<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sacrilegious Non-MM MagicMirror :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">[Edit: I updated the Android System WebView app and not MM runs within the Android Fully Kiosk Browser app. Yay!]</p>
<p dir="auto">So, I love MagicMirror and have the code running on a huge extra monitor in my office. The problem is, I am too cheap to buy a huge piece of two-way glass/plexi to build a proper MagicMirror. I came up with an unorthodox alternative - A super old 7" Android tablet placed behind a piece of two-way plexiglass in an existing frame. Here is what I did:</p>
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<li>Found an old frame that was deep enough to hide an old Nexus 7 WiFi tablet behind</li>
<li>Order a piece of two-way plexiglass to fit the frame from <a href="http://www.tapplastics.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">www.tapplastics.com</a>. My piece was 12"x16"</li>
<li>Cut a 7.8"x4.5" hole in the back of the frame backing for the Nexus 7 tablet to poke through.</li>
<li>Spray paint the frame backing gloss black to match the Nexus 7 and make the two blend in better</li>
<li>Drill a hole in the frame side to insert a Mini-USB charging cable for the Nexus 7</li>
<li>Attach the Nexus 7 to the frame backing. I am using strong tape at the moment</li>
<li>Install VMLite VNC Server app for Android just in case I needed remote access to the tablet</li>
<li>Install the Fully Kiosk Browser app for Android on the Nexus</li>
<li>Here is where the problems started. It turns out that the Fully Kiosk Browser does not support the JavaScript in our beloved MagicMirror. That made me sad. I could display the clock but not the Dark Sky weather module. I tried a bunch of other full screen browsers but they would not work either. Chrome worked but would not go full-screen.</li>
<li>My solution was to use the Fully Kiosk Browser with <a href="http://DAkBoard.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">DAkBoard.com</a> instead of MagicMirror. Sad, but it works great.</li>
<li>Power draw was my second problem. The Nexus 7 will only draw about 380 mA from a 2,100 mA charger. The battery would actually drain while plugged in and the screen on. To fix this, I dropped the system brightness to about 20%. Now the Nexus 7 stays charged.</li>
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<p dir="auto">[For some reason, my inline photo would not display, but you can find it here: <a href="https://github.com/DennisFaucher/MagicMirror/blob/master/MagicMirror.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">https://github.com/DennisFaucher/MagicMirror/blob/master/MagicMirror.jpeg</a>]</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/12072/sacrilegious-non-mm-magicmirror</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:23:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/12072.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:22:25 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Sacrilegious Non-MM MagicMirror :) on Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:00:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/dennisfaucher" aria-label="Profile: DennisFaucher">@<bdi>DennisFaucher</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/68558">Sacrilegious Non-MM MagicMirror :)</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">I could display the clock but not the Dark Sky weather module.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I wrote the Dark Sky module. It uses the Nunjucks HTML templating system… I wonder if that has anything to do with why you couldn’t get it to run? Maybe it’s just a case of manually installing Nunjucks.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/68654</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/68654</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[j.e.f.f]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:00:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Sacrilegious Non-MM MagicMirror :) on Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:21:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/lavolp3" aria-label="Profile: lavolp3">@<bdi>lavolp3</bdi></a> Believe it or not, I tried. :) Linux load on the Nexus 7" tablet was dropped recently.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/68579</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/68579</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DennisFaucher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:21:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Sacrilegious Non-MM MagicMirror :) on Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:56:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/dennisfaucher" aria-label="Profile: DennisFaucher">@<bdi>DennisFaucher</bdi></a> Or you could flash Debian on your tablet :-)</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/68574</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/68574</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lavolp3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:56:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Sacrilegious Non-MM MagicMirror :) on Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:29:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/lavolp3" aria-label="Profile: lavolp3">@<bdi>lavolp3</bdi></a> Thanks for the comment. I agree, MM is so much better. I have a feeling that if I used a newer tablet that supported a more modern version of Android, I could find a full-screen browser that supports JavaScript and MM.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/68573</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/68573</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DennisFaucher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:29:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Sacrilegious Non-MM MagicMirror :) on Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:08:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Thanks for reporting the blasphemy :-)</p>
<p dir="auto">Taking a tablet is a good idea with regards to display quality, since OLED has a much better black level and contrast. But of course it is only rather small.<br />
Using DAKboard is something I wouldn’t prefer because I love the community around the third-party modules and the fact that I can easily amend any module to my liking.<br />
On the other end, it seems to be a nice full-service solution. And saves lots and lots of time…</p>
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