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Working INTENTS to use with Community Hass.io Add-ons: Android Debug Bridge for your Nvidia Shield TV
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Latest Update 2020-11-05 : Added @clapbr way to add search (Netflix & others) to HA Gui

Credits and thanks: Home Assistant Forum users & Github users: @ocso, @wiphye, @teachingbirds, @tboyce1, @simbesh, @JeffLIrion @ff12 @rebmemer @siaox @DiederikvandenB @Thebuz @clapbr

Starts specific Twitch stream (If stream is live)

{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d twitch://stream/frenck"}
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d twitch://stream/drzzs"}

Start apps on your Shield from Home Assistant

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# Starts Youtube App
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.google.android.youtube.tv/com.google.android.apps.youtube.tv.activity.ShellActivity"}

# Starts Kodi
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n org.xbmc.kodi/.Splash"}

# Starts Twitch
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n tv.twitch.android.app/tv.twitch.android.apps.TwitchActivity"}

# Starts Netflix (Shows profiles if its the first start.)
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.netflix.ninja/.MainActivity"}

# Starts TV4 Play (swedish streaming)
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n se.tv4.tv4playtab/se.tv4.tv4play.startup.SplashActivity"}

# Starts SVT Play (swedish streaming)
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n se.svt.android.svtplay/se.svt.svtplay.tv.ui.StartupActivity"}

# Starts C More (swedish streaming)
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n se.cmore.bonnier/.androidtv.splash.TvConfigurationActivity"}

# Starts ViaPlay (swedish streaming)
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.viaplay.android/.features.home.HomeActivity"}

KILL apps on your Shield from Home Assistant

# Kills YOUTUBE App
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am force-stop com.google.android.youtube.tv"}

# Kills KODI App
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am force-stop org.xbmc.kodi"}

# Kills TWITCH App
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am force-stop tv.twitch.android.app"}

# Kills NETFLIX App
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am force-stop com.netflix.ninja"}

# Kills SVT PLAY App
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am force-stop se.svt.android.svtplay"}

# Kills TV4 PLAY App
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am force-stop se.tv4.tv4playtab"}

# Kills C MORE App
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am force-stop se.cmore.bonnier"}

Install apps on your Android Device from Home Assistant

Not tested my self, but tips from https://gist.github.com/JeffLIrion

entity_id: media_player.fire_tv_living_room
command: "pm install -r /sdcard/Download/something.apk"

Shield navigation and controlling

RIGHT   {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "RIGHT"}
LEFT    {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "LEFT"}
UP      {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "UP"}
DOWN    {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "DOWN"}
WAKE    {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "MENU"} # use to be the "WAKEUP" command
SLEEP   {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "SLEEP"}
ENTER   {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "ENTER"}
BACK    {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "BACK"}
HOME    {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "HOME"}
PLAY    {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "input keyevent 126"}
PAUSE   {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "input keyevent 127"}
STOP    {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "input keyevent 86"}

Intents i'm not using, but someone could have interest in.

(Not tested by me, but tested by people in the Home Assistant Forum.)

Hulu                {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.hulu.livingroomplus/.MainActivity"}
Live Channels       {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.google.android.tv/com.android.tv.MainActivity"}
Amazon              {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom/com.amazon.ignition.IgnitionActivity"}
SPMC                {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.semperpax.spmc17/.Splash"}
Haystack            {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.haystack.android/.tv.ui.LoadingActivity"}
PBS                 {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.pbs.video/.ui.main.activities.StartupActivity"}
Pluto TV            {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n tv.pluto.android/.leanback.controller.LeanbackSplashOnboardActivity"}
Spotify             {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.spotify.tv.android/.SpotifyTVActivity" }
HBO Go              {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n eu.hbogo.androidtv.production/eu.hbogo.androidtv.MainActivity" }
Plex                {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.plexapp.android/com.plexapp.plex.activities.SplashActivity" }
Perfect Player      {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.niklabs.pp/com.niklabs.perfectplayer.MainActivity" }
S0undTV (twtich)    {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.s0und.s0undtv/com.s0und.s0undtv.activities.MainActivity" }
SmartYoutubeTV:     {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.liskovsoft.videomanager/com.liskovsoft.smartyoutubetv.bootstrap.BootstrapActivity" }
Steam Link (start): {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.valvesoftware.steamlink/com.valvesoftware.steamlink.SteamShellActivity" }
Steam Link (stop):  {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am force-stop com.valvesoftware.steamlink" }
Ziggo TV:           {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n com.ziggo.tv/com.lgi.horizongo.core.activity.splash.SplashActivity" }
Tivimate/ImPlayer:  {"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n ar.tvplayer.tv/.ui.MainActivity" }



### Show local video with KODI 
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/files/sunrise.mp4 -n org.xbmc.kodi/.Splash"}

###  RTSP stream with VLC
{"entity_id" :"media_player.shield", "command": "am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d rtsp://user:[email protected]:XXX/Streaming/Channels/301 -n org.videolan.vlc/.gui.video.VideoPlayerActivity"}

Intents to change the HDMI input on TVs with Android TV built in (@Thebuz)

HW1-9 Represent various inputs, 1-4 maybe for composite etc. depending on the model of TV

HDMI 1

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.mediatek.tvinput%2F.hdmi.HDMIInputService%2FHW5 -n org.droidtv.playtv/.PlayTvActivity -f 0x10000000

