Hi @bridget 
Thanks for sharing. Yes, and I can’t wait to see people posting in the CoP about using them. 
It’s available from version 2.40 and above. You can read the details here: Dashboard app version 101.0.0 is now available - support for dashboard plugins built with app platform and more
Someone asked the same question before Maybe we could create a feature request. For now, there’s a workaround to make autoplay work: Dashboard app v100.4 is now available - Improved UX and DB Slideshow - #6 by Gassim