# Home Kiosk AI > An application dedicated to Home Assistant screens (dashboards). Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pl.techbrewery.hakiosk](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pl.techbrewery.hakiosk) ## Overview - **ID:** `pl.techbrewery.hakiosk` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Smart Tech Brewery - **Category:** HOUSE\_AND\_HOME - **Downloads:** 82 - **Version:** 1.3.2 - **Last updated:** 2026-06-10 - **First published:** 2026-03-06 - **Publisher country:** PL - **Size:** 65 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-12 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.techbrewery.hakiosk) - **Website:** [https://homekiosk.smarttechbrewery.pl/](https://homekiosk.smarttechbrewery.pl/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://homekiosk.smarttechbrewery.pl/#privacy](https://homekiosk.smarttechbrewery.pl/#privacy) ## Description Home Kiosk AI – Home Assistant Control Panel with AI Power

**Home Kiosk** turns any Android tablet into an elegant, wall-mounted control panel for your home powered by **Home Assistant**. Created exclusively for HA users, it combines dedicated kiosk features, MQTT integration, and innovative AI power.

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## ⚡ HASSLE-FREE AND FAST CONNECTION TO HOME ASSISTANT

The app is designed for instant setup:
* **Automatic Discovery (mDNS):** Forget about manually entering IP addresses. The app automatically scans your local network and detects active Home Assistant instances.
* **Pure Full-Screen Mode:** Displays the HA dashboard without address bars, navigation buttons, or other browser elements. * **WebView Optimizations:** Fixes known system WebView bugs on the fly (e.g., missing styles, broken sidebar).
* **On-the-fly Server Change:** Change the installation address directly in the panel settings, without reinstalling.

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## 🔥 MODERN AI FUNCTIONALITIES (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE)

Bring your home into a new era with advanced AI-powered features:

### 🎙️ Intelligent News Service (AI News Reader)
Daily, personalized news digest in radio format, generated by AI:
* **Time of Day Context:** Unique morning, afternoon, and evening editions with time-specific greetings.
* **News Digest:** Intelligent aggregation and summarization of the latest news (e.g., from RMF24).

* **Weather forecast:** Integrated with weather data from your Home Assistant.
* **Natural voice:** Speech synthesis with exceptionally smooth, human-sounding voice.
* **Automation:** Launch the service with a button on your tablet or automatically upon motion detection in the morning.

### ✉️ Automatic Mail Summaries (AI Gmail Summary)
Secure integration with your Gmail account (OAuth) and intelligent reporting:
* **On-device filters:** Select topics or senders of interest (e.g., bills, shipments).
* **AI summaries:** Artificial intelligence analyzes the content of emails and attachments (e.g., PDF, DOCX).
* **Desktop reports:** Clear Markdown summaries sent directly to Home Assistant (via MQTT).

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## 📡 BI-DIRECTIONAL MQTT INTEGRATION

With MQTT Discovery, your tablet becomes a fully-fledged Home Assistant device, offering extensive monitoring and control options:

### 🎛️ Remote control from Home Assistant:
* **Volume and Brightness Control:** Adjust screen brightness and notification volume with automations.
* **Screensaver:** Remotely manage your interactive screensaver.
* **Remote Actions:** Lock, wake, or dim your tablet's screen from within your HA automation.

### 📊 Device Sensors (read in Home Assistant):
* **Battery:** Charge level for intelligent charger control.
* **Light Sensor:** Use the tablet's built-in sensor to monitor the brightness in your room.

* **Network:** Wi-Fi signal strength (RSSI) and IP address.
* **Diagnostics:** App version and RAM usage.

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## 🖥️ RELIABLE KIOSK MODE (DEVICE OWNER)

* **Full System Lock:** Disables the Home button, recent apps menu, notifications, and system gestures.
* **Always-on Screen:** Prevents the display from dimming during panel operation.
* **Autostart:** The app automatically launches after starting or restarting the tablet.

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## ⚠️ REQUIREMENTS
* Android 8.0 (API 27) or later.
* Active Home Assistant instance on the local network.
* Optional: MQTT broker (e.g., Mosquitto) to support sensors and AI functions. ## Rankings - #2,056,858 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `pl.techbrewery.hakiosk.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [HA Kiosk](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.coderats.hakiosk) — 5,089 users - [FS-HA Full screen](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dk.troutfarmer.full_screen) — 179 users - [HA Kiosk](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.aistudio.hakiosk.vbytmq) — 1,032 users - [Kiosk Wall Panel - Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kiosk.wall.panel.browser) — 18 users - [NexusViewPanel Kiosk Wallpanel](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.smintlife.nexusviewpanel) — 61 users - [KingKiosk](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ki.king_kiosk) — 38 users - [HA Studio Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.digitalmagiciansstudios.hastudiopro) — 6 users - [Feldman Home - Home Assistant](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.feldman.ha) — 181 users - [KioskKast](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kioskkast) — 93 users - [Keus Home Station](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.keus.appTablet) — 6 users - [FreeKiosk - Kiosk Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.freekiosk) — 10,332 users - [BuildHome.ai – Smart Home AI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.buildhome.ai) — 32 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pl.techbrewery.hakiosk)