HDMI 2

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.mediatek.tvinput%2F.hdmi.HDMIInputService%2FHW6 -n org.droidtv.playtv/.PlayTvActivity -f 0x10000000

HDMI 3

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.mediatek.tvinput%2F.hdmi.HDMIInputService%2FHW7 -n org.droidtv.playtv/.PlayTvActivity -f 0x10000000

HDMI 4

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d content://android.media.tv/passthrough/com.mediatek.tvinput%2F.hdmi.HDMIInputService%2FHW8 -n org.droidtv.playtv/.PlayTvActivity -f 0x10000000

I got a lot of help from people in this thread: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/android-tv-hdmi/234411/28

ADB command to find out the intent from diffrent apps:

(im runnig this in the "Exec console" in portainer on the addon_a0d7b954_adb container)

adb shell pm dump org.xbmc.kodi | grep -A 1 "MAIN" | grep org.xbmc.kodi | awk '{print $2}' | grep org.xbmc.kodi

adb shell pm dump tv.twitch.android.app | grep -A 1 "MAIN" | grep tv.twitch.android.app | awk '{print $2}' | grep tv.twitch.android.app

adb shell pm dump se.tv4.tv4playtab | grep -A 1 "MAIN" | grep se.tv4.tv4playtab | awk '{print $2}' | grep se.tv4.tv4playtab

adb shell pm dump se.svt.android.svtplay | grep -A 1 "MAIN" | grep se.svt.android.svtplay | awk '{print $2}' | grep se.svt.android.svtplay

adb shell pm dump com.google.android.youtube.tv | grep -A 1 "MAIN" | grep com.google.android.youtube.tv | awk '{print $2}' | grep com.google.android.youtube.tv

adb shell pm dump com.netflix.ninja | grep -A 1 "MAIN" | grep com.netflix.ninja | awk '{print $2}' | grep com.netflix.ninja

adb shell pm dump se.cmore.bonnier | grep -A 1 "MAIN" | grep se.cmore.bonnier | awk '{print $2}' | grep se.cmore.bonnier

adb shell pm dump com.viaplay.android | grep -A 1 "MAIN" | grep com.viaplay.android | awk '{print $2}' | grep com.viaplay.android

Tested @tboyce1 command on my Shield and this is what i came up with:

(https://community.home-assistant.io/t/community-hass-io-add-on-adb-android-debug-bridge/96375/23)

Run service androidtv.adb_command, provide entity corresponding to your device and then add:

command: "pm list packages | sed -e 's/package://' | while read x; do cmd package resolve-activity --brief $x | tail -n 1 | grep -v 'No activity found'; done"

Or start the consol in the ADB container in Portainer.

(or connect from a pc consol)

adb connect 192.168.xxx.xxx:5555

adb shell

(not tested but might even work on one line) adb shell command when you have more than one android tv on the network.

adb -s 192.168.x.xx shell

pm list packages | sed -e "s/package://" | while read x; do cmd package resolve-activity --brief $x | tail -n 1 | grep -v "No activity found"; done

And got this:

  • de.blinkt.openvpn/.activities.MainActivity
  • com.plexapp.android/com.plexapp.plex.activities.SplashActivity
  • com.nvidia.tegrazone3/.LaunchActivity
  • com.android.documentsui/.LauncherActivity
  • com.plexapp.mediaserver.smb/com.plexapp.mediaserver.ui.main.MainActivity
  • com.spotify.tv.android/.SpotifyTVActivity
  • com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.tvmainactivity.TvMainActivity
  • se.viafree.android/com.viafree.android.SplashActivity
  • com.nvidia.inputviewer/.MainActivity
  • tv.emby.embyatv/.startup.StartupActivity
  • se.tv4.tv4playtab/se.tv4.tv4play.startup.SplashActivity
  • com.android.gallery3d/.app.GalleryActivity
  • tv.twitch.android.app/tv.twitch.android.apps.TVLandingActivity
  • com.nvidia.ota/.ui.LauncherActivity
  • org.xbmc.kodi/.Splash
  • pl.solidexplorer2/pl.solidexplorer.SolidExplorer
  • com.google.android.youtube.tv/com.google.android.apps.youtube.tv.activity.ShellActivity
  • com.joaomgcd.join/.activity.ActivityMain
  • com.google.android.tv.remote.service/.settings.SettingsActivity
  • com.netflix.ninja/.MainActivity

My LoveLace Remote Card

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You find all info and code here https://github.com/mcfrojd/hassio_lovelace_multiremote

Credit to @clapbr

Sharing the method I've been using to use the search function on Shield directly from HA/Lovelace. Works well for a bunch of stuff, including Netflix (search example: "Vikings on Netflix")

configuration.yaml

input_text:
  androidtv_search_input:
    name: Android Search

scripts.yaml

'atvsearchscript':
  alias: Android TV Search
  sequence:
  - data_template:
      command: am start -a "android.search.action.GLOBAL_SEARCH" --es query "{{ states('input_text.androidtv_search_input')}}"
      entity_id: media_player.shield
    service: androidtv.adb_command

Lovelace raw

      - entities:
          - entity: input_text.androidtv_search_input
            type: 'custom:text-input-row'
          - action_name: Search Android TV
            icon: 'mdi:television-classic'
            name: ' '
            service: script.atvsearchscript
            type: call-service
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