Mike A.
Known around here
- May 6, 2017
- 4,141
- 6,946
Easiest ways to view BI on remote monitors inside home?
- Thread starter talisman2208
- Start date
DLONG2
Known around here
- May 17, 2017
- 772
- 461
Thanks for the link! Hope that this will resolve the sleepiness on the tablet.
Is it possible to have fire tablets boot up to UI3 in full screen kiosk mode?
I know little about android OS so have been using Win 10 tablets but the fire’s are cheaper.
I know little about android OS so have been using Win 10 tablets but the fire’s are cheaper.
Ssayer
BIT Beta Team
Last edited:
Ssayer
BIT Beta Team
Ssayer
BIT Beta Team
I did the whole nine yards on all of my tablets, Developer Mode, Google Play store, etc. Even with going to Developer Mode and turning Stay Awake on, not ONE of my tablets played nice and stayed awake. Stay Alive! was the only app that actually accomplished that task for me. As always, YMMV...
These are increasingly difficult to find on Ebay, but if you can find them they are great for UI3. They are wall mounted PC's from iBase Technology (UPC-6210-I25/J19).
They have 21.5" touchscreens and three of mine have low power Intel Atom E3825's, and two have Celeron J1900's. They work well enough although
they can be slow for updates and general computing. They also have fairly heavy metal cases and thick, shiny glass faces which show smudges.
In general they are used throughout the house for UI3, as the interface to Home Assistant and Rune Audio, and SIP video intercoms. (can is for scale):
They have 21.5" touchscreens and three of mine have low power Intel Atom E3825's, and two have Celeron J1900's. They work well enough although
they can be slow for updates and general computing. They also have fairly heavy metal cases and thick, shiny glass faces which show smudges.
In general they are used throughout the house for UI3, as the interface to Home Assistant and Rune Audio, and SIP video intercoms. (can is for scale):
Sybertiger
Known around here
Is there a UI3 setting to automatically select the cam to display when an alert happens. For example...if you have 10 cams displayed then the cam for your driveway triggers an alert can UI3 automatically select the driveway cam to display exclusively on the entire Android tablet screen for 20 seconds or until a different cam triggers maybe 10 seconds later?
@Sybertiger Lower right corner of UI3, enable "Auto Maximize". You do that with a long press. 
Sybertiger
Known around here
Thanks! I also just noticed in the UI3 settings there is the Auto Maximize. I guess I just didn't know what it was called so wasn't sure what I was looking for...LOL!
Also, I came across THIS THREAD that may be of help.
I forgot to mention that I use a set of scripts/tweaks called "Fire Toolbox" to customize my Fire Tablet. This is a gui based program that allows you to customize your Fire Tablet. I remove all the Amazon bloat (including lock screen ads - just in case the device sleeps for some reason), add Google Services (so I can download apps from the Google store), and change the launcher from the Amazon crap to a normal launcher. This way if the UI closes out, it returns to a custom desktop that only shows a couple of frequently used shortcuts. Obviously the BI app or a browser shortcut that automatically opens the BI UI3 interface are included.
This script does not require that you root your Fire Table device, and it also provides a way to reverse any of the changes that you made. Alternatively a full factory "reset" (from the settings) of the tablet will remove all the changes as well - along with all your apps and data.
I've used it for years and it certainly makes the Fire Tablets much easier to work with.
[WINDOWS/LINUX][TOOL]Fire Toolbox V37.1
Fire Toolbox V37.1 All-In-One Toolbox for Fire Tablets! The Fire Toolbox is a collection of useful ADB (Android Debug Bridge) tweaks that can be applied to Amazon's Fire Tablets. The Toolbox project aims to help users fully customize...
forum.xda-developers.com
Last edited:
Just sharing what I use at my home. I have a micro PC with UI3 running and since i have ethernet ports to all of my TVs in the house I use an HDMI over IP transmitter with receivers at each TV to share what's on the micro PC screen
Slightly related thread with good information and ideas:
ipcamtalk.com
CONNECT PC TO TV
I would like to view BI on my TV from my windows computer. I have BI running on my windows 10 pro computer. My TV has an Ethernet wire running to my router so I can have internet access. My computer is likewise connected to the router via an unmanaged switch so I can have internet on my computer...
Great thread. I relatively new to to all this. But, as I learned in this thread--I could put to use an old Fire 7 as an monitor. Works great.
Thanks all for the great information.
Thanks all for the great information.
Until about 5 years ago I used to use old phones and tablet as others are saying in this thread... But I had a tablet's battery swell up and get very hot and an old phone swell up and start smoking.
Maybe just bad luck, but now I'm gunshy (and won't leave anything charging unattended now
).
Now I use firesticks to display UI3 24x7 on computer monitors or TVs.
The ironic thing is that it is hard to find small cheap monitors new these days, but you can score them for free sometimes when offices are upgrading and scrapping ancient computers.
Maybe just bad luck, but now I'm gunshy (and won't leave anything charging unattended now
).Now I use firesticks to display UI3 24x7 on computer monitors or TVs.
The ironic thing is that it is hard to find small cheap monitors new these days, but you can score them for free sometimes when offices are upgrading and scrapping ancient computers.
IReallyLikePizza2
Known around here
This is a great idea!
Would be really cool to pair with a camera aiming at the sky/trees to look at weather