polr-android-tv-remote-card

A Lovelace card designed as a companion to the Android TV Remote integration.

Installation

HACS

1. Open the HACS section of Home Assistant.
2. Click the "..." button in the top right corner and select "Custom Repositories."
3. In the window that opens paste this Github URL.
4. Select "Lovelace"
5. In the window that opens when you select it click om "Install This Repository in HACS"

Manually

1. Copy polr-android-tv-remote-card.js into your <config>/<www> folder
2. Add polr-android-tv-remote-card.js as a dashboard resource.

Usage

Settings

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

Supported apps

App	Value
Disney Plus	disneyplus
HBO Max	hbomax
Netflix	netflix
Amazon Prime	prime

Custom apps

If the app you want isn't supported, you can still add it by including a icon and url in the apps array.

Example

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

Screenshot

Customization

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.