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I have a TV with two hdmi inputs source:

  • In hdmi1 connected satellite receiver
  • In hdmi2 connected android device

I'm looking for possibilities to control active hdmi TV input from android(switched between each other)

In the beginning I thought about control TV by IR port, but I didn't find cheap usb ir stick. Now I think about HDMI CEC, but very little information about it. I don't understand, Does CEC allow make it? Maybe exists other ways?

Сlarification: I have a android application, which can play media content by scheduler, and sometime app must will be able to change input source TV to other HDMI port, and change back later. Finally: I need control input source TV from Android device.

Grigoriy Borozdin
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If I understand your question well, I believe you're searching for an HDMI switch.

For example:

http://www.amazon.ca/HDE-3-Port-Switch-Switcher-Splitter/dp/B0081J9OX6/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1443376976&sr=1-5&keywords=hdmi+switch

They even sell some that you can control with a remote:

http://www.amazon.ca/HDE-5-Port-Switcher-Support-Adapter/dp/B00DVKRHMK/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1443376976&sr=1-8&keywords=hdmi+switch

Georan
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    It is interesting device, but it not help me. I will try to describe in more detail: I have a android application, which can play media content by scheduler, and sometime app must will be able to change input source TV to other HDMI port, and change back later. Finally: I need control input source TV from Android device. – Grigoriy Borozdin Sep 27 '15 at 21:12
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    Hi @GrigoriyBorozdin, Did you find an answer to your question? – naike Feb 29 '16 at 11:24
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    @GrigoriyBorozdin did you find any answer? – Innocent Jun 05 '18 at 00:45
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    @GrigoriyBorozdin did you find any solution for this? – Manju Kumari Jun 30 '20 at 05:53
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You can use TvInputManager. List<TvInputInfo> inputs = tvInputManager.getTvInputList();

You can get information about each Tv input by TvInputInfo object which you will recieve in inputs list. Now you can change the passThroughInputs (HDMI,AV,COMPOSITE) by

Uri inputInfoIdUri =TvContract.buildChannelUriForPassthroughInput(tvInput.getTvInputId()); Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); intent.setData(inputInfoIdUri); context.startActivity(intent);

Sourav Rawat BCA
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