneyplus
- hbomax
- netflix
- prime
- icon: mdi:youtube
url: https://www.youtube.com
It's still possible that the card isn't perfect for you so you need to make some customizations. Every button can be overridden to call a service, including custom apps.
| Button | YAML Key |
|---|---|
| Up | up |
| Down | down |
| Left | left |
| Right | right |
| Center | center |
| Power | power |
| Home | home |
| Back | back |
| Favorite (only on default) | favorite |
| Volume Up | volumeup |
| Volume Down | volumedown |
| Volume Mute | volumemute |
Here's an example card config showing these overrides:
type: custom:polr-android-tv-remote-card
entity_id: remote.atvremote_2
remote: touch
apps:
- service: remote.send_command
data:
command: volumedown
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
icon: mdi:volume-low
power:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: power
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
up:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: up
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
down:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: down
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
left:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: left
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
right:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: right
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
back:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: back
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
center:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: center
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
favorite:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: volumedown
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
volumedown:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: volumedown
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
volumeup:
service: remote.send_command
data:
command: volumeup
device: livingroomtv
entity_id: remote.living_room_ir_repeater
Because you can also override custom apps, you could for example add a button to set the lights in room.
