# Old ipad as a dashboard

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/old-ipad-as-a-dashboard/40818>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [January 10, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/old-ipad-as-a-dashboard/40818 "2021-01-10T10:59:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_vd\_Linden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arnold_vd_linden/32/19336_2.png) [@Arnold\_vd\_Linden](https://community.homey.app/u/Arnold_vd_Linden)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/old-ipad-as-a-dashboard/40818/3 "2021-01-10T15:37:49Z")

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Look at this

> [@Node Red: A widget based dashboard working with Homey trough MQTT](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-a-widget-based-dashboard-working-with-homey-trough-mqtt/18798):
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> I really wanted a dashboard in the wall to control everything I want. Last couple of week’s I’ve discovered homey-dash. Great I thought, and build an old iPad 2 inside the wall. Sadly, the dashboard was very limited. I could only start some flows, and control some switches. To see information on some devices, I needed to press them several times, and to use a slider I needed to long press a device. I thought I could adjust my electric blinds, but sadly the slider didn’t work for …

Or use the new web app [My Homey](https://my.homey.app/login)  
Both works great on an old iPad.

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