Shelly wall display xl now has an HA app - but is this better?

Configuration
1

Up until the latest firmware upgrade, the shelly wall display XL, had the option to configure the URL of your home assistant dashboard, and it would load it on the screen. In home assistant's configuration.yml you could add this entry, to make it not require a login, since the display and HA are on the same network

homeassistant:
  auth_providers:
    - type: trusted_networks
      trusted_networks:
        - 192.168.10.0/24
      allow_bypass_login: true
    - type: homeassistant

You could then use browsermod and wallpanel to automatically make the dashboard full screen by adding this in your dashboard.yml

wallpanel:
  enabled: false
  profiles:
    device.browser_mod_cc810c4b_d9b2fecd:
      enabled: true
      fullscreen: true
      hide_sidebar: true
      hide_toolbar: true
      idle_time: 0
      alert_errors: false

It was working perfectly!

Now shelly decided that they will remove the browser from the wall display xl, and replace it with an actual home assistant app you can download.

But now the app simply opens at the default (overview) dashboard and of course its not full screen.

I really want to make it like it was before.

Is there a way to open my custom dashboard on HA load, and also make it full screen?

2

It looks like there have been customer complaints about this, because in the current beta firmware 2.7.0 the deprecation for the Home Assistant page is removed again. See: CHANGELOG 2.7.0

New features
Un-deprecated the HomeAssistant page. We understand that for some of you this feature is more useful than a separate app.
Added the option to clear the WebView cache in Settings -> Home Assistant.
NOTE: This will clear all the WebView data and you may need to log in again to all configured Home Assistant instances.

Will that solve your problem?

3

yes, thank you for the info.

4

Did anyone find out which one is better to use or more performant, the new app or the web browser based option?

5

If there was a way to hide the toolbar and the sidebar on the app, it would be ideal. There should also be a way to automatically open the app on boot.

So the browser will do just fine.

6

Scrolling in the app is a lot smoother compared to the web view. Interacting with sliders (e.g. to control brightness of lights) is also smoother in the app.

7

when using the app, do you have the option to hide the sidebar and top bar? And can you open the app automatically on boot?

8

Yes (for hiding the toolbars): I installed wallpanel using HACS and got rid of the top bar and sidebar that way :grinning_face:

Shelly wall display – Home Assistant