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Not supported (yet) ​

We looked into these frames. Here is why they aren't supported, and what would change that.

Aura Frames ​

Aura frames (Carver, Aspen, Walden…) only receive photos through Aura's cloud. Aura publishes no API. Community projects such as auraframes and pushframe reverse-engineered the phone app's private API. They log in with your Aura email and password, upload to Aura's storage and attach the photo to a frame.

We don't ship this because it:

  • needs your Aura password stored on the hub;
  • can break whenever Aura changes its app, and today fails intermittently;
  • may go against Aura's terms of service.

What would change it: an official API, or the community project becoming stable. A driver would be small: it is the same "push through a cloud" model as SwitchBot.

Reflection Frame ​

The Reflection Frame (Spectra 6, 10″ and 13.3″) receives photos only through "Tap-to-Print": you tap your phone on the frame (NFC) from its app. There is no Wi-Fi delivery, no cloud and no API.

What would change it: a documented NFC/Bluetooth protocol. Even then, delivery needs a phone next to the frame, so remote scheduling would not be possible.

Something else? ​

If your frame has a local or cloud API, a driver is usually a small file (see apps/server/src/device/drivers/). Open an issue with links to its API. If it's an ESP32 or Raspberry Pi board, it can probably run the Open Frame examples or TRMNL firmware today.