Set up your wall display

What you'll need

Three things, and you probably already have most of them: a tablet, somewhere to stand or mount it, and a charger nearby so it can stay on all day.

Choosing a tablet

Almost any tablet from the last several years will do. The wall display runs in the tablet's web browser, so it doesn't need to be fast or new. That old iPad or Android tablet in a drawer is perfect for this.

• A 10-inch screen is the sweet spot. Big enough to read from across the kitchen, small enough to sit on a fridge.
• If you'd rather buy one, a budget Android tablet is plenty. You'll find them at Kmart, The Warehouse, Noel Leeming or PB Tech, often under $200.
• Keep it plugged in. A wall display is on all day, so treat the charger as part of the setup rather than something you top up now and then.

A mount or stand

How you hold the tablet up is down to your kitchen. Three options cover almost everyone, and all are easy to find from New Zealand retailers like Mighty Ape, PB Tech, Noel Leeming or Bunnings.

• A magnetic fridge mount is the simplest if your fridge is steel. Strong magnets hold a slim metal plate (or the tablet's case) flat against the door, with no marks and nothing permanent. This is what most families end up using.
• An adhesive wall mount uses a strong 3M-style pad to stick to a wall, cupboard or a non-magnetic fridge. It's semi-permanent, so pick the spot before you press it on.
• A bench or counter stand is the no-commitment option. A small adjustable tablet stand lets you prop it up on the bench and move it whenever you like.

Setting it up

1. On the tablet, open its web browser and go to oona.co.nz, then sign in to your household with your adult account.
2. Add Oona to the home screen so it opens full-screen like an app. See the install guide for how, on both iPad and Android.
3. Open Wall display from the menu (or Settings, then Wall display, then "Open wall display"). Leave it running.
4. Stand or mount the tablet wherever the family will see it, and plug in the charger.

Keeping it always on

A couple of tablet settings make it behave like a proper dashboard rather than going to sleep on you.

• Set the screen timeout to its longest setting (or never) while it's on charge, under the tablet's Display settings.
• On an iPad, turn on Guided Access (Settings, then Accessibility) to lock it to Oona so younger kids can't wander off into other apps. On Android, the same idea is called Screen pinning.
• Turn the brightness down a little. It's a calm background screen, not a billboard, and it'll run cooler all day.

Set an exit PIN

So the display stays put and little hands can't close it, set a short exit PIN. In the app, go to Settings, then Wall display, and choose a 4 to 6 digit PIN. After that, leaving the wall display asks for the PIN, so only grown-ups can exit it.