Android TV remote

A simple wrapper around ADB to send commands to Android TVs.

Currently it only allows switching input sources (since this functionality is not exposed in the Philips TV API).

Prerequisites

You need Android Debug Bridge (standard Android debugging app) installed for this tool to work, since it's just a wrapper around adb to send specific key inputs to the TV. Just google install adb %your_os% for installation instructions for your OS.

Make sure adb is added to PATH!

Install on Ubuntu:

sudo apt install adb  

Enabling remote debugging on your TV

This has to be enabled to allow adb to talk to the TV:

1. On your TV find Android Settings > Device > About > Build and press it 7 times until you see a notification.
2. Go back to Android Settings > Preferences > Developer options
3. In Developer options enable 'USB debugging'. If you have a separate option for LAN/WI-FI debugging, enable it instead.

Using the tool

Set the TV's ip address with a --host parameter and a desired input source with an --input parameter (number from 1 to 6). The first time you connect to your TV it will display a promt. Answer 'yes' so it does not show up at every request.

Examples:

Select HDMI1:

python android-tv-remote.py --host %tv_ip_address% --input 1

Select SCART:

python android-tv-remote.py --host %tv_ip_address% --input 6