Constant power... Is it safe?

[josh]

@David_McNae

I have a motion sensor by the front door, can I set that up some way to make the screen come alive…? As agree. It doesn’t need to sit on while no one is home.

If you are using the app Fully Kiosk Browser, it has a built-in REST API that can be called from SmartThings or Hubitat. I was originally recommending people do this by creating a Virtual HTTP Switch using code from the ST community and then have it call the relevant Fully Kiosk API:

//use the screensaver features on Amazon Devices to avoid ads on the lockscreen
/?cmd=startScreensaver&password=[pass]
/?cmd=stopScreensaver&password=[pass]

//you can use the screen on/off features on regular Android devices if you like to keep your screen off
/?cmd=screenOn&password=[pass]
/?cmd=screenOff&password=[pass]

There’s now a community developed Fully Kiosk Browser integration for SmartThings and Hubitat that some people prefer:

[RELEASE] Fully Kiosk Browser Controller

[OBSOLETE] Fully Kiosk Browser Controller (DTH)

Personally, I still think the Virtual HTTP Switch approach is simple enough for most use cases and the beauty of it is that because the device is exposed as a switch, it’s easy to use anywhere (eg. dashboards, rules/automations, etc).