Old tablet as a wall calendar hub

Turn a spare tablet into a wall display for the family calendar and weather.

What it does

Give an old tablet a job: mount it on the wall as an always-on hub showing your family calendar, the local weather and the time, set up with your bot's help through Home Assistant. An old Kindle Fire you already own can do it.

What it looks like

Example mockup of the "Old tablet as a wall calendar hub" setup: Turn a spare tablet into a wall display for the family calendar and weather. Invented example content. — Example mockup with invented content, not a real account.

Copy-paste prompt

Help me turn an old tablet into a wall-mounted family hub.

Walk me through it one step at a time:
1. Set the tablet to stay on while charging, with a dimmed screen at night.
2. Show a dashboard with our shared calendar (today + this week) and the local weather.
3. If I use Home Assistant, set it up as a Home Assistant dashboard; if not, suggest a simple free alternative.
4. Tips to mount it safely and keep the battery healthy.