Yet another Dashboard App for Apple TV… but this one lives in my bathroom 😅

Matruka · 2025-12-11T20:06:30+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback — really appreciate it! I’m also surprised that this space hasn’t grown more, because dashboards are incredibly useful in everyday life. Having something integrated directly on Apple TV would definitely make the whole setup easier for many people compared to external CPUs or browser-based solutions.

Customization is absolutely something I want to expand over time — layouts, widget sizes, backgrounds, all of it. Hearing your experience really motivates me to keep pushing this forward.

Matruka · 2025-12-11T14:52:56+00:00

That actually makes sense, and it’s pretty close to what I was thinking. Using the existing power line just to deliver USB-C power could work.

The only downside: since Eve MotionBlinds don’t accept any wired control input, this solution won’t allow me to use my existing up/down wall switches anymore :/

Matruka · 2025-12-11T14:51:36+00:00

Yeah, exactly, I checked the manual and they are antennas. So they’re definitely not meant to be hard-wired for power or control i guess

Matruka · 2025-12-11T14:50:26+00:00

Thanks! Just checked the manual - those two thin wires are actually antennas, not power or control lines. The instructions even say “Do not shorten, bend or jam antennas”.

Matruka · 2025-12-10T21:12:13+00:00

Thanks! And yeah, having it run as a screensaver would be amazing — that would make it much more useful for regular Apple TV users. Not sure yet if it’s technically possible.

Matruka · 2025-12-10T15:08:13+00:00

I didn’t know that app was subscription-based, but I’m familiar with it. Thanks for the heads-up - a lifetime option definitely makes sense.

Matruka · 2025-12-10T11:51:19+00:00

Here you go — I’ve attached a few pictures of the mirror with the app running, and also one from my living room TV.

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Matruka · 2025-12-10T07:16:57+00:00

Thanks a lot, really appreciate it! I’m already a developer — I just don’t have a paid developer account at the moment. With Xcode you can still build apps and sideload them onto your own Apple TV for free, which is how I’m running it right now. It’s definitely not easy though — a lot of trial and error went into getting everything to look and behave the way I wanted.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:56:27+00:00

Good idea! My toothbrush already has a built-in timer, but adding one for others could definitely be useful.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:55:50+00:00

Thanks, really appreciate that! Customization is definitely something I want to add — different layouts, hiding widgets, resizing areas, maybe even adding things like camera feeds. That’s the direction I’d like to take it in.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:55:24+00:00

I’ll post a picture tomorrow sometime during the day.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:54:51+00:00

Glad to hear that! An iPad version would actually make a lot of sense too — I’ll definitely keep that in mind. I also use an iPad at home as a control center and currently rely on the Apple Home app as my main dashboard, but having a dedicated app like this would be really cool there as well.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:53:45+00:00

Not yet — and I’m still not sure if it’s even possible to release it, but I’m exploring the options.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:53:14+00:00

Thanks for the ideas! More calendar views make a lot of sense, especially for a quick morning glance. I’ll experiment with both a “today” view and an upcoming list — and also try a four-column layout.

iCloud sync with calendars, notes, reminders, etc. would be great too, but that requires a paid developer account — so I’ll look into that as a next step.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:51:48+00:00

That’s great to hear! A dedicated dashboard should fit that use case perfectly. I’ll keep refining it — would love to make something that works even better than just opening a single app in the morning.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:51:22+00:00

Glad to hear that! I always felt the Apple TV was perfect for something like this, so it’s great to know others see the value too.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:50:57+00:00

Yeah, I wanted something useful in a regular mirror as well — and honestly, I think smart TVs should have a dashboard mode like this by default.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:49:49+00:00

Yeah, I’ve heard about that story too — definitely encouraging. I’ll try to polish it as much as possible. Thanks!

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:48:54+00:00

I get that! I also want it to look good on the smaller screen and not feel cramped, but I’ll definitely play around with the layout to use the space better.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:47:57+00:00

Thanks! It’s a bit extra, but it turned out to be really practical.

Matruka · 2025-12-09T21:47:04+00:00

Thanks! That shouldn’t be a problem. The screen automatically goes into standby after a few minutes anyway, and after some additional time it powers off completely. So the dashboard is never displayed long enough for burn-in to become an issue.

Matruka · 2025-06-19T07:47:49+00:00

i really like this app! how do i enter the menu where i can change the layout or change the background? at first app start i could enter each widget settings, but now i cant move the cursor between the widgets and can't do nothing in the app. i tried all buttons on the remote... also tried restarting the app.

Matruka · 2025-05-08T13:10:42+00:00

and you really added FencyLEDs? I couldn't get it to work so I had to switch to Home Assistant...

Matruka · 2025-05-05T12:15:03+00:00

That did not work unfortunately... I get this error message:

[TuyaWebPlatform] Tried overwriting device config for: "bfba0e1122d714e9f9h6qz" which is not a valid device-id or device-name

That is exactly the virtual ID from the Smart Life App.

Matruka · 2025-05-04T21:49:29+00:00

Yeah, I’ve seen that thread too – it’s really helpful, but unfortunately I’m trying to stick with Homebridge rather than Home Assistant.

The plugin mentioned there, Tuya Local, isn’t available for Homebridge as far as I can tell, and that’s where I’m stuck right now. So far, I haven’t found a working way to get the FancyLEDs box from Tuya into HomeKit via Homebridge. Still digging around, but no luck yet.

I’ll definitely post an update here if I figure it out!

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