iOS 14 - TV Icons and other common issues

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I installed the plugin and added a TV. But I cannot see the TV in Apple Home.

• This is because the TV passed to Apple is passed as "external devices". This means that you have to add the TVs separately in Apple Home (just like adding a bridge). Code to add is the same as from the bridge and can be found in the log.

Can't see any inputs or inputs are shown as separat tiles with "home" icon

• This is not a bug of the plugin, the problem is the synchronization/linking of the inputs with the TV (caused by Apple). The problem exists with all plugins that pass the TV as "external devices" to Apple HomeKit. To fix the problem a simple "force-close" of the Home App is sufficient.

I have installed a new app/added new channel, but i can not see it in the list

• This is because the plugin only "manually" refreshes the list of all inputs. This means that after installing a new app or adding a new channel the list has to be refreshed manually. This can easily be done as follows: