Multi-Dashboard support for Shelly's popular Wall Displays

The smart home control panels now enable the use of multiple dashboards.

Wall-mounted screens for operating smart homes are becoming increasingly popular – not least thanks to Shelly's push with the various devices in its "Wall Display" series. Now, many models are receiving a practical new feature.

Bernhard Rotter (translated by Bernhard Rotter), Published 05/27/2026 🇩🇪

Smart Home Software

On the one hand, smart home devices are becoming more widespread; on the other hand, many companies have increasingly neglected their smart home divisions in recent years, such as Google with its own voice assistant. At Shelly, however, there is no sign of this: the company is fully committed to the smart living trend.

In an announcement, the manufacturer has now provided a preview of the next software version for the Wall Display, which is available immediately in the beta phase as version 2.7.0. It enables the use of additional dashboards. Depending on the specific model, up to five different variants can now be saved.

The Wall Display XL (pictured) supports the highest number of dashboards.

Home Assistant integration is also possible.

Pros and Cons

In this context, the dashboard serves as the device's standard display through which the smart home is controlled. Depending on the individual living situation, it allows for the clear and convenient control of lights, sockets, air conditioning units, and heating. The major advantage of a permanently installed control panel: no smartphone is needed to control devices on site. In addition, the Wall Displays feature integrated switch actuators that allow for the direct integration of additional consumers into the smart home.

In the past, adapting the dashboard with widgets was possible, but switching between different display variants was not. This is now changing with the new software. A slight downer remains: although the update is generally available, due to limited hardware capabilities, only the X2 (3 dashboards), X2i (3 dashboards), and XL (5 dashboards) models currently support the additional views.

Furthermore, there have been repeated reports of slow response times in the past, especially in combination with Home Assistant. Tidy and uncluttered dashboards are supposed to provide a remedy here. How (counter)productive the setup of multiple dashboards will actually be in practice remains to be seen.

Price and Availability

The flagship "XL" model is currently priced at around $350. Other models are correspondingly somewhat cheaper. Anyone who already owns a Wall Display can test the new feature immediately by switching to the beta version. Please note, however, that a subsequent switch back to the previous, stable software version (2.6.2) is no longer possible. Those who wish to avoid this risk should be patient for a little longer until the final release.