Sample code dont work #27279

askthomas · 2023-05-05T13:55:50Z

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Copied sample code, but the link to start YouTube ect, the TV say no app to handle that,

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2023.5.1

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Using Google Chrome Cast TV 4K

home-assistant · 2023-05-05T13:55:55Z

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tronikos · 2023-05-06T06:17:41Z

Does the following work?
youtube://play

bbayu123 · 2023-05-06T06:26:41Z

I also have a Chromecast with Google TV, I can help answer that.
No it does not work.

I was also hoping that the value in the current_activity attribute would work, so I tried com.google.android.youtube.tv, that also does not work.

tronikos · 2023-05-06T06:37:23Z

If you can get a copy of the APK follow the guide at https://community.home-assistant.io/t/android-tv-remote-app-links-deep-linking-guide/567921 and update the wiki there.

askthomas · 2023-05-06T06:47:25Z

No it dont work. When having an url TV say no app to handle, when using youtube://play nothing happends. /Thomas Lj Från: ***@***.***> Skickat: den 6 maj 2023 08:17 Till: ***@***.***> Kopia: Thomas ***@***.***>; ***@***.***> Ämne: Re: [home-assistant/home-assistant.io] Sample code dont work (Issue #27279) Does the following work? youtube://play — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#27279 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIQ2TVLHZR4Z4SF3CU5IYVTXEXUJDANCNFSM6AAAAAAXXE6TJ4>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

bbayu123 · 2023-05-06T07:45:46Z

TL;DR: The activity to use on Chromecast with Google TV is vnd.youtube:// or vnd.youtube.launch://

Details:
Alright, I have good news.
Instead of following your guide, I tried connecting my Chromecast with Google TV (CCWGTV), and accessing it directly using adb. I was looking at some commands related to listing the packages on the my CCWGTV, and found a dump command: adb shell cmd package dump PACKAGE

So I did adb shell cmd package dump com.google.android.youtube.tv, and it gave me something like this

Command output (First 51 lines)

DUMP OF SERVICE package:
Activity Resolver Table:
  Schemes:
      vnd.youtube:
        66fd601 com.google.android.youtube.tv/com.google.android.apps.youtube.tv.activity.ShellActivity filter 3bc3294
          Action: "android.intent.action.VIEW"
          Action: "android.media.action.MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH"
          Category: "android.intent.category.DEFAULT"
          Category: "android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"
          Scheme: "vnd.youtube"
          Scheme: "vnd.youtube.launch"
      http:
        66fd601 com.google.android.youtube.tv/com.google.android.apps.youtube.tv.activity.ShellActivity filter d1976e7
          Action: "android.intent.action.VIEW"
          Action: "android.media.action.MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH"
          Category: "android.intent.category.DEFAULT"
          Category: "android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"
          Scheme: "http"
          Scheme: "https"
          Authority: "youtube.com": -1
          Authority: "www.youtube.com": -1
          Authority: "m.youtube.com": -1
          Authority: "youtu.be": -1
          Path: "PatternMatcher{GLOB: .*}"
      https:
        66fd601 com.google.android.youtube.tv/com.google.android.apps.youtube.tv.activity.ShellActivity filter d1976e7
          Action: "android.intent.action.VIEW"
          Action: "android.media.action.MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH"
          Category: "android.intent.category.DEFAULT"
          Category: "android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"
          Scheme: "http"
          Scheme: "https"
          Authority: "youtube.com": -1
          Authority: "www.youtube.com": -1
          Authority: "m.youtube.com": -1
          Authority: "youtu.be": -1
          Path: "PatternMatcher{GLOB: .*}"
        66fd601 com.google.android.youtube.tv/com.google.android.apps.youtube.tv.activity.ShellActivity filter 102d13d
          Action: "com.google.android.gms.cast.tv.action.LAUNCH"
          Category: "android.intent.category.DEFAULT"
          Scheme: "https"
          Authority: "www.youtube.com": -1
          Path: "PatternMatcher{GLOB: .*}"
      vnd.youtube.launch:
        66fd601 com.google.android.youtube.tv/com.google.android.apps.youtube.tv.activity.ShellActivity filter 3bc3294
          Action: "android.intent.action.VIEW"
          Action: "android.media.action.MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH"
          Category: "android.intent.category.DEFAULT"
          Category: "android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"
          Scheme: "vnd.youtube"
          Scheme: "vnd.youtube.launch"

This appears to be similar to the information that the guide leads you to obtain.
Following the first activity resolver, it is a scheme of vnd.youtube or vnd.youtube.launch with no other information. So I have tested both vnd.youtube:// and vnd.youtube.launch://, and they both appear to work.

For those figuring out what to put in the activity field, and have access to your device, a computer with the Android debug bridge, and a cable to connect the two together (or if the device allows it, wireless debugging), then you can see if the steps above work for you.

One more thing, if you are struggling to find the package name, the name inside the "current_activity" attribute is the package name. Or alternatively, you might be able to find it in adb shell cmd package list packages.

Now, regardless of the method you choose, I don't think it works with every single app. I tried doing the same thing with VLC Media Player, and I cannot get it to launch no matter what I try.

meierthomas · 2023-05-07T13:58:28Z

I can verify this; i.e. vnd.youtube:// works for me as well (didn't work before).

Tried the same approach to figure out Netflix --> scheme nflx and netflix and so I tried nflx:// and netflix:// and both didn't work:

nflx:// resulted in unknown for the activity;
netflix:// started Netflix but I still can't navigate within the app

bbayu123 · 2023-05-07T14:51:53Z

The scheme nflx shows up as

      nflx:
        48b6cc6 com.netflix.ninja/.MainActivity filter bdb3320
          Action: "android.intent.action.VIEW"
          Category: "android.intent.category.DEFAULT"
          Scheme: "nflx"
          Authority: "www.netflix.com": -1
          AutoVerify=true

So the link should be nflx://www.netflix.com/

As for navigation not working, it's not related to the deep link. The navigation keys available for use are DPAD_{direction} - the same for a gamepad direction button. And it seems (and I have verified with a bluetooth controller) that Netflix does not respond to gamepad directional button inputs. Joystick inputs do work with Netflix, and so do A and B buttons.

meierthomas · 2023-05-07T23:05:05Z

hmm, I don't really understand this as I was trying to map the YouTube example above with Netflix...

Given joystick inputs work is there a way to implement this for this integration?

philpownall · 2023-05-13T00:05:03Z

bbayu123,

I can confirm that the vnd.youtube.launch:// link works on my Chromecast (CCWGTV) from Home Assistant: now I can put TV commands into automations.

But here's a challenge for you - volume control/mute and TV input do not work (I think the Chromecast uses the HDMI-CEC feature to control the connected TV volume and inputs). So, what is the call service/command or adb command to send the mute command through HDMI-CEC to the TV connected to the Chromecast?

I looked in the service list and found:
hdmi_control: [android.hardware.hdmi.IHdmiControlService]

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meierthomas · 2023-07-19T11:42:00Z

Not trying to let this issue close but if anyone has a solution to the Netflix issue (can start Netflix but can't use the remote within Netflix) I'd appreciate some advise on how you addressed it

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