Set up a Senior's Dashboard tablet

This turns an Android tablet (Android 10 or newer) into a dedicated Senior's Dashboard screen that starts by itself, stays on it and updates itself. It takes about 10 minutes.

This erases the tablet. Use a new tablet or one with nothing on it you need. Afterwards it can only run Senior's Dashboard. To use it as a normal tablet again you'd have to factory-reset it.

1. Factory reset

New tablet: just switch it on. Otherwise: Settings → System → Reset options → Erase all data (factory reset). Keep it plugged in.

2. Scan the code

  1. On the first Welcome screen, tap the same spot on the screen 6 times quickly.
  2. A QR scanner opens (it may first ask you to connect to Wi-Fi: do that).
  3. Point the tablet's camera at this code.
  4. Follow the prompts. The tablet downloads Senior's Dashboard 0.13.3 and sets itself up. Don't add a Google account when asked: skip it.

Printable code: qr.svg. Tapping 6 times does nothing? Some tablets need you to wait on the Welcome screen a few seconds first.

3. Sign in inside Senior's Dashboard

When Senior's Dashboard opens, go to Settings and sign in with Google. That connects the calendar and starts your 14-day free trial, or turns on the license you've bought for that Google account. Then set the home location, emergency contact and the other options in Settings.