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### `androidtv_remote.send_text`

The `androidtv_remote.send_text` action allows you to send text as input to your Android TV device. This allows you to fill text fields as if it was typed using the keyboard.

{% note %}
It requires the on-screen keyboard to be closed first.
{% endnote %}

| Data attribute | Optional | Description |
| -------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `config_entry_id` | no | The ID of the Android TV Remote config entry. |
| `text` | no | Text to send as input to device. |

Example:

```yaml
action: androidtv_remote.send_text
data:
config_entry_id: a1bee602deade2b09bc522749bbce48e
text: "hello world"
```

### Dashboard example

You have to manually create buttons in Lovelace to send commands to the Android TV device or launch apps on it.
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