# Option to start with a nice now playing screen **URL:** \ **Category:** Implemented\ **Created:** [February 18, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514 "2019-02-18T11:45:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Visser](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/marcel_visser/32/884_2.png) [@Marcel\_Visser](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Marcel_Visser)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/1 "2019-02-18T11:45:56Z")
Hi! First I like to thank you for this excellent app. Working really great and I’m using it on a daily base. But I have a request. I’m having a tablet mounted to the wall in my living room from where I can control the whole house. When Kodi starts playing, Yatse opens automaticly and goes to the remote. But I prefer a nice now playing screen to be shown with only some small control buttons for olay/pause/stop/etc… The wallpaper, some code pictures and the plot. Can you add this to a next release maybe? I will donate! ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/2 "2019-02-18T12:35:28Z")
Just pass a boolean extra “StartActivity.EXTRA\_DISPLAY\_NOW\_PLAYING” set to true 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Visser](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/marcel_visser/32/884_2.png) [@Marcel\_Visser](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Marcel_Visser)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/3 "2019-02-18T16:03:01Z")
Thanks, but where can I do that? I only see in settings a option to choose remote. ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/4 "2019-02-18T16:14:13Z")
In the tool you use to start Yatse when kodi start playing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Visser](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/marcel_visser/32/884_2.png) [@Marcel\_Visser](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Marcel_Visser)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/5 "2019-02-18T20:11:40Z")
Aaaah Allright. I’m not sure if that is possible. I’m using macrodroid for this. I have a homey home automation unit. Its configured this way; IF Kodi starts playing something, THAN it sents it to IFTTT. And than, IF IFTTT receives this, it will turn on Bluetooth on my android tablet. And than, IF Bluetooth is enabled, Yatse will start. And the same way as Kodi stops playing, it will turn of Bluetooth on my android device, and macrodroid will switch from Yatse to my homey home automation app. Any other suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/6 "2019-02-18T20:23:27Z")
MacroDroid support passing Intent Extra 🙂 But this is for their support 😉 Look at how you configure the start of Yatse in that tool and apply > Just pass a boolean extra “StartActivity.EXTRA\_DISPLAY\_NOW\_PLAYING” set to true Else ask on their forum as I do not use that tool, just know it support most things that Tasker support and that is definitely part of it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![serak](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/serak/32/1879_2.png) [@serak](https://community.yatse.tv/u/serak)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/7 "2020-10-20T21:37:59Z")
Hello, I have the same problem. I use Tasker, but I don’t know, how exactly should the command look like. I use yatse tasker plugin: Type: Send command Name of the command: StartActivity.EXTRA\_DISPLAY\_NOW\_PLAYING Value for seek: true And nothing happened. If I choose one of the defined commands (for example Seek 30) everything work like a charm… I didn’t find any documentation for this. Can anybody help me, please? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/8 "2020-10-21T06:11:36Z")
You can’t use the plugin for that but the normal intent API. I’ll see to add something in the plugin too. ---
**Author:** ![serak](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/serak/32/1879_2.png) [@serak](https://community.yatse.tv/u/serak)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/option-to-start-with-a-nice-now-playing-screen/1514/9 "2020-10-22T21:11:33Z")
Thank you. I tried it with intent API, but failed. My settings: Action: org.leetzone.android.yatsewidget.EXTRA\_DISPLAY\_NOW\_PLAYING Extra: putString(“org.leetzone.android.yatsewidget.EXTRA\_STRING\_PARAMS”, “true”) Target: Activity Nothing is happened. When I try some Service Intent from your wiki, it works. For example: Action: org.leetzone.android.yatsewidget.ACTION\_APP\_SHOW\_VOLUME Target: Service I have no experience with the Intent API, so I may be sending the parameter incorrectly. Or do I need to set some permissions for the application?