Script to continuously force Samsung soundbar sound mode

force_samsung_soundbar_mode.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This works around a STUPID issue on Samsung TVs/soundbars which will always
# set the sound mode to Game and never switch it back when game mode is
# enabled once.
#
# This script just sets the sound mode to whatever you want every 2 seconds.
#
# 1. First connect your soundbar to your SmartThings account
# 2. Find your soundbar's device ID here: https://my.smartthings.com/advanced/devices
# 3. Generate a bearer token here: https://account.smartthings.com/tokens
# 4. Replace "adaptive sound" below with your desired sound mode

while true
do
  curl -s -X POST https://api.smartthings.com/v1/devices/[YOUR_SOUNDBAR_DEVICE_ID]/commands \
          -H "Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN]" \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -d '{"commands":[{"component":"main","capability":"execute","command":"execute","arguments":["/sec/networkaudio/soundmode",{"x.com.samsung.networkaudio.soundmode":"adaptive sound"}]}]}'
  sleep 2
done

I made this very helpful script into a Dockerfile: https://github.com/snipem/force_samsung_soundbar_mode_docker