androidtv package

Module contents

Connect to a device and determine whether it’s an Android TV or an Amazon Fire TV.

ADB Debugging must be enabled.

androidtv.setup(host, adbkey='', adb_server_ip='', adb_server_port=5037, state_detection_rules=None, device_class='auto')[source]

Connect to a device and determine whether it’s an Android TV or an Amazon Fire TV.

Parameters
  • host (str) – The address of the device in the format <ip address>:<host>

  • adbkey (str) – The path to the adbkey file for ADB authentication

  • adb_server_ip (str) – The IP address of the ADB server

  • adb_server_port (int) – The port for the ADB server

  • state_detection_rules (dict, None) – A dictionary of rules for determining the state (see BaseTV)

  • device_class (str) – The type of device: 'auto' (detect whether it is an Android TV or Fire TV device), 'androidtv', or 'firetv'`

Returns

aftv – The representation of the device

Return type

AndroidTV, FireTV