This simpe App enables you to switch your TV on from standby of from on to standby without any remote.
Features:
- Discover if configured Unix System is available after entering the connect information.
- Identifies the actual status of the TV (as long as it is standby or on).
- Dynamic change of the TV status by the press of a button.
What you need:
- A HDMI-CEC compatible Unix System in the same network as your android phone (Yet only tested with Raspberry Pi and RaspBMC (XBMC 13.1).
- A CEC Tool on your Unix System (libCEC) (Only tested with CEC Software von RaspBMC (libCEC). [Command is processed through /.xbmc-current/xbmc-bin/bin/cec-client].
- A CEC compatible TV. (All producers use different brand names for their CEC communication) (Application was tested with Samsung Anynet+ TV.) Some other Brandnames can be found under: http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=CEC#Devices_Known_to_work
- Both systems Unix and Smartphone need to be in the same network.
- SSH must be enabled.
Not yet implemented:
- Unix System will not automatically set to active source for the TV. At the moment the Unix system need to be selected as aktiv source already.
Testet with
- Raspberry Pi
- RaspBMC with SSH enabled and XBMC 13.1
- Samsung TV with Anynet+
- Android Phone - Nexus 5
- Android Version 4.4.4
Known Issues:
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TVSwitch is an Android Productivity app developed by KB Applications and published on the Google play store. It has gained around 5000 installs so far, with an average rating of 2.0 out of 5 in the play store.
TVSwitch requires Android with an OS version of 3.0 and up. In addition, the app has a content rating of Everyone, from which you can decide if it is suitable to install for family, kids, or adult users. TVSwitch is an Android app and cannot be installed on Windows PC or MAC directly.
Android Emulator is a software application that enables you to run Android apps and games on a PC by emulating Android OS. There are many free Android emulators available on the internet. However, emulators consume many system resources to emulate an OS and run apps on it. So it is advised that you check the minimum and required system requirements of an Android emulator before you download and install it on your PC.
Below you will find how to install and run TVSwitch on PC:
If you follow the above steps correctly, you should have the TVSwitch ready to run on your Windows PC or MAC. In addition, you can check the minimum system requirements of the emulator on the official website before installing it. This way, you can avoid any system-related technical issues.
| TVSwitch APK 1.1 | 1.8 MB | 1.1 |
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