Pair a display
On the shared screen, open a web browser and go to home.farmarkapp.com/display
The screen says Connect This Display and shows a QR code and a code, such as ABC-123.
On your phone, open Farmark and sign in
Go to SettingsDisplay & Wall Art and choose Pair a Display. The phone screen is headed Pair a Display (shown in capitals).
Choose Scan the code and point your camera at the QR code
If the camera won’t scan, choose Enter a code instead, type the code, and choose Approve.
If you scanned the QR code, your phone says Approve Display?
Check that the code matches the one on the shared screen, then choose Approve Display.
The shared screen says Display Connected and opens the family calendar
Good to know
- The code refreshes every 15 minutes. The shared screen says: A fresh code appears every 15 minutes until the display is connected.
- If the code doesn’t work, Farmark shows a general message such as That item was not found. Refresh the page and try again. Check the code and try again.
- No account is needed on the shared screen.
- Opening Pair a Display on a computer shows Connect This Display on that computer, with its own QR code and code. Scan or enter it from a phone that is signed in.
On an iPad
Open home.farmarkapp.com/display in Safari and pair it as above. To keep it handy, save it to the Home Screen (steps in Install Farmark). Most iPads show the calendar but not Wall Art. See Wall Art below.
On an Android tablet
Open home.farmarkapp.com/display in Chrome and pair it as above. To keep it handy, install it from Chrome’s menu (steps in Install Farmark).
On a computer or monitor
Open home.farmarkapp.com/display in Chrome or Edge on the computer or monitor, then pair it as above.
On a TV
- Farmark doesn’t have a TV app. Open your TV’s web browser, go to home.farmarkapp.com/display, and pair it with your phone as above.
- No account is needed on the TV.
- Farmark does not sign a paired display out on its own. In Settings, it shows Stays connected until revoked. The display’s sign-in is saved in the TV browser as a cookie that lasts up to 400 days and is renewed when the display loads.
- Whether a TV keeps that sign-in depends on its browser, and we can’t promise it for every TV. If the TV browser clears cookies or site data, runs in a guest or private mode, or the TV is reset, the display signs out. Pair it again from step 1.
- If your TV has no web browser, use a tablet, computer, or another screen that does.
Wall Art
- Wall Art is a full-screen view for a shared screen. Choose Wall Art on the dashboard. To leave, choose the × (Exit Wall Art).
- Wall Art needs a browser window at least 1280×720. On a smaller screen, Farmark says: Wall Art needs at least 1280×720. This screen is using normal dashboard mode.
- iPads: a 12.9-inch iPad Pro in landscape (1366×1024) is big enough. iPads with 1024×768 or 1180×820 screens are not, and show the normal dashboard instead.
- If a window shrinks below the minimum, Wall Art turns off and does not come back when it grows again. Choose Wall Art again.
- Private events show as Busy.
Change what a display shows
In SettingsDisplay & Wall Art, each paired display has Theme (Family default, Light, or Dark), Calendar (Week or Month), and Speed (Auto, Lite, or Full). Changes reach the display on their own. If one doesn’t, refresh the display once.
Keep it on
Tip
Plug the screen in and set its sleep or auto-lock so it stays on. Turn the brightness down at night.
Remove a display
In SettingsDisplay & Wall Art, find the display under Paired Displays and choose Revoke. Revoke All removes every display. Do this before you sell or give away a screen. To pair it again, start from step 1.