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So even when new tech is added, like an HD camera or voice control, you can rely on the dedicated touchscreen to integrate all of it into one seamless user experience. I could have sworn I read differently. So how does it know how many can reasonably fit on a row given the resolution? The HE dashboard doesn't exactly seem to be mobile responsive. Setting aside the question of whether smart homes actually save you money, wall mount tablets win this fight. So the first step is to get a tablet that we can use for our smart home dashboard. Basically, you can use any tablet if you want. But for the best result, you probably want a tablet with a small bezel and wireless charging. It can be a small, wireless portable unit that lives on your nightstand. It can be a unit larger than your tablet designed to be permanently mounted to a wall.

SmartHomeBeast.com is a leading online destination for all things related to home automation and smart products. However, now that I have a wall-mounted tablet running Home Assistant, I feel compelled to tidy up the look and feel and to make the dashboard look more presentable. Great article (as are your other HA posts). I only wonder, if you mount a wireless charging tablet on the wall aren’t you creating a fire hazard? I’m kinda hesitant in doing this in my home.Cosmetically, I've achieved exactly what I was after – a wall-mounted dashboard with nice aesthetics, unobtrusive, and positioned in part of the house where I expect it to get a lot of use.

All for a fraction of what you'd pay for a dedicated touchscreen. It's hardly a fair contest. ...Your Mobile Device Is Surgically Attached It offers fast performance and it has a responsive touchscreen, so you can even use the device for playing games. There are different options for the Smart Home Dashboard itself, you can use Home Assistant, Node-Red, or Sharp Tools for example. In this article, I am not really focussing on the different dashboard systems, but more on how you can use a tablet to run a Smart Home Dashboard and how to mount it to the wall.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 series of tablets are cheaper than the premium Galaxy Tab S series, but have more than enough power to display the Home Assistant dashboard. As we have come to expect from Samsung, these tablets have more than just decent screens, and narrow bezels (without any branding). Sadly, but also expectedly due to the pricing, the Tab A7 series do not use Samsung's fantastic OLED screens, but instead use LCDs. Connectivity– You should choose a tablet that is compatible with all your home automation equipment (thermostat, lights, etc.)

This will give you a chance to see how everything works, tinker a bit on the sidelines before you commit, and figure out what system will really suit your home and your lifestyle.

There are many tablets that are compatible with home automation systems, but there are some devices that stand out. They offer the best value for the money and are easy to use. One consideration was using a touchscreen monitor with a Raspberry Pi or NUC form factor computer. However, this wouldn't easily fit the "slim form factor" requirement as I would need to find somewhere to hide the Raspberry Pi or NUC box. Except, your tablet wasn't necessarily designed for that purpose, and you don't use your tablet for that purpose all the time.

The other consideration was to wall mount a tablet; however, a good option for wall mounting wasn't immediately obvious. When mounting your tablet with magnets against the wall, make sure you add enough magnets. Also, when you need to remove the tablet, make sure you slide it sides of the wall. Don’t pull it straight towards you, because you risk pulling the magnets of the wall as well.I've decided that I'm not going to leave the tablet permenantly attached to mains power all the time. I have a spare TP-Link Tapo P110 lying around that I will automatically turn on and off using an automation based on the battery state of the tablet. There is a HACS Tapo Controller integration which can be used to control Tapo plugs directly from Home Assistant. This is another universal tablet wall mount. Unlike the previous one, this is also designed for desktops and not only for walls. However, you can use it for your tablet on the wall. It is really easy to position the product and adjust it to your liking as you can rotate 360° and tilt it up to -15° and 15°. The main view no longer lists out lots of lights for each room. Instead, for rooms with multiple smart lights, such as the living room and my office, I am representing the light group as a single entity control instead of listing out every single light