Android TV Remote "current_activity" attribute

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The problem

An Android TV Remote Entity will retain the last known state of the "current_activity" attribute even when the state of the entity changes from on to off.

NVIDIA Shield Pro:

Xiaomi Mi Box S:



One notable exception is when the Xiaomi Mi Box becomes unavailable after the device is shut off. (it's a known annoyance with these devices) In that scenario, the "current_activity" attribute disappears as expected:

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

2023.5.1

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

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What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

Android TV Remote

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/androidtv_remote

Diagnostics information

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Example YAML snippet

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Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

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[home-assistant]

Hey there @tronikos, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (androidtv_remote) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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[tronikos]

Can you clarify why this is an issue? This feels like a feature request.
When the device turns off it only pushes an update that the status changed to off. It doesn't push any app change since there isn't any. I could add code in the integration to clear the activity but I don't remember if when the device turns on whether it notifies of any activity change. I guess I could persist the previous activity but it gets complicated across restarts. In addition I think it's helpful to know what's the activity even when the device is off. I think if you send a key, it will turn on the device and send it to the current app. I'll close this as not planned.

[tronikos]

@home-assistant close

[PRProd]

@tronikos - Thank you for that explanation. After considering what you wrote, I prefer the way it was designed and not the silly way I thought it should work. 😄 Keep up the good work!