They are yes - I was worried this update changes them to some other/solid color by default.
When I've updated my app, all empty tiles have changed to match the tile colour
That probably explains it. My background is black and most tiles are mid grey (with a different brighter colour for app shortcuts and folders along the bottom row). Following the update the empty tiles appear the same colour as the surrounding tiles - mid grey, rather than the background colour - black.
If you have transparency set to 100% then the change would be unnoticeable. In Settings > Background I've set 255 (0% tile transparency?) so all empty tiles have appeared mid grey.
That's all fine BTW. I was just trying to work out how the empty tile colour default would affect users existing dashboards after the update is ran. I'm guessing it would depend on what the transparency slider in Background is set to. My original point was (I think?) that if the default empty tile colour was to match the background colour, then the update would not have altered any existing dashboard regardless of what the transparency slider was set to.
Yeah, that sounds like a bug.. the empty tile should by default show the background (image/color). I'll see if I can figure out a fix for anyone who updates (without losing the ability to change the color)
I'll test this but can you tell me what version of the app you're running? I made some changes to the 'manage hidden devices' dialog not too long ago to fix some issues like this.
Second issue is an ikea plug in that doesn't respond to the on/off command, Three other ikea devices work. the following is the debug log on the hub:
Are you able to turn the plug on/off using the Hubitat's webpage? Assuming that works - are you using the on/off commands or some other commands? I believe that's what the app is calling (device type switch -> on/off)
Hi Jeff. I have been using your great app for a few months now, on my Am Fire HD10, and it has been working great.
I update to 1.0.1630 a couple of days ago, and the app is crashing now.
I have tried different settings for screensaver/wake on off motion triggered, and nothing seems to work.
I haven't caught it yet, but I did try and look at the log and the log doesn't have any history, only a few lines of when I restart the dashboard.
Is this a problem with the Fire tablets, or do I need to do something else?
Hi Joe,
This app is great! Thank you for all your great work to make this a winner! I have a question. I created a tile (the one titled "We're home") in which the tile's "icon" is the title of the tile. For the life of me I can't figure out how I did it! If I make a copy of it, the copy shows as a regular button. How can I create more tiles like this? I've tried everything in the edit, tried selecting different icons, etc. No luck. The icon that shows in the Manage Button option is the left hand one in the 3rd row down in the Built-in images. But if I select that for any of the other buttons, I don't get the same results as the "We're Home" tile. Weird. See attached screenshot.
Thanks!
Alex
@jpage4500 Joe, I've found a little anomaly with video tiles when editing them. This is more a peculiarity than anything else but thought I'd highlight it in case you were unaware. I'm showing one of my CCTV cameras on each dashboard. I have a raspberry pi used a server that connects to the RTSP streams of my 9 cameras and re serves them as unauthenticated mjpeg streams.
My video tile points to camera 2 at http://192.168.0.110:8082 and all works fine. The image is displayed and tapping the image brings it up full screen. The issue happens when I edit that tile to show a different stream. To replicate the bug - method 1:
- Long press the tile > edit
- Edit the URL to show a different camera (in my case camera 3
http://192.168.0.110:8083) - Close the edit window and return to the normal view
The dashboard continues to display the previous live feed (in real time not frozen), overlaid with 'Connecting to http://192.168.0.110:8083'. Clicking that tile does bring up the new (correct) feed full screen, but exiting the full screen view restores the old one again overlaid with 'connecting to....'
To replicate the bug method 2:
- Swipe right > edit mode
- Select the video tile
- Edit the URL to show a different camera (in my case camera 3
http://192.168.0.110:8083) - Close the edit window and click 'done editing' to return to normal view
The dashboard continues to display the previous live feed (in real time not frozen), however this time without a 'connecting to....' overlay. Clicking that tile does bring up the new (correct) feed full screen, but exiting the full screen view restores the old one again.
Doing a refresh doesn't correct it. Exiting the app and reopening it brings up the correct video feed.
i have version 1.0.1606 on both tablets. The switch is set for on/off commands. I have a http shortcut on my phone for that switch with an on/off command. It's funny the other ikea plugs work, just not this one. I might have to change some plugs around.
Firmware update?
I got this from google play. I reset the 1 tablet, as for some reason, trying to uninstall the app crashed the play app. once reset, I installed the dashboard again, but the firmware is the same, as are the issues. I'll see if I can find out how to update the firmware
Sorry about that - I only see a couple of crashes logged so not sure if one of those is your issue or not. Does the app crash on start every time or after you do a certain action that you can reproduce?
I did try and look at the log and the log doesn't have any history, only a few lines of when I restart the dashboard
If you don't see anything or much in the Event log, try changing to the "Device Log (all)". This will include not only what the app is logging but additional data from some of the libraries used and sometimes can help. If you do see something interesting and want to send it to me I can try to diagnose too
Is this a problem with the Fire tablets, or do I need to do something else?
I have 2 Fire tablets that are always on.. however I did replace the FireOS so I guess they're not exactly out of the box 'fire tablets' anymore 
I really should pick up a Fire tablet on sale just to have on hand for testing.
Anyway, my goal is for the app to work well on these devices as they seem like the perfect devices to mount to a wall and keep running all day
If this is a Button device type with only 1 button, by default I just show that little button icon. You can change the image or use text instead by:
- edit that device (or the copy)
- manage buttons
- click on the "1" (text label) field and enter anything
Thanks for the steps to reproduce this.. it might take a little time but I'll try to get to the bottom of it.
I was just testing RTSP again yesterday and noticed that when viewing a video full-screen and then closing the dialog the video kept playing in the background.. not sure if that's the same issue or not but I did figure that one out.
I'm still trying to figure out a way to have an image tile with an auto refreshing image for my camera but when clicked view the live RTSP stream
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This is going to be in the category of a stupid question. I am playing around with the android dashboard, for the first time, and when I go to add a tile (edit mode) it does not seem to have switch, button or dimmer options?
All of the 'real' devices come from the Hubitat Hub via the MakerAPI app. There's a guide on setting that up here.
The tiles that you can add via the app itself are for the most part unrelated to the Hubitat Hub (like an image tile or video feed)
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I doesn't crash on start, but after running for several minutes, then it "crashes", or actually stops but when tapping the square at the bottom of the screen, it is still there and I can start the dashboard again by tapping on the blank app box (like switching to a different app that is running in the background, for instance).
I did change the device log/all and I saw some questionable entries, but I don't know what they mean or if they are important. How do I send the log file to you?
I know that my tablet isn't re-flashable YET, so I just use the FireToolbox to remove/disable FIre stuff and turn off updates, but I am suspicious of the tablet updating itself, so I entered 7 entries in my router's firewall that is supposed to block anything from Amazon, but I don't know if that is working..... I'll take another look with the toolbox and see if things have re-enabled themselves.
Curiously though... I have the screensaver set for disabled and I have a custom screen layout.
When the dashboard "crashes" and I restart the dashboard, the default layout loads and I have to re-load my custom layout.
What OS are you using on your Fires? Mine is a HD10 11th gen (I think it is a 2021).
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Thank you I will look in to that. I am just trying to figure out if it is a good option.
Thank you for the informaiton.
Maybe I should be looking at Action Tiles instead?
Feel free to do what works for you, but I am a previous user of Action Tiles, and I find this app far superior. 
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