Every display starts with one link.
Create a display link in your Caregiver Portal, then open it on the screen your loved one will use. On a tablet there is nothing to type at all. Pick your setup:
What you’ll need
- A Clean Day account (the free trial works)
- A spare tablet, or a Raspberry Pi and a monitor
- Wi-Fi and a power outlet where it will sit
iPad
Scan the code, add it to the Home Screen, and lock it. The iPad stays on Clean Day and can’t be closed by accident.
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Create a display link
In the Caregiver Portal, open Devices, choose + Connect Screen, name the room, and tap Get link & QR code.
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Scan the QR code
Point the iPad’s camera at the code and tap the banner. The display opens in Safari.
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Add it to the Home Screen
Tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. Clean Day now opens like an app.
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Lock it with Guided Access
Turn on Guided Access in Settings, open Clean Day, and triple-click the side button. Set Auto-Lock to Never and keep it plugged in.
Android tablet
Scan the code, install it from Chrome, and pin it. Works on Samsung Galaxy Tab and other Android tablets.
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Create a display link
In the Caregiver Portal, open Devices, choose + Connect Screen, name the room, and tap Get link & QR code.
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Scan the QR code
Scan the code with the tablet’s camera, or open a link you texted yourself, and open it in Chrome.
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Install the app
Open the Chrome menu and tap Install app (or Add to Home screen).
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Pin it to the screen
Turn on App Pinning in Settings, open Clean Day, and pin it from the Recents screen. Turn on Stay awake and keep it plugged in.
Raspberry Pi and a monitor
Save the display link on the Pi once, and it starts straight into Clean Day every time it powers on. This setup uses a few terminal commands.
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Prepare the Pi
Install Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit) with Raspberry Pi Imager, then turn on desktop auto-login and turn off screen blanking.
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Copy the display link
In the Caregiver Portal, create a display link and choose Copy Link. Anyone with the link can open the display, so keep it private.
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Save it on the Pi
Paste the link into a small settings file on the Pi, and add the Clean Day kiosk script to start when the desktop does.
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Restart
The Pi opens the display full screen on the monitor, and does it again after every restart or power cut.
If something isn’t right
The screen goes dark
Set auto-lock or sleep to Never (or its longest option) and keep the tablet plugged in.
It lost the internet
The display keeps the time, date, notes, and routines on screen, and catches up when the Wi-Fi returns.
The link stopped working
Create a new display link in the portal’s Devices tab and open it on the screen again.
Still stuck? Email support@clean-software.com