Solved Join and Android TV

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  1. surge919

    surge919 New Member

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    I installed Join on my phone and both my Android TV devices.. an Nvidia Shield TV and a Nexus Player.

    I've set Accessibility Services / Join -- to On

    This works..
    --- https://joinjoaomgcd.appspot.com/
    --- choose my device... NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV
    --- Find
    --- DISMISS button appears on TV

    This also works..
    --- From my phone, I choose "NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV"
    --- Type a message "testing 123"
    --- Message on TV pops up Set clipboard: "testing 123"
    --- Message on TV pops up Writing: "testing 123"

    Sending an API from the site (or other apps I have) does not work.
    But I do get the notification sound

    ie: https://joinjoaomgcd.appspot.com/_ah/api/messaging/v1/sendPush?text=testing test&title=this is a test&deviceId=<DeviceId>

    Am I missing a setting?

    thanks


    EDIT:

    I noticed that if I send the clipboard attribute, my TV receives the notification

    &clipboard=test

    https://joinjoaomgcd.appspot.com/_ah/api/messaging/v1/sendPush?text=testing%20test&title=this%20is%20a%20test&clipboard=test&deviceId=<DeviceID>

    Does Join allow sending regular notifications to Android TV or does it need to be a clipboard item?
     
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  2. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    Android TV doesn't show notifications but a toast should appear instead. Does it not appear?
     
  3. surge919

    surge919 New Member

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    I guess my wording it wrong. I do get the Toast.. however, I only get it if I send a clipboard item..

    This doesn't work
    https://joinjoaomgcd.appspot.com/_ah/api/messaging/v1/sendPush?text=testing%20test&title=this%20is%20a%20test&deviceId=<DeviceID>

    but this does ( with the following added &clipboard=test )

    https://joinjoaomgcd.appspot.com/_ah/api/messaging/v1/sendPush?text=testing%20test&title=this%20is%20a%20test&clipboard=test&deviceId=<DeviceID>

    Can I get the Toast to appear without requiring the clipboard piece?
     
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    Here's what works when I send a test url with "&clipboard=test"

    Settings / Clipboard

    If I set Clipboard Toast to enabled, I get the following Set clipboard: Test

    If I set Write Toast to enabled, Writing: Test

    Settings / Android TV / Toast Position does nothing

    Nothing shows up if I leave out the "&clipboard=test"
     
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    Does anyone have any ideas about this?

    The clipboard work around doesn't work too well in the real world. I keep sending emails about doors being open :)
     
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  7. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    Ohhhhh, now I see what you mean! :)

    The toast only appears on synced notifications, not when receiving notifications via a push! I'll fix it right away, thanks!
     
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    I'll try it tonight.. thx.

    I got around this by using Tasker to watch for Join notifications and creating an Alert. it worked fine on my Nvidia Shield but I couldn't install Tasker on my Nexus Player. The Shield allowed me to accept the Disclaimer. The Nexus Player gets stuck on that screen.
     
  10. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    Hopefully this will work then. :) Thanks!
     
  11. surge919

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    This works great on both of my devices.
    To be clear of which settings are required, I wiped all previous data and installed the updated version.
    I didn't have to change any settings.

    Settings / Android TV / Toast Position - also works.

    thanks
     
  12. joaomgcd

    joaomgcd Administrator Staff Member

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    Great to know! :D
     
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