# Deploy tablet mode + full screen via a URL (?tablet\_mode\_house=)

**URL:** <https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/deployer-le-mode-tablette-plein-ecran-via-une-url-tablet-mode-house/11354>\
**Category:** Demande de fonctionnalités\
**Created:** [October 18, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/deployer-le-mode-tablette-plein-ecran-via-une-url-tablet-mode-house/11354 "2026-10-18T21:37:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![spenceur](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/spenceur/32/1961_2.png) [@spenceur](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/spenceur)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/deployer-le-mode-tablette-plein-ecran-via-une-url-tablet-mode-house/11354/1 "2026-10-18T21:37:44Z")

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Hello,

I opened a PR that adds a URL parameter `?tablet_mode_house=<selector>` (based on the model of `?fullscreen=force`) to directly enable the **tablet mode** of a house when loading the dashboard, without going through the «&nbsp;Tablet Mode&nbsp;» menu.

**The need: quickly deploy wall-mounted tablets**  
Today, the tablet mode is configured manually, per device, via the menu — and sessions last a year, so there is no daily pain. The need arises **during (re)deployment**, when the session state is not yet there or is lost:

- kiosk browser (Fully Kiosk or other) reinstalled/reset,
- browser data cleared / logout,
- **putting multiple tablets into service at once** (camping, retail, office…) where configuring each device manually does not scale.

With a startup URL, an installer can point each tablet to, for example:  
`/dashboard/<dashboard_selector>?tablet_mode_house=<house_selector>&fullscreen=force`  
and it starts locked on the correct dashboard, in tablet mode, full screen — without any manipulation on the device. (In my case, I also hide, via the Fully Kiosk CSS, the tablet mode selector and the dashboard change to gain height and lock the user on a single dashboard.)

**Design side** (following feedback on the PR):

- the parameter only takes the **selector** of the house (URL-safe slug);
- the «&nbsp;Tablet Mode&nbsp;» menu displays the **ready-to-copy URL** for the selected house (Copy button), so no one needs to know a selector;
- **no-op on Gladys Plus** (the menu is hidden there);
- **visible failure** on screen (unknown selector or network error), never silent.

PR: [feat(dashboard): allow forcing tablet mode via ?tabletmode=\<house\_selector\> URL param by vincentBesseau · Pull Request #3100 · GladysAssistant/Gladys · GitHub](https://github.com/GladysAssistant/Gladys/pull/3100)

Does this need for quick deployment resonate with others? Feedback welcome!