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(or the latest version after the update on Homey)

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Open the PS4 Second Screen app and attempt to connect to the device, it’s probably named PlayActor.

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New version 1.5.0

Added “I won a trophy” and “User won a trophy” When cards. Have fun! :slight_smile:

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You should use the PSN device. PlayStation is for the console

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Hi Emiliano,

I’m sorry, but I want to create a flow when my son is online (we have multiple users on the PS) that the PS turns off after 90 minutes. I have filled in his username from PS, but it doesn’t work. Am I doing something wrong? Isn’t it possible to choose between the accounts on the PS?

I am sorry too :slight_smile: But although none of my business I have to react

Technically it will be posssible but just imagine the next 2 situations:

  1. playing a difficult game. Almost the level-boss defeated. Which means finalle after days of trying you can achieve your goal. You are playing 89 minutes and 45 seconds. Need just a bit more. You go in for the kill. Then it is 90 minutes.

Question: how would you feel if you are doing something and it stops because time set by someone else is over?

  1. 89 minutes and 50 seconds been playing. PS decides to do a save. While saving the Playstation turns off. In case you yourself are not a gamer, every games warns not to turn off the PS during saving (also imagine what can happen if PS is doing a firmware upgrade).

Maybe better: log times, give a warning just before 90 minutes. Warning at 90 minutes aftes 95 minutes send yourself a notification so you can talk to your son.

if you are a gamer: I would suggest to try off the PS for a month on your own account :slight_smile:

Hi Hielke,

Thank you for your reply.

I understand and I’m aware of it (because I’m a gamer too). But if I don’t use this, I still have to know if it is possible to choose between the accounts on the PS. This to use it for example when he won a trofee. So there can be played a victory song via Google. I have filled in his username, but it the flow isn’t starting.

I did not try this card yet. But for every user of my PS (me and 2 sons) I made a different PSN-device.

Only disadvatge is but logically the player needs to be online (the older son plays always offline).

how does your setup look like?

Okay, I didn’t create a PSN device for him to. Now I did. I have created this flow for testing, but it doesn’t start

I have devices:
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For device PSN MdJ i created the flow:

And it works :slight_smile:

Okay that’s clear. But it is not specific for 1 user and that is what I want, if it is possible.

It is for one user. The user who is mentioned in the device PSN MdJ.

In the meantime I also tested a version of your flow and I got it to work. But is is case sensitive. In my flow I used K but my account starts with k. So after correcting my version of your flow also works.

I guess you gave me the solution. Thank you for your help Hielke and have a nice weekend!

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Wow thanks for the active participation! also @Daphne_Oosten
I’d like to add some info:
The PS will be sent to sleep, not the actual OFF of the PS. So if you are not playing online, then it won’t have much effect in most of the cases. Though I admit it’s frustrating as gamer :smiley:

Maybe you want to consider how your child will react: mine will start the PS instantly, and although you can automate this as well so that the PS goes to sleep again, even turning off the TV, a cycle of this unwanted behaviour of children could ruin your electrical applicances :smiley: . You can solve this with a smart plug I think. But then your PS will be actually going to OFF mode from sleep/awake, they also warn against this.

My flows:
I warn my son if he plays before 7am with a Voice message from Google Assistant (muting the TV before this)
I turn the volume to 9% when the PS starts, to avoid my living room being a warzone :smiley:

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Does not this depends on the sttings in the PS itself?

I fixed some case sensivity issues, but i guess i missed this scenario. Thanks for pointing it out!

I dont actually know this. The app sends the sleep command, if this is configured in the PS console to behave differently then it will behave how you configure the console.

Would it be possible to have a card which returns the online status of a friend as a tag? So for instance you can use the status in a flow to send a message by one of hte other apps?

Like: I am turning on my PS, Homey detects a friend of mine is online. I send her/him a message on WhatsApp: Whanna play?

Could also be used for testing online status of Friends. I imagine there are thee options: Online, Offline or Unknown (or is alwys shown as offline)?

And maybe: show some info like fullname, last online :slight_smile:

Good idea. I will note it!

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New version 1.6.0 (on test now, will be released very soon)

Added condition card:

:heart: Happy with my work? Your support to continue developing this and new apps is always appreciated.

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:bulb: Do you have any ideas or suggestions ? Don’t hesitate to leave a message!

In test right now :slight_smile: