Turn off lights when playing media on Apple TV

[jody.albritton (Jody)]

It is possible and I am sure some enterprising community member could solve it. To dig a little deeper into what is happening in the video:

Home Assistant is talking to a third party Apple TV remote library which can be found here. It is monitoring the current status of the Apple TV and reacting based on the current state. All of this could be done with SmartThings.

GitHub - postlund/pyatv: A client library for Apple TV and AirPlay devices

This sort of automation can also be accomplished* with a harmony home hub and a smart app. There are also smart apps that will react based on the state of Kodi and Plex if you have those apps already.

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