Xiaomi TV
The xiaomi_tv
integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows you to control a Xiaomi TV
You need to make sure the TV is connected to the internet, and that your Home Assistant instance is on the same network.
To add a TV to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file.
After changing the configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. The integration is now shown on the integrations page under Settings > Devices & services. Its entities are listed on the integration card itself and on the Entities tab.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
- platform: xiaomi_tv
When starting or restarting Home Assistant make sure your TV is off. This is a flaw in the TV itself.
If you do not set a host in the configuration file, local TVs will automatically be discovered.
To manually add a TV you can use the following configuration:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
- platform: xiaomi_tv
host: YOUR_TV_IP
name: YOUR_TV_NAME
The platform will never turn your TV off. Instead, it will be put to sleep and woken up. This can be useful, because the selected source of the TV will remain the same. It will essentially turn your TV into a dumb TV.