In order to allow the TV to boot properly before being able to switch to a media source, my script has a 20 second pause before switching the source. One thing I can't get to work is the current source displayed in the overview. I've setup a source_list based on an input_select and the current source based on the selected value (state) from the input_select. petro (Petro) July 30, 2018, 1:29pm The media_player.select_source service . Kodi CEC-TV control. Choose the "Play media" action when creating an automation, select the media player you'd like to play something on, and next just browse and pick the media that you want it to play! Allows to group media players together for synchronous playback. In this article I'm also going to discuss the new fast and easy method to . Select one and it will attempt to launch the channel on your Roku device. These make it super easy to use media in your automations and scripts. The player entities which will be synced with the playback from entity_id. After the latest Home Assistant 2022.3 update, it is now possible to add Play Media Action in your Home Assistant automations. And add the configuration for select source. for example (left out all other commands for brevity) Everything is working except of the source-selecting part. This release brings a new media selector and a "Play media" action. When/If it ever works I would still like to know how the script would work. Service media_player.join. In this example, a Kodi Media Player runs in a CEC capable device (OSMC/OpenElec running in a Raspberry Pi 24/7, for example), and, with the JSON-CEC Kodi add-on installed, it can turn on and off the attached TV.. We store the state of the attached TV in an input boolean, so we can differentiate the TV being on or off, while Kodi is always 'idle', and use the universal . I have two sources: TV Turntable: Sonos Port If I select 1), no problems. How shall I alter the script below media_player.select_source in order to select source? By default, the integration looks for media in a specified folder. The media player entity whose playback will be expanded to the players specified in group_members. The ADB command that the media_player.select_source service uses to launch apps doesn't work for all apps on all devices. Hello, Today I started to add a the media_player universal entity to my setup. add: add given media item to end of the queue; next: play the given media item next, keep queue; play: play the given media item now, keep queue; replace: play the given media item now, clear queue; When the announce boolean attribute is set to true, the media player should try to pause the current music, announce the media to the . That means you can play camera streams, local media like songs and video clips or even online radios when an automation trigger is activated. sequence: - service: media_player.turn_on data: entity_id: media_player.receiver - delay: seconds: 5 - service: media_player.select_source data: entity_id: entity_id: media_player.receiver. The enqueue attribute is a string enum MediaPlayerEnqueue:. I am trying to setup a script for turning on my TV and automatically switching it to a specific media source. EDIT: Figured it out. create a universal media_player as a proxy for the original media_player, map the commands you want to proxy. An integration can now browse media of supported sources provided by other integrations. Node Red screenshot. I tried a get entities node with "media_player.lg_tv.source" is "Netflix" but it returns "Entity could not be found in cache for entity_id: media_player.lg_tv.source". but in the available services within home assistant there is a select source option. If other media_dirs are not declared you need to use /media/local path for example in companion app notification.. For Home Assistant OS, Supervised and Container users, this folder is by default configured in the path /media.. Home Assistant OS and Supervised users can access this folder by using, for example, the . Feedback. I just have to follow a node with a switch, and in the switch pull "data.attributes.source" and add constraints for my stuff. Media Player Universal source in overview Configuration. The problem Service media_player.select_source fails when I select one of the available sources. Only works on supported multiroom audio systems. If I select 2), nothing ha. Which needs to be a script, since you need to call 2 services and supply the selected source as a variable. No, spotcast isnt going to help you because it is for google cast devices, go to the developers tab on Home Assistant and in the "States" tab, on the entity field put your media_player.spotify<name>, in the attributes window you can see the attribute source_list (the devices that support true Spotify connect integration), and the source attribute (the device that is currently playing Spotify . I think the documentation would benefit from an explanation of how media_player.select_source can be used with media_player.spotify.Since Spotify is considered its own media_player that chooses which input to use (choosing from its own capabilities.source_list), I think adding an optional service to the Playing Spotify Playlists section would be really helpful! Source Automation. Local Media. In the release notes of 2022.2, they talk about the media improvements and they mention how. If the media player doesn't support this feature, the announcement will play but the media player and . announce: yes: Set to true to request the media player to temporarily stop playing media to announce this media and then resume. When the Home Assistant Roku integration is enabled and a Roku device has been configured, in the Home Assistant UI the Roku media player will show a listing of the installed channels, or apps, under "source". For example, if you have set up the Spotify and Sonos integration, you can now browse your Spotify to play it on your Sonos devices. You'll need to figure out the right command to use with the androidtv.adb_command service. If the media player doesn't support this feature, the new media will play and the enqueue directive is ignored.