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Displays

Your iPad,
as a health display.

An old iPad is the best Dash screen there is: bright, always plugged in, and it will genuinely stay awake.

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Why this one works

Unlike a Kindle, an iPad can be told never to sleep. That makes it the one device in this list that does the always-on version properly.

Setting it up

  1. Open your display link in Safari.
  2. Share, then Add to Home Screen. Opening it from there runs it full screen with no browser chrome, which is what makes it look like an appliance instead of a web page.
  3. Settings, Display & Brightness, Auto-Lock, set to Never.
  4. Keep it on a charger. Auto-Lock Never on battery will flatten it in a few hours.
  5. Optional: Guided Access (Settings, Accessibility) locks it to Dash so a passer-by cannot wander off into Safari.

Safari can unload a page that has sat in the background for a long time. Dash reloads itself on the auto-refresh timer, so the worst case is one stale screen until the next reload.

Other screens

Every display Dash is set up for, including the Kindle.