Wall display
Setting up the display on iPad
Any browser on iPad works as a wall display. The steps below get you into fullscreen so the calendar fills the screen cleanly.
A small exit button will appear
Both Safari and Chrome show a small exit button (an X) in the top-left corner when fullscreen is active. This is enforced by the browser and cannot be removed. Kerfuff moves its controls to the right side of the header so the X does not obscure the clock or family name.
Using Safari
Go to kerfuff.app/pair in Safari, then tap the fullscreen button on the pairing page. Safari will ask for confirmation before entering fullscreen.
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Open Safari and go to kerfuff.app/pair
The pairing page loads and shows a six-digit code. You do not need to sign in on the iPad.
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Enter fullscreen using Safari's expand button
Tap the two-arrow expand icon in the Safari address bar (or press Shift+Cmd+F on a keyboard). Safari fills the screen. A small exit button appears in the top-left corner — this is normal.
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Pair the display
A six-digit pairing code appears on screen. On your phone or computer, go to Settings → Displays → Add a display, enter the code, and follow the prompts. The screen switches to your family calendar immediately.
Safari fullscreen note
Safari on iPadOS does not support the web fullscreen button on the pairing page. Instead, use Safari's own fullscreen mode: tap the two-arrow expand icon in the Safari address bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Shift+Cmd+F. A small exit button will appear in the top-left corner — this is a browser requirement and cannot be removed.
Using Chrome
Chrome supports the fullscreen button on the pairing page directly. Tap it and Chrome enters fullscreen. A small exit button appears in the top-left corner — Kerfuff's clock and controls sit on the right side of the header to keep them clear of it.
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Open Chrome and go to kerfuff.app/pair
The pairing page loads and shows a six-digit code.
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Tap the fullscreen button on the page
A fullscreen icon appears in the Kerfuff interface. Tap it. Chrome will ask for confirmation — tap Allow. The display fills the screen.
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Pair the display
On your phone or computer, go to Settings → Displays → Add a display and enter the six-digit code. The screen switches to the family calendar.
Keep the screen on
By default, iPads lock and go dark after a couple of minutes of inactivity. For a wall display you need to disable this.
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Open the iPad Settings app
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Go to Display & Brightness → Auto-Lock
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Set it to Never
Night sleep still works
Kerfuff dims the screen automatically at your configured bedtime, so setting Auto-Lock to Never is safe for a dedicated display device. The iPad will not stay blazing bright all night.
After pairing
- ✓The display remembers that it is paired. If you close the browser and reopen kerfuff.app/pair, it will redirect straight to your family calendar — no need to enter a code again.
- ✓If you clear the browser's data or use a different browser profile, you will need to pair again. Go to kerfuff.app/pair on the iPad, then add a new display from Settings → Displays in the Kerfuff app.
Troubleshooting
The pairing code keeps expiring before I can enter it.
Codes expire after 5 minutes. If you are not ready, leave the display screen open — it will generate a fresh code automatically. Just use the code that is currently showing.
The display was paired but now shows the pairing screen again.
The display token may have been cleared, usually by clearing browser storage on the iPad. Re-pair from kerfuff.app/pair on the iPad, then add a new display from Settings → Displays → Add a display in the Kerfuff app.
There is a small X button in the corner of the screen.
This is the browser's fullscreen exit button. It is enforced by the browser and cannot be removed. Kerfuff places its clock and controls on the right side of the header to keep them clear of it.
The fullscreen button does nothing in Safari.
Safari on iPadOS blocks websites from entering fullscreen via the web API. Use Safari's own fullscreen mode instead — tap the expand arrows in the address bar — or switch to Chrome, which supports the fullscreen button on the page.