Google TV

localDeclared from the vendor's protocol, never probed hereby ALYT

Google TVs in your rooms: power, volume, open an app, and show a camera on the screen, all on your own network.

What it adds to a house

adds speakers and switches.

How a person connects it

Method: pair. Be in front of the TV: it shows a code when ALYT connects, which is asked for next.

Field	Kind	Required
TV’s address on your network (address)	text	yes

What it can look for

Nothing: it does not look for things on the network.

What stops working when it is disconnected

The TV stops answering and can no longer show a camera.

The descriptor

The same object the console and the phone render from, served for a program at /connectors/google_tv.json.

{
  "source": "built-in",
  "visibility": "public",
  "listed": true,
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "docsUrl": "https://developers.alyt.com/connectors/google_tv",
  "kind": "GOOGLE_TV",
  "name": "Google TV",
  "icon": "tv",
  "promise": "Google TVs in your rooms: power, volume, open an app, and show a camera on the screen, all on your own network.",
  "connectivity": "local",
  "brings": [
    "speaker",
    "switch"
  ],
  "connect": {
    "method": "pair",
    "help": "Be in front of the TV: it shows a code when ALYT connects, which is asked for next.",
    "fields": [
      {
        "key": "address",
        "label": "TV's address on your network",
        "kind": "text",
        "secret": false,
        "required": true,
        "placeholder": "192.168.1.175"
      }
    ]
  },
  "discovery": null,
  "disconnect": {
    "consequence": "The TV stops answering and can no longer show a camera."
  },
  "author": {
    "kind": "alyt",
    "name": "ALYT",
    "url": "https://alyt.com"
  },
  "verification": {
    "level": "declared"
  }
}

The guide

Google TV connects to a TV on the household’s local network, pairs with a code shown on the screen, and then exposes the TV as a controllable device with power, volume, and app launching, plus the ability to show a camera feed on the screen. It works locally, so the household keeps using it when the cloud is down, but the household sees less than staff-level tooling. A DEV key works in a sandbox, and a LIVE key only reaches its own connector.

What you connect

To add a Google TV, the developer supplies the TV’s network address in address. ALYT asks for the pairing code after it reaches the TV. The TV must be in front of the person during pairing, because it shows the code on screen and the person types it in next.

This connector is for TVs on the household’s own network. If the TV is not reachable on the network, pairing and later control fail.

What it exposes

Google TV brings two device kinds to the household: speaker and switch.

For a household, that means the TV appears as a room device that can:

• turn on and off through switch
• change volume through the speaker controls
• open an app
• show a camera on the TV screen

The screen-sharing part is for live camera viewing. The TV does not need an ALYT app installed for that.

What it cannot do

This connector does not depend on discovery, so the TV must be added by address.

It does not promise anything outside the TV’s own local network. If the TV is unplugged from the network, it cannot be reached. If the TV is fully off and does not support waking on the network, it may not respond until it is otherwise available again.

Disconnecting removes access. After disconnect, the TV stops answering and can no longer show a camera.

How pairing works

Google TV pairing is a code-based exchange. The TV shows a code, and the person enters it during connect. Once paired, the TV trusts ALYT for later control on that household connector.

If pairing fails, check:

• the TV is powered on and on the same local network
• the address is correct
• the code on the TV is being entered from the right screen and in time
• the TV is not blocking control from the network

What to check when it fails

If the TV is visible but does not respond:

• confirm the TV is still on the household network
• retry pairing if the code has expired
• verify the TV has not been disconnected
• check whether the TV is asleep or fully off

If the TV turns on but does not show a camera:

• confirm the TV can reach the camera feed from the household network
• confirm the TV is paired and still connected
• try again after the TV becomes responsive

If volume or app control fails:

• confirm the connector is still paired
• confirm the TV is reachable at the same address
• reconnect if the TV was reset or the network changed

House and cloud behavior

This connector works on the local network, so the household can still use it when the cloud is unavailable. Staff may see more detail than the household, but the household-facing behavior is the same TV control surface: power, volume, app launch, and camera display.