Might be doable. An IR blaster is basically the same as a universal remote, they do work with most TVs. You can find several threads in the forum about them.
- The switchbot Hubs which you need for integration between switchbot and Devices and Smartthings are themselves IR blasters. It’s not a perfect integration, but you can definitely create scenes in the SwitchBot app that will be exposed to smart things so you can turn those on and off. I use this myself. Here’s a project report I posted:
Switchbot - Simple “power on” for some TVs (IR blaster)
- There are also a number of IR blasters that can be flashed with the Tasmota firmware, and then used with the following edge driver. That takes a few more steps, but you may get a more complete integration.
- I personally also use an Amazon fire TV cube on my main TV, and then you can get very good integration through Alexa routines (not SmartThings routines).
It’s also one of the only IR blasters which can give you voice navigation around the screen, like move down, move right, etc. Since I need a completely hands-free system, it’s been great for me. Note that only the cube model gives you the full hands-free navigation. not the sticks. But you need to confirm that it works with your TV model. (Or, of course, return it if it doesn’t.)
https://www.amazon.com/All-new-fire-tv-cube-4k-streaming-device/dp/B09BZZ3MM7/
- specifically for YouTube, there may also be some options through Chromecast, but I’m not familiar with those.
p.s. for the sake of everyone reading this forum in the future, when you start a completely new topic, start a new thread. Also, you’ll get better answers that way. I’ve moved this for you. 