Start Sync on Android TV with shortcut

[Thomas (Thomas Vos)]

This is not possible at the moment, but I am working on it. Please see the following for updates:

Automatically start/stop Sync on Android TV

I got the Hue Gradient Lightstrip last week. Purchased HE premium yesterday. Works GREAT with my Sony AndroidTV One complaint… Too many button presses to turn on/off sync. Open app, down, right, right, ok, right, ok, ok gross… this is the only feature i will use of this app. AndroidTV does not support widgets… I assume there is one to turn on/off sync umm. IDEA… in Hue Essentials > settings > add a checkbox option to auto start sync when opening Hue Essentials. This checkbox will …

Sync Intent on Android TV

Is there an intent I can use to turn on sync on my TV? My goal is to create a small apk that launches this intent, and then assign that to one of the shortcuts on my shield remote. Thanks.