The newer Android / Google TV remotes (based on g10, g20 reference design) use Bluetooth LE to communicate with the box (harder to figure this out that I expected...)
The remotes will pair with an Android phone (after complaining that an app is required) and will allow navigation, back, home (didn't play much, just confirmed it worked)
So next I paired it with a Windows 10 PC. It pairs (a little tricky as the pairing timeout on the remote is short), there are no errors, but it doesn't do anything.
So - Google searching completely fails for me on this topic, just leading to irrelevant results.
Any idea if there is means of making the remote work with Windows 10? Some kind of driver? Keymapping app?
Also would be curious if there is a normal android app to fully support the remote (perhaps side loading the library used in Android TV?)
Thanks!
Ran the Bluetooth sniffer on windows, and all the buttons (except the voice button) send identical payloads.
Next step is to "connect" Wireshark to the Bluetooth snoop log on an Android phone via ADB - it might be that the remote sends an "event occurred" message, and the device must request the event(s).
I've been having the lazies getting the adb thing wired up, but I read it is possible. Hopefully I can create a neat little driver if none already exist (this is virgin territory, but I have the tools)