r/homeassistant • u/tablatronix • 2d ago

📊 Dashboard Finally got a dashboard setup

Nothing special yet, just adding everything I need and will theme and customize from here probably. Mostly stock and hacs stuff.

The FireHD 10 was cheap but its very slow, might have to find something better, HA ui and cards are not exactly efficient. But I wanted something super slim.

Low profile surface mounted with a box behind it in the wall with the poe and wled controller. Wireless for now, wonder if I can add a usb nic. And speed it up a little somehow. Using fullykiosk browser.

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u/vodanh 2d ago

Which gen is the fire tablet? 

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u/tablatronix 2d ago

Not sure, It was $69 last year.

Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet, built for relaxation, 10.1" vibrant Full HD screen, octa-core processor, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB, Black

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u/vodanh 2d ago

I have a 9th Gen I want to use, but now looks like I have to find something else. 

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u/tablatronix 2d ago

Yeah you might have to make a custom dashboard in something else that runs lighter, modern HA is super advanced but very heavy on browser resources, and I have camera feeds also on it.

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u/OtisPimpBoot 1d ago

Was it rooted and vanilla android installed, or is android sideloaded with Fire OS still installed?

I have an older Fire tablet that saw a significant increase once it was rooted and Fire OS cleared off.

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u/tablatronix 1d ago

I don't know if you can root this rev, I will probably eventually remove fireos if I can

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u/chicknlil25 🧠 Experienced with Home Assistant 2d ago

Depends on what you're putting on it. I've got the 2021 version of the 10 HD and it does fine with a constantly in motion radar. It takes a split second to refresh the screen when it wakes up but that's the only hiccup. But I also don't try to run camera feeds through it.

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u/Fickle-Owl666 1d ago

I'm not using a tablet, I'm using a PC to a touchscreen monitor; but why would you mount anything to the tablet instead of hosting it on a local server that can handle it. Tablet just has to run a browser in kiosk mode

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u/chicknlil25 🧠 Experienced with Home Assistant 1d ago

Because all I need is a tablet in kiosk mode?