[feature request] Multiple instances of the same integration

[kennymc-c]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Description

Currently it is not possible to add additional instances of the same integration. The integration just doesn't appear in the Add a new integration list anymore if it's already added. Since a user may have multiple devices from the same model or platform in different rooms this is a common use case.
The API endpoint GET /intg/drivers already provides an instance_count field so I assume this feature already planned?

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[eughenes]

Thank you, @kennymc-c, I subscribed to it!

[flussaudio]

Another vote for multiple instances of integrations. I have 3 AndroidTV devices in my home (Nvidia Shield, CableTV Streamer, Bedroom TV) that I'm unable to unify. I am pretty sure there are many other customers who will face this same issue. Looking forward to this implementation.

[zehnm]

The next release will support multiple Apple TV devices.
Android TV integration will be next.

[zehnm]

New Apple TV integration with multi-device support is released in beta group. If we don't find a showstopper it will be released this week.

[zehnm]

New Android TV integration with multi-device support will soon be released in the beta channel.

[zehnm]

Closing: multiple instances of integrations is not planned and the prepared multi-device instance feature in the API will most likely be removed.

However, most integrations now support multiple devices (e.g. Android TV, Apple TV, Denon AVR)