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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 8 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] JelleWho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I literally can't notice (I did wire everything)

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] JelleWho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

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