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Android TV remote

About this project

This tool implements the remote control protocol for Android TV and Google TV.

The v1 is for the old Android TV Remote Control app
The v2 is for the newer Google TV app used when your android tv's remote services version is >= 5
The anymote protocol (old protocol for google tv < 2014) is not supported.

Quickstart

Check on your android tv device the Remote Services version (in Settings > Apps > See all apps > Android TV Remote Service). If the version is >= 5, you sould use the v2 protocol.

First, start the pairing process ./atvremote -ip="192.168.1.20" -version=2 -pair
Then, you can send a list of keypress like this (this sould open the settings) ./atvremote -ip="192.168.1.20" -version=2 command="HOME;HOME;UP;RIGHT;RIGHT;ENTER

Usage

You can use this project as a library (see the godoc page) or directly in cli (see the releases page). In CLI mode, you must at least specify the IP to your android tv box. Here is the list of the supported flags:

Name Required Default Description Example
pair No False Pairing mode (if not specified the tool will start in command mode and assume that the pairing have already been done) -pair
ip Yes None IP or hostname of your android tv device -ip="192.168.1.20"
cert No ./cert.pem Path to your certificate file (will be created in pairing mode) -cert="./cert.pem"
key No ./key.pem Path to your private key file (will be created in pairing mode) -key="./key.pem"
version No 1 Protocol version -version=1
command No None List of keypress to emulate (see below) -command="HOME;HOME;UP;RIGHT;RIGHT;ENTER"
open No None Open an app using an intent (V1 Only) -open="com.netflix.ninja/.MainActivity"
link No None Open a link (V2 Only) -open="https://netflix.com/title/"
info No None Print a json object of the device's infos (V2 Only) -info

Additional information

  • Command flag: a string with alphanumeric characters will automaticaly be converted to keypresses. You can also send some specific keypresses defined in pkg/common/types.go prefixed with KEYCODE_ and separated with semicolons. There are some shortcuts for the most common keys (UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, HOME, BACK, VOLP, VOLM, MUTE, PWR, ENTER). For examle this string a;UP;bc;KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_HDMI_1 will be parsed as [RemoteKeyCode_KEYCODE_A, RemoteKeyCode_KEYCODE_DPAD_UP, RemoteKeyCode_KEYCODE_B, RemoteKeyCode_KEYCODE_C, KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_HDMI_1] (see pkg/common/parsekey.go for more info).
  • Open flag: an activity in in the format yourpackagename/.activityname.
  • Link flag: You can start an app using a deeplink defined in its appmanifest (like described here). By default, if no deeplink is found, the link will open in a browser.

Acknowledgments

This project wouldn't have been possible without these awesome projects which reverse-engineered these protocols.

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