Media Cover Art

Media Cover Art can turn the panel into a now-playing display while a selected Home Assistant media player is playing.

You will find these controls in Settings > Sleep & Schedule > Media Cover Art on the panel web page.

Settings

• Show Cover Art - enables the cover art display and keeps the screen awake while artwork is shown.
• Media Player Entity - chooses the media player entity to watch, such as media_player.living_room.
• Show After - chooses whether cover art appears immediately or waits for the selected delay.
• Show Track Details For - controls how long track information is shown over the artwork on the 4-inch square displays.
• Advanced Options - contains source and filtering controls you may not need every day.
• Hide for external source inputs - hides cover art when the selected media player source is TV or Line-in.
• Advanced Filtering - reveals Only Show When, which limits cover art to matching media player attributes, such as app_id=com.apple.TVMusic or app_id=com.apple.TVMusic; media_content_type=music.

Cover art is separate from the normal Screensaver mode. Use Screensaver when you want the panel to dim, show a clock, or turn off after inactivity.