Works with Callie

The screens, cameras, calendars, and photo albums Callie works with. Search for yours, or browse below.

Screens

Where the board lives. Every screen links with the same 6-digit code.

Apple TVApp The full board: the week, photos, lists, and cameras. tvOS 17 or later. iPadApp The board on the counter or the wall, plus editing. iPadOS 17 or later. iPhoneApp The schedule in your pocket. iOS 17 or later. iPhone and iPad widgetsComing soon Up next and Today on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. Older iPadsWeb board An iPad too old for the app still runs the board in Safari. Android tabletsWeb board Samsung, Lenovo, Amazon Fire and others, in a recent browser. Laptops and desktopsWeb board Mac, Windows, Linux, or a Chromebook by the door. Any screen with a browserWeb board If it runs a recent Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox, it can show the board. TRMNLE-ink The next three days, or just today, on a quiet e-ink display. Home AssistantComing soon Calendars, next-event sensors, and two-way to-do lists for your automations.

Cameras

Live feeds on the TV, on their own tab or beside the week.

Apple Home camerasApple Home Any camera in the Home app, with no links or passwords. Plays on the TV. EufyApple Home Models that work with Apple Home. Logitech Circle ViewApple Home Built for Apple Home. AqaraApple Home Aqara cameras and hubs that work with Apple Home. NetatmoApple Home Netatmo cameras that work with Apple Home. UniFi ProtectStream link Turn on an RTSPS stream in Protect and paste its link. ReolinkStream link Pick the brand and type the IP address. Newer models need RTSP turned on. TP-Link TapoStream link Uses the camera account from the Tapo app. AmcrestStream link Pick the brand and type the IP address. DahuaStream link Cameras and recorders. LorexStream link Cameras and recorders. HikvisionStream link Cameras and recorders. AnnkeStream link Cameras and recorders. AxisStream link Use a user from the camera’s web page. Most ONVIF camerasStream link Any camera that gives out an rtsp:// or rtsps:// link. RingVia a bridge No stream link of its own. A free bridge like Scrypted can add it to Apple Home. NestVia a bridge No stream link of its own. A free bridge like Scrypted can add it to Apple Home. ArloVia a bridge Some models work with Apple Home; others need a bridge like Scrypted. BlinkVia a bridge No stream link of its own; a bridge app can unlock it. WyzeVia a bridge No stream link of its own; Scrypted or go2rtc can unlock it.

Calendars

Keep the calendars you already use. Callie reads their private feed links.

iCloud CalendarFeed link Share the calendar publicly in the Calendar app and paste the link. Google CalendarFeed link Paste the calendar’s secret address in iCal format. Outlook and Microsoft 365Feed link Publish the calendar in Outlook and paste the ICS link. Any ICS feedFeed link School, sports team, and club calendars that publish an .ics link.

Photos

The photo frame between glances at the week.

iCloud Shared AlbumsShared album Turn on Public Website for the album and paste its link. Google PhotosShared album Paste the share link of an album.

Setting up a screen

Every screen links to your family the same way: it shows a 6-digit code, and you approve it at my.callie.so under Household → Link a device. Link as many as you like.

Apple TV, iPad, and iPhone

During the beta, get Callie through TestFlight: the iPhone & iPad link and the Apple TV link (open them on your iPhone). Open Callie: the Apple TV shows a code straight away, and on an iPad or iPhone you tap Link this device. Linking, step by step.

Widgets (coming soon). Home Screen widgets are in testing and will reach the beta in an upcoming update: Up next for the next event or two, and Today for the day's list. Up next will also fit on the Lock Screen, and either can show just one person.

Web board

Turn any screen with a browser into a family board: an old iPad, an Android tablet, a laptop by the door, or a smart display.

  1. On that screen, open my.callie.so/board. It shows a code.
  2. Approve the code at my.callie.so, under Household → Link a device.
  3. Make it full screen and leave it open. It keeps the screen awake where the browser allows, refreshes every minute, and keeps showing the last board if the Wi-Fi drops.

The web board only shows. Nobody can change your family's settings from it, so it's safe to leave in a shared space.

TRMNL

TRMNL is an e-ink display that lasts months on a charge. Callie acts as its server, so it doesn't need a TRMNL account or plugin.

  1. Start the TRMNL's Wi-Fi setup. A new TRMNL starts it the first time it's switched on; on one you've already set up, TRMNL's own guide shows how to start it again. Join the TRMNL network from your phone.
  2. Choose your Wi-Fi, open Advanced, and set Custom Server to https://my.callie.so.
  3. After it restarts, the screen shows a code. Approve it at my.callie.so.

It shows the next three days by default; switch it to a single day under Household → Devices. It refreshes every 15 minutes from 6 am to 10 pm and sleeps overnight to save battery.

Home Assistant

Soon you'll be able to bring Callie into Home Assistant for dashboards and automations: flash the porch light when it's trash day, or announce the next event at breakfast. It will give you:

  • A family calendar, and one calendar per person
  • A next-event sensor for the family and for each person
  • A count of today's reminders
  • Your Callie lists as to-do lists. Add and tick items from either side.

Coming soon. The Home Assistant integration is still being tested and isn't available to install yet. We'll add the setup steps here when it is.

Removing a device

Open Household → Devices and remove it. Within a few minutes it stops getting updates and asks to be linked again.