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Changing Chromecast remote buttons

As many of you probably know, Google does not allow you to change the buttons of their chromecast remote. We don't use Netflix at all, but we use Jellyfin. I just though of it and tested it, but Home assistant allows you to track the chromecast and functionality replace one app with another. Making the button now open the jellyfin app

alias: Replace google chromecast nexflix with whoflix
description: >-
  Google does not allow you to re-map the netflix button, but we can launch
  jellyfin when its trying to launch netflix. And thus effectivly replacing the
  button
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - remote.woonkamer_tv
    attribute: current_activity
    to:
      - com.netflix.ninja
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: media_player.play_media
    metadata: {}
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.woonkamer_tv
    data:
      media:
        media_content_id: org.jellyfin.androidtv
        media_content_type: app
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Ravi
feddit.org

There is an app called button mapper that lets you rebin the keys easily on the chromecast remote (google tv)

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EarMasterreply
lemmy.world

That's great to hear. I would have thought it would take some seconds to register.

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JelleWhoreply
lemmy.world

Yhea me too, or some double launch stuff. But it just works instantly

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ropatrickreply
lemmy.world

I have this set up to launch SmartTube instead of YouTube. Its working but there is a 1sec delay during which yhe YouTube screen flashes up. Also theres a looping issue if you use the back button to get out of SmartTube.

However, nice to have a way to remap the buttons without installing an additional app.

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JelleWhoreply
lemmy.world

Good to hear you got it to work. Our chroma cast is wired in, so that might also hide the delay better maybe?

If you use the back button and the app stays, check in home assistant what the entity is saying. For me it ended up being two different app names

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ropatrickreply
lemmy.world

Yeah maybe so. I'll have a look at the entity names bit I think the loop.is being caused by something in my code. Will report back!

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ropatrick
lemmy.world

Can you share a bit about how you got the names for the Netflix and Jellyfin variables please? My daughter asked me yesterday if we could change the YouTube button to SmartTube! I said I didn't think it was possible! 👀

Thanks!

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JelleWhoreply
lemmy.world

woonkamer_tv is the chromecast name

so change the "remote.woonkamer_tv" and "media_player.woonkamer_tv"

Out current automation has grown, but has been unchanged for a bit. Just posting here in case you have some errors of issues.

alias: Replace google chromecast nexflix with whoflix
description: >-
  Google does not allow you to re-map the netflix button, but we can launch
  jellyfin when its trying to launch netflix. And thus effectivly replacing the
  button
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - media_player.woonkamer_tv_2
    to:
      - com.netflix.ninja
    attribute: app_name
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - media_player.woonkamer_tv
    attribute: app_id
    to:
      - Netflix
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: media_player.play_media
    metadata: {}
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.woonkamer_tv_2
    data:
      media:
        media_content_id: org.jellyfin.androidtv
        media_content_type: app
mode: single
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ropatrickreply
lemmy.world

Thanks, I understood those names but I was curious about the Netflix and Jellyfin variables com.Netflix.ninja and org.Jellyfin.androidtv. How did you figure out what those were? I'll need to do the same for YT and SmartTube.

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JelleWhoreply
lemmy.world

Switch the TV to the input. And see what the entity says in Home Assistant (either open the entity, oor look in development and then the status)

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