Foxtel Shortcut doesnt launch on Chromecast 4K

[craigmate]

Describe the bug

HI.
I have the latest version of the Lovelace card, and have setup the Foxtel shortcut, which was released it late November.
However, when I select the button, nothing happens, other buttons (Netflix, Disney+) work without issue

However, when I select the app on the tv, it shows it highlighted within the card,

Also, I have tested I can launch it with the within the services with the below command and it appears to work

target:
  entity_id: remote.living_room_android_tv
data:
  activity: au.com.foxtel.atv
action: remote.turn_on

SO, I am unsure why it doesn't work. If you can tell me how to get some logs, I can provide them.

To Reproduce

Running the command

 target:
  entity_id: remote.living_room_android_tv
data:
  activity: au.com.foxtel.atv
action: remote.turn_on

appears to work..

Expected Behavior

Launch the foxtel app successfully...

Which Type of Device Do You Own?

Chromecast 4K

Troubleshooting Steps Completed

I have run it successfully via the actions page.

Additional context

No response

[PRProd]

Greetings @craigmate!

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

When #558 was completed, I hadn't heard any complaints about it not working. @karanmakhija88 - can you let me know if this is/was working properly for you?

Things are a little tricky on my end for some of these apps since they are not all available in my region. I have to hunt for APK files to download, and I don't always find the proper option on the first try. I just now found this one and indeed, the current launcher button did not work. I wrote a new command and tested it successfully.

I just want to be sure that by fixing it in this issue, I don't break it for others.

In the meantime @craigmate, can I have you test this new command to be sure that it's working properly on your system? Make sure that you put YOUR Chromecast's media player entity_id in place of what I wrote. (media_player entity, not remote entity)

action: androidtv.adb_command
data:
  command: adb shell am start -n au.com.foxtel.atv/foxtel.play.droid.atv.SplashView
target:
  entity_id: { REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR media_player.android_tv ENTITY }

-Doug

[craigmate]

HI
Thank you for getting back to me. i did run this command, it and did load up the app correctly. So, I think this might be the correct command to get it to work.

I do love this Lovelace card. so thanks for getting back to me...

[PRProd]

@craigmate,

I have just published Firemote version v4.1.8 which contains an updated launcher code for all device families except NVIDIA Shield. I'm still hoping that I will hear back from @karanmakhija88 about this. The good news is that the shortcut should work properly now for your Chromecast device!

Enjoy!

-Doug

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[karanmakhija88]

Sorry Doug I've been away on holiday. I'll be back tonight and can check this and let you know.

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[PRProd]

Great! Thanks, @karanmakhija88!

[karanmakhija88]

Hi Doug The Foxtel button works on my Chromecast remote but not on my nvidea shield one. I am not sure if it ever worked on either as I've been away since you first introduced this feature. Thanks Karan

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