Media & entertainment

Android Debug Bridge

androidtv

Built inLocal polling

The Android Debug Bridge integration allows you to control an Android device or Amazon Fire TV device.

In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge

What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.

Entity	Shows up as	Note
`media_player`	TV	Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode
`remote`	TV remote (activities)	Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode

3 reports below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.

What people report

Android TV integration exposes TVs but has no device class, so the Home app once refused them as unsupported until a class was set.

Works4
Partly works2
Not working1

Device	In Home Assistant	In Apple Home	What they said	Source
Google TV / Chromecast with Android TV	Works Local		Support added via androidtv 0.0.51 Saved copy Proposed change This updated package uses a different ADB command for getting properties from the new Google TV device (aka, Chromecast with Android TV); the existing command didn't work for getting the current app. https://github.com/JeffLIrion/python-androidtv/compare/v0.0.50. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	PR #42047 · 2020-10
Nvidia Shield (Android TV)	Works		Playback pause/resume and media-triggered automations work Saved copy AndroidTV (Nvidia Shield) \- If I’m watching something (YouTube, Kodi, etc.) and get up from the couch, the playback pauses and resumes when I sit back down \- As soon as media starts playing, my PC monitors go to sleep (I have three 27-inch monitors and they brighten up the room) \- When media playback starts, some lights turn off (like the ones behind my back). The lights that stay on switch to a deep orange and low brightness \- When playback stops, all lights go back to normal \- If playback is paused instead of stopped, a special scene is activated (e.g. lights leading to the bathroom … Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.	Reddit comment · 2025-04
NVIDIA Shield (original) media player	Works		HA integration does what is needed; odd system freeze Saved copy Og shield with emby serving media. No major issues with it b apart from the odd system freeze. Ha integration does what I need for it Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.	Reddit comment · 2024-05
Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019	Works		Controlled via Android TV integration Saved copy I got shield 2019, lg oled 65'' and pioneer vsx930k, i use rm4pro and ethernet for lg power on and webos integration for the rest, android integration for shield. Vsx930k is IR controlled because of ethernet bug on his card, it just stuck after a while. Vsx930k power on/off is detected with a smart plug (under 3W is off). Than i use Philips hue remote to start all devices, play or pause and disable oled screen. Works perfectly for 2 years. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.	Reddit comment · 2025-12
Android TV (ADB) media player	Partly works Local	Broken in Home Home app said device not supported without tv device class	No device_class defined, so cannot be told apart as TV or receiver Saved copy … right now. I read about the supported components and TV devices here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/#supported-components > > > > > media_player \| TelevisionMediaPlayer \| All media players that have tv as their device_class. Represented as Television and Remote accessories in HomeKit to control on / off, play / pause, select source, or volume increase / decrease, depending on supported_features of entity. Requires iOS 12.2/macOS 10.14.4 or later. > -- \| -- \| -- > > > > > But for my android TV media_player entity the device class is missing. The entity just got none. Could … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	Issue #75925 · 2022-07
Android TV (media player accessory)	Partly works	Partly in Home Stays unavailable in Home after TV goes off until reload	Sources list changes need HomeKit reload Saved copy … Hello @bdraco! Thanks for your work! There are two problems and it has existed for a long time... Tried to configure via UI and via config - same. 1. Media player in accessory mode does not update its state after being unavailable. I am using androidtv integration and when my tv is turned off in Home Assistant it shows as unavailable. After turning on the TV, the status is updated in Home Assistant, but it still to be unavailable in Homekit until it is restarted. As temporary solution i use universal media player wrapper with custom state, but I think that this needs to be reported. 2. Second … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	Issue #46515 · 2021-02
Android TV media player	Not working	Broken in Home Home app says device is not supported by Home	No device_class set, so not exposed as TV; fixed after report Saved copy … right now. I read about the supported components and TV devices here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/#supported-components > > > > > media_player \| TelevisionMediaPlayer \| All media players that have tv as their device_class. Represented as Television and Remote accessories in HomeKit to control on / off, play / pause, select source, or volume increase / decrease, depending on supported_features of entity. Requires iOS 12.2/macOS 10.14.4 or later. > -- \| -- \| -- > > > > > But for my android TV media_player entity the device class is missing. The entity just got none. Could … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	Issue #75925 · 2022-07

Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.

How it connects

Local polling

Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.

Details

Installs (analytics)	16,080 (2.27%)
Added in	Home Assistant 0.7.6
Set up in the UI	Yes
Maintainers	@JeffLIrion, @ollo69

Brands that work through it

Home Assistant lists these brands as supported by Android Debug Bridge.

Amazon Fire TV

In ReReHome

Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.

Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.