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Unified Remote
Hi,
Maybe an idea for an app: App launcher.
When you want to watch a movie, turn on your TV and receiver, and just like in the video from Athom, start Plex, Kodi or PopcornTime.
Is someone already working on something like this? If not, I'm willing to create an app for this.
Maybe @Emile can answer this?
Let me know if you have any suggestions!
Maybe an idea for an app: App launcher.
When you want to watch a movie, turn on your TV and receiver, and just like in the video from Athom, start Plex, Kodi or PopcornTime.
Is someone already working on something like this? If not, I'm willing to create an app for this.
Maybe @Emile can answer this?
Let me know if you have any suggestions!
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For example the plex app can control Plex Home Theater, but if I'm not mistaken you have to start PHT first in order to control it with Homey.
This is just a windows environment. Don't know what the challenges may be for Mac or Linux distro's. For instance in my situation (Ubuntu 15.04) I wanted to have my laptop shutdown if a specific flow ran. For this to work I installed a webserver with a PHP script that creates an dummy file in my temp folder if Homey goes to a specific endpoint on that webserver. Next I created a SH script that checks for the existence of that file every minute and if found removes it and does a shutdown to the system. It works.. but for the normal user (without tech knowledge) not doable and ofcourse highley insecure. If someone knows the existence of my endpoint he /she can shutdown my notebook anytime they want.
So, starting apps remotely is a big issue not solvable by Homey. The demo you've seen makes use of those apps that have an endpoint available to Homey. But if you want to do more... good luck.
I plan on creating a server for OS X and Windows first, no plans to write something for Ubuntu.
If that function also is available on OS X, i will look into creating an app for Unified Remote.
Edit: Seems to be available, see https://www.unifiedremote.com/remotes/launcher. Didn't work on my MacBook before, has to be a bug in the server. Changed the subject to Unified Remote, will create an app for this if possible
What functionalities do you guys want other than launching apps?
Is it possible to support multiple Windows clients?
I asked him some additional questions, waiting for response.
Where did you learn about adding 433 devices support? I am also interested. Forum? Slack?
You use: IFTTT,
Android phone + Tasker,
Unified remote tasker plugin (included in full version)
When homey triggers the IFTTT recipe it send a notification to my phone which is intercepted by tasker (and cleared/scanned for commands) then the tasker unified remote plugin executes the tasks! I got WoL via homey working and executing windows batch scripts.
For more information go here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/4d3sb4/how_to_control_your_pc_with_alexa_instructions/
(this article defines alexa but homey has the same capabilities)
Or send me a message for more info.