Guides
Make any screen a display
Step-by-step guides for turning the screens you already own into a digital photo frame and an always-on display with Inklyng.
Turn an old iPad into a digital photo frameUse an old iPad as a digital photo frame with Inklyng. Add your photos, crop them for portrait or landscape, keep the screen on, and lock the iPad to the app.Use an Apple TV as a digital photo frameTurn an Apple TV and your TV into a digital photo frame and always-on display with the Inklyng app. Pair it with a 6-digit code and choose what it shows.Use a Fire TV Stick or Fire tablet as a displaySet up an Amazon Fire TV Stick or Fire tablet as an Inklyng display with the Silk browser. No app to install: go to inklyng.app/go and type a six-character code.Turn a computer monitor into an always-on displayUse any monitor with an HDMI port as an always-on display for photos, weather, stocks and messages with an Amazon Fire TV Stick or a computer and Inklyng.Keep an iPad on Inklyng all day with Guided AccessLock an iPad to Inklyng with Apple's Guided Access so it stays on your photo frame or display. Set a passcode, start Guided Access and stop the screen sleeping.Make a split-flap message board for your wallShow a split-flap style message board on a TV, iPad or monitor. Type a note and every letter flips into place like an old train station departure board.Show photos, weather and more in one playlistBuild a playlist so one display rotates through photos, weather, the Earth, stock prices, text and messages on its own, from every few minutes to every fifteen.Set up a color e-ink display (M5PaperColor)Set up the M5Stack M5PaperColor color e-ink display with Inklyng: charge it, give it your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi from Chrome or Edge with a USB cable, then add it with a 6-digit code.Fix an e-ink display that won't connect or looks ghostedTroubleshoot a color e-ink display on Inklyng: it can't reach Wi-Fi, is stuck on a picture, shows an old image or has faint ghosting. What each message means and how to reset it.Show the weather and radar on a TV or iPadUse an iPad, Apple TV, TV or monitor as an always-on weather display with Inklyng: a sky that matches real conditions, hourly and weekly forecasts and a twelve-hour radar loop.Use a color e-ink display as a weather stationShow the weather on a color e-ink display with Inklyng: pick your location, units and a theme, and optionally show the room's own temperature and humidity from the display's sensor.Use a smart TV as a digital photo frameTurn a smart TV into a digital photo frame with Inklyng. Open the TV's web browser, go to inklyng.app/go, type a six-character code and choose your photos.Show stock prices on a TV, iPad or monitorPut a stock price chart and a scrolling ticker on a TV, iPad or monitor with Inklyng. Add the tickers you follow and mix them with photos and weather.Show a live Earth globe on a screenShow the Earth on a TV, iPad or monitor with Inklyng: a lit globe with the sun's true position, turned to your city, with the time and weather beneath it.Show your own text on a TV, iPad or monitorShow a quote, a welcome note or a family motto on any screen with Inklyng. Type your text, choose a font and color, and add it to the display's playlist.Change your photo frame from your phoneManage an Inklyng photo frame from your phone: add photos, crop them, change the order and timing, and the iPad, TV or Apple TV updates on its own.
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