I assume other devices besides the Nvidia shield have a find my remote feature built in, but it doesn't do one much good if one can only access it via the menu system. Google really needs a "find my remote" much like "find my phone" that cam trigger the find my remote function in these devices.
It can be done if one runs their own home assistant installation, but this should be built in.
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/hey-google-find-my-remote/271348
Man, the CCwGTV remote is so damn tiny that I lose it on an almost daily basis and need to spend some time flipping everything over on a weekly basis. I'm planning on using a dermal to create a small lanyard loop on it and attach a samsung smart tag that I can make ring from my phone.
alias: Find Living Room Remote
sequence:
- service: androidtv.adb_command
data:
entity_id: media_player.INSERTNAMEHERE
command: >-
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d -n
com.nvidia.remotelocator/.ShieldRemoteLocatorActivity
mode: single
This works for me
Google could learn a lot from Nvidia about how Android TV should work. They seemingly insist however on having OEM's build the cheapest systems possible.Wonder how much adding the remote finder chip to the remote would cost?