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190 points owenmakes | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0s | source

Coming back with my own blog (hosted on iPad 2) after asking here the same question
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quotemstr ◴[] No.45154151[source]
I've tried to use an old iPad as a wall-mounted control panel. The device has continuous power but will occasionally run down its battery anyway, especially when displaying the Home Assistant app. Not consistently reproducible and annoying, but makes the device a poor match for what I want to do with it. It's a shame because it could have had a good, long post-retirement career in this role if it could only run at peak use while charging without drawing down the battery.
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1. nickthegreek ◴[] No.45154576[source]
I use several for home assistant dashboards and haven’t run into this issue. Possibly an undersized power brick?