There is a device based on android (istick or tv box) on which the application is installed, this device is connected to the TV. Is it possible to ensure that this application can be controlled using the remote from the TV?

On the android site, I found examples and some information about this, but, as I understand it, it works only on TVs with Android OS. I would be grateful for any info on this issue, thanks!

  • That is, at the moment you do not have a TV set-top box and you are only considering the possibility of buying it? - Oceinic
  • @oceinic, Not at the moment, it's not a problem to buy a console, the main question is whether this scheme will work :) - Mikhail Popov
  • The task is not very trivial. You can get an idea of ​​how the process of developing such an application can look like by reading projecturc.blogspot.ru - Oceinic

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  1. Infrared is only a few percent of devices. In fact, you have to buy a certain phone model for this task.
  2. Even if you have a phone with an infrared port, it may still be incompatible with your remote control, if it turns out that it works in the radio band. Or if it turns out that the port works only for data transfer
  3. A more traditional solution - a bluetooth keyboard - is likely to be cheaper than buying a new smartphone.
  4. Even if you have the right equipment, you have to write the application yourself. I was interested in this issue and I did not see ready-made applications with similar functionality.
  5. Even if you succeed, it is unlikely to be convenient to use such a combination.
  • Doesn't TV BOX have IR ports? :) It is this moment that interests me if I connect this TV BOX to the TV, install the application on it, can I set it up so that I can control it with the remote control from the TV? - Mikhail Popov
  • Even if they have, it’s not a fact that this port will be accessible via the Android API - Oceinic