Philips Hue + Android TV Integration

by YuDumPhuk

Hey guys, need help. So I decided to purchase some Philips Hue lights during Black Friday for an amazing deal with the intention of having them provide ambiance in my living room based on the content that's displayed on my TV.

I thought this would be easy to accomplish due to the fact that there are many Android apps out there on the market that allow you sync the colours of your Philips Hue bulbs to the content that is displayed on your phone, and my television is an Android powered TV.

I got around to setting everything up, BUT here's the issue: All the Philips Hue compatible apps I have installed on my Android TV won't detect the colours of any video signals (e.g. HDMI inputs, Aerial etc). It only detects the colours of the TV's menu screens and changes the colour of the Philips Hue bulbs accordingly. Using ADB, I am able to take screenshots of my TV screen, but all I can see is the Android TV UI. No matter which input is selected on the TV, the video image isn't being picked up. I would understand if it was only the HDMI inputs (due to HDMI HDCP), but the antenna input too?! There must be a process running on the TV that prevents other apps from capturing content that is displayed on screen (I assume for copyright reasons). I just need to know how to disable it. I'd love to hear any ideas or suggestions you may all have :) Thanks!

Timbets

Buy Philips Android TV

mondocu

I don't think you will be able to disable drm protection on any app. You could check if MrMc is available on your tv store. It's a Kodi's fork which integrate 2 way to get hue bulb to sync video. One basic that will work instantly but do not have colour transition and the other option implement a raspberry (Hyperion server) but gives way better results.

blipdragon

Sony 930E here with hue lights and using huestacean app from git hub so lights sink with screen... you have to create an entertainment area in the regular hue app then open huestacean and link it to your bridge...works great with some apps not all

blipdragon

Far as I know only android or on computer streaming to tv...it won’t work with some apps like YouTube or Netflix or OTA tv but works with IPTV Smarters Kodi live net tv etc

blipdragon

Android TV or box ...also a plugin for Kodi and computer only...does not work with OTA channels...the app needs to be installed on the set up you’re using