Old IPad

[user1815]

Was wondering if I could use an old iPad as a dashboard but can’t download the app not compatible any suggestions?

[marktheknife]

You can just use safari to browse to a dashboard you’ve created, since every dashboard has its own URL.

[HAL9000]

@marktheknife

You can just use safari to browse to a dashboard you’ve created

This might be a good thread to ask this. I use Amazon Fire tablets running Fully kiosk browser for my around the house dashboard displays. I’d like to start substituting old iPads to do the same. As far as I know, Fully doesn’t run on iPad.

Does anyone know of something similar to do on iPad? The goal is to have something that starts the browser upon startup full screen. Ideally, it should use the camera to detect motion and blank the screen when there is no one looking at it.

[Pantheon]

I think that HD+ is getting here for iPads and Windows.

[lcw731]

I have been testing The Home Remote app recently (free or like a one-time $3-$5 charge depending on the platform to get rid of the nag banner). So far I really like it... It seems more stable than Apple Home, and while it is somewhat rudimentary, it's not AS basic or aesthetically unpleasing as the native Hubitat dashboards. I do keep a Hubitat master dashboard for when everything else fails. They usually still work.

[marktheknife]

What do you find to be unstable about Apple Home?

[user1025]

I use an iPad by loading the dashboard in safari using the web ui of hubitat, and then create a desktop shortcut. The desktop shortcutwhen opened removes the address banner off the page. I also use a kiosk app that I paid a few dollars for so that the app always reverts back to the front page after x seconds and that the top banner is completely removed. Guided access is also useful to lock down the app so it can’t be exited by pressing the home button.

check this thread as this is what I was going through at the time.

iPad iOS 17.5.1 status bar colour / color does not match HE dashboard background 2.3.9.150

I recently updated my hubitat dashboard ipad from an older ipad air running 12.5.7 to a later gen 8 iPad running 17.5.1 and have noticed that the status bar is now white instead of matching the colour of the dashboard. I am not sure how long this has been an issue as it was always black on my older iPad air. guessing it is something to do with the safari css / webkit / meta build for the website? If there is something that I can do in iOS or on the hubitat settings Id love to know. But if this i…

hope this helps in some way

Cheers

Duncan

[lcw731]

I have had it going no response a lot lately. Some time just a wave, some times just matter, sometimes just certain specific zwave device. A few days later it’s all fine again. Losing a lot of patience from my wife as she feel she never knows if it will work or not it.