# Dashboard on tablet Made easy: info request **URL:** \ **Category:** Dashboards\ **Created:** [November 16, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641 "2024-11-16T08:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rick\_znd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rick_znd/32/79245_2.png) [@Rick\_znd](https://community.homey.app/u/Rick_znd)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/1 "2024-11-16T08:45:19Z")
Hello, i’m planning to buy a tablet to have a Dashboard usable by family without being called every two minutes with the annoying “it doesn’t work” request. I have several questions , as i don’t know if goin’ with Android or IPadOS. My unanswered questions scrolling all the topics: - which is the best way in having Dashboard “locked” ? Full kiosk on Android ? An iPad ? - which is the “idiot proof” solution for unlocking the home screen of the tablet ? Pin code ? Having a sensor (aka Aqara fp2) triggerin the unlock ? Dunno if faceid can be set with multiple users on Android or iPadOS - Will ever be the Dashboard a “locked” screen on the app ? I mean, NOW you can Go back to the app itself, i admit that got a bit lost reading all the comments Thanks a lot to anyone Who will help me doing the right decision 😂❤ ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/2 "2024-11-16T09:03:57Z")
First thing what popped up: Why would you want to lock the tablet screen? When it has a dashboard only function that is. ---
**Author:** ![Alle\_van\_der\_Ploeg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alle_van_der_ploeg/32/79247_2.png) [@Alle\_van\_der\_Ploeg](https://community.homey.app/u/Alle_van_der_Ploeg)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/3 "2024-11-16T09:16:13Z")
I’m using an ipad with guided acces in the homey app. Explained by emile. (Link 👇🏻 ) You can select parts of the screen that you dont want to be accessible. This when in guided acces people can’t exit the dashboard screen. I couldn’t get the motion sensor to work the way he did. Instead i made a flow in wich homey sends a notification to the ipad. I’m using a ipad 9th gen. [https://community.homey.app/t/how-i-wall-mounted-my-ipad-pro](https://community.homey.app/t/how-i-wall-mounted-my-ipad-pro) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_znd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rick_znd/32/79245_2.png) [@Rick\_znd](https://community.homey.app/u/Rick_znd)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/4 "2024-11-16T09:17:23Z")
I probably wrote that thing unclearly or incomplete, but your correct question opens up another 😁 : better having the screen always on or switched off (that Was meant with “locked”) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/5 "2024-11-16T09:25:50Z")
Ah I see. I think, when you let the screen turn off, it should be turned on before anyone wants to hit a some button. With Android you could use the front cam for that, as motion detector. Having to wait for a screen (and app) to be ready is so annoying. \_ > [@Rick\_znd](#): > > Will ever be the Dashboard a “locked” screen on the app ? I mean, NOW you can Go back to the app itself I think Athom has to introduce a dashboard “user”, which is not allowed to go back to the app? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_znd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rick_znd/32/79245_2.png) [@Rick\_znd](https://community.homey.app/u/Rick_znd)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/6 "2024-11-16T09:56:58Z")
To use the front camera do I have to include the tablet in Homey as a Motion detector device or is it an Android normal feature ? I’m in Apple eco-system mainly but as i said i’m going to buy the tablet for that use only so opened to cheaper solutions 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ria\_Banis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ria_banis/32/7966_2.png) [@Ria\_Banis](https://community.homey.app/u/Ria_Banis)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/7 "2024-11-16T10:57:27Z")
I use a Lenovo M11 tab. It is set on allways on (I use an other dashboard bit this will work the same) ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_Henderson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/andy_henderson/32/80642_2.png) [@Andy\_Henderson](https://community.homey.app/u/Andy_Henderson)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/8 "2024-11-16T15:46:28Z")
Various tools that might be worth exploring: - [Fire toolbox](https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-customize-your-amazon-tablet-with-fire-toolbox/) - allows you to remove the Amazon stuff from a cheap Fire tablet and add other stuff Amazon doesn’t want you to use. - [Fully kiosk web browser](https://www.fully-kiosk.com/en/) - Converts an Android tablet into a kiosk, locking features down and adding new ones (like using camera to wake) - [Dashboard controller app](https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.xseth.dashboardctrl/Dashboard-Controller/) - integrates Homey with the Fully kiosk browser; I use it to automatically charge the tablet when battery is low and turn charging off when it gets to 85% in order to preserve battery life - [Micro web server app](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.sdn.webserver/Micro-Web-Server/) - converts Homey to a simple web and FTP server; I have written my own simple dashboard in HTML/CSS/Javascript, it’s not very sophisticated but focuses on supporting visitors unfamiliar with our set up. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_znd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rick_znd/32/79245_2.png) [@Rick\_znd](https://community.homey.app/u/Rick_znd)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dashboard-on-tablet-made-easy-info-request/120641/9 "2024-11-16T18:58:04Z")
Thanks a lot. Will give a look to the fire suite you linked to have a First try with a Kindle fire laying unused in a drawer