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How to pair a TV or Raspberry Pi with JamBoards

To pair a screen with JamBoards, open the device page on it and read the pairing code it shows, then type that code under Devices, Add device, name the screen and pick the display it should play. TVs and kiosk apps that only accept a URL use a device link instead.

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What can be a JamBoards screen?

Any screen with a modern browser. These are the setups JamBoards is tested on:

Screen How it runs JamBoards Pairs by
Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 Chromium in kiosk mode under cage, set up by a provisioning script Code
Fire TV or Android TV A kiosk browser app such as Fully Kiosk Browser Device link
Windows mini PC A Chrome kiosk shortcut in the Startup folder Code
Any laptop or monitor A full-screen browser tab Code

The oldest browser JamBoards supports on a wall is Chrome 106, which covers most smart TVs and set-top boxes sold since 2022.

How do I pair a screen by code?

  1. Open the JamBoards device page in the screen’s browser.
  2. The screen shows a pairing code. Codes expire after 10 minutes and a new one appears.
  3. In JamBoards, open Devices and choose Add device.
  4. Type the code, give the screen a name, and pick the display it should play.

The screen starts playing at once. From then on it follows whatever you assign it, and switches live when you change the display or revoke the screen.

How do I pair a TV that only takes a URL?

Kiosk apps on a Fire TV or Android TV often accept a start URL but no typing. For those, create a device link under Devices > Add device and paste it into the kiosk app as its start page. The link pairs that one screen. If it leaks, regenerate it and the old link stops working.

What happens when I revoke a screen?

It goes dark immediately and shows nothing from your account again. A revoked screen can only be deleted; to use it again, pair it as new.