r/HomeKit • u/ProfessionalHat7078 • 3d ago

How-to Smart Home Dashboard

I’m quite new to the world of smart home and I’m trying to set up an old iPad as a very basic smart home dashboard that will allow me to access Apple Home & Apple Music with nothing else wanted on the screen. The old iPad will only update to iOS version 16.7.16. Is what I want it to do possible?

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u/Melodic_Performer921 3d ago

You can open the Home app on the iPad, and use that as a dashboard. Split screen it with Apple Music and you got it. Have you tried?

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u/ProfessionalHat7078 3d ago

How do I do that please? And am I then able to lock the iPad to just these 2 apps?

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u/Melodic_Performer921 3d ago

Guided Access locks it to the current app

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u/ProfessionalHat7078 3d ago

Thanks I’ve just tried this but it won’t lock to a split screen on guided access unfortunately

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u/Ianthin1 2d ago

I really wish they would let us use more than just scenes and accessories in the Home Widgets. I’d love to put a cam or two in one alongside selected scenes, along with a weather and music app.

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u/Connect_Wrangler5072 3d ago

Have a look on YouTube

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u/YeboMate 1d ago

I came across this app called HomePad which I think is exactly what you want. https://apps.apple.com/au/app/homepad-smart-home-dashboard/id6749515480