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
mode: single
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There is an app called button mapper that lets you rebin the keys easily on the chromecast remote (google tv)
How is the delay?
I literally can’t notice (I did wire everything)
That’s great to hear. I would have thought it would take some seconds to register.
Yhea me too, or some double launch stuff. But it just works instantly


