Another great use with a setup like this is use the built-in or 3rd party screen saver app to display photos when in standby mode (I use Google Photos). Then the tablet also doubles as a digital photo frame when not in use. I set it to play from a specific library I can add photos to from the cloud and thus my main computer, so it's super easy to rotate in new photos as I like.

I kind of have something similar going with my Samsung Galaxy S6 lite tablet. All of my light bulbs are available with a smart home app widget which makes for One tap easy control of all my lighting and all the rooms. With network storage I have access to all my drives internal and external storage on all my devices like my Nvidia shield, Windows pc, other Android tablets and phones etc. Webview eyes make for quick and easy access for controlling downloads with qbittorrent and biglybt. That combined with all the network attached storage access makes for moving anything anywhere and to really make that use shine I have TeamViewer One tap launch control to gain remote access to my windows PCs. That actually works surprisingly well with an Android tablet. Very very cool.

Now this might not all be packed into a neat and tidy single screen but the range of controls available for all of the things and all of the drives and all of the smart home things etc. My tablet has really because the central hub for controlling everything in my home in these days.

Yay for technology right?

Hey Reed, so with this tablet I can have my smarthome stuff on a dashboard via Google home and smarthings?

Great video.. I love your videos. I always get IDEAS from them. that isn't what your doing.. lol..
eg.. You have a fire 10.1 tablet.. I'm not a fan of Fire tablets. more Android tablet fully opened kinda guy..
however, I like the part about the tablet being on a wireless charger..
I have tons of electronics.and wireless chargers.. I'm thinking of 3d printing a stand and taking apart a phone wireless charger, for the wireless charger in it. installing it into the 3d printed tablet stand. and see if I can make that work, instead of purchasing a fire tablet!! cuz putting it on a stand is really great.. ALBEIT my couch does have built in USB Ports I can just plug the tablet into?? But really like the wireless charging aspect !!!

I like the idea of a mobile dashboard.
I've had a habitat set up for about 5 months now but I'm starting to play with home assistant for the fun of it.
Is home assistant the only Hub you have or do you have other Integrations?

I'm just barely scratching surface of learning home assistance, but can i just use this with Fire HD Tablet? or do i need a dedicated server at home first, and point the tablet toward that?

Completely agree with your logic – as always 🙂

How did you get the mushroom light cards to stay within the same card? I'd like to add multiple mushroom lights in a single card.

You sure can still use a wall mounted dashboard tablet as an easily accessible, regular old tablet if you mount it on the wall with a magnetic mount and a wireless charger. The magnetic mount has the magnet screwed into the wall and a small metal plate securely glued to the back of the table (or the back of the case if you don't want it glued to the device itself). Then you stick a Qi receiver onto the back of the tablet (plugs into the charging port) with a Qi charging pad on the wall. Want to use the tablet? Just pull it off the wall. No cables, no mess, easy peasy.

I have a tablet wall mounted in the hall with full kiosk browser installed. Also one in the kitchen but on a cook book stand.

I mean I would probably still have it on the wall, cause for remote use I have my phone, so…. 🤷🏻‍♂️

This basically what they have in all the rooms in the Aria Las Vegas—it was really nice to control everything in the room from do not disturb, ordering room service, everything

Hi Reed,

At some point didn't you have a video where you used a door/window sensor with a pressure mat under your madras?

I have been browsing your videos, and can't seem to find it.

Hey, I want to buy an smartthings hub but before doing that I want to know if is any way to connect an 2.4g tuya switch to it. I've connected the smartlife account in smartthings app but I can see only the smart plugs. Thank you for your answer!

I mainly use Google for my smart home devices, I also have Alexa, but rarely use it.. I like the idea of that tablet smart display, my kids don't use their old Samsung tablets anymore, would using these devises be a "budget" friendly option?

Great video as always. I apologize for asking something I'm sure you've answered plenty of times. What streaming devices do you use? I especially liked the ability to send notifications to your TV screen without interrupting the show. I'm curious about all of your streaming devices and your favorite. Thank you

Hey there Reid,
I was wondering if you could give some reviews and also try out ORVIBO Smart Home systems as it is an option I am considering for my smart home?
Thanks in advance
Btw, I love your videos

@6:15 I guess we are all ok with anyone looking at history, logbook, map, calendar, shoppping list etc. we need reals RBAC. This is a wth

I was wondering if you could help me. I have a Hive thermostat and a ceiling fan. When the thermostat is turned on either automatically or manually I want to trigger the fan to come on 10 minutes later.
And then if the temperature drops bellow 16°C (50°F) I want the fan to turn off.
Currently I use Alexa and IFTTT. But I can’t work out how to do it!!
Could you give me some pointers please???

❤️

Can you add ring alarm to HA??

Can you use show 5 or show 10 to display the same Dashboard and pin the app?

Whats the Name from dashboard? I feom germany

Love your videos! I am new to the smart home world and want to use smart bulbs but dont want to have to have switch covers. Is there no switch options out there to help with this?

😀 I am using it like this already more then one year. Yes it is good idea 🙂