# Raspberry pi touch screen interface with Kivy

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/raspberry-pi-touch-screen-interface-with-kivy/13071>\
**Category:** 3rd Party\
**Tags:** raspberry, openhab2\
**Created:** [August 8, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/raspberry-pi-touch-screen-interface-with-kivy/13071 "2016-08-08T09:13:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/raspberry-pi-touch-screen-interface-with-kivy/13071/4 "2016-08-08T12:24:09Z")

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Hi @bramkragten

> [@bramkragten](#):
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> Besided that, I don’t think the UI of the native apps is the best for a dashboard.

have you seen project rotini created by @igor? I personally think it looks good as a dash.  
However as you say a pi might not be the best option for android but what I’ve seen so far is that it should work. Should you give it a try either Kivy or Android on the PI please let us know.

> [@HomeHabit Dashboard - Original thread](https://community.openhab.org/t/different-take-on-client-ui-android-for-now/3561):
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> I have been lurking around this community/forum for a while, and using openHAB for almost a year. My primary usage is through mobile either my phone or tablet that is sitting in the living room. As some of you here, I have not been entirely pleased with UI design and UX of current Android client. In addition, I wanted: more flexibility for voice commands (different for each device) UI widgets that are specific to common home automation use cases such as thermostat responsive interface for t…

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