14 Useful Samsung Calendar Settings You Should Know
Samsung has a hugepool of its own Android appsthat offer additional features. One such app is the Samsung Calendar app which is loaded with useful options and settings. For instance, you can use emojis to define an event, add additional calendars, restore deleted events, and much more. Let’s check the best Samsung Calendar settings that you must know.
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1. Sync Additional Calendars like Google
In the Samsung Calendar, you can add andsync additional calendarslike Google, Microsoft, etc., to show and add events to these calendars. For that, follow these steps:
- In the Samsung Calendar app, tap on thethree-bar iconand press theSettingsicon at the top.
2.Tap onManage calendarsand press the+icon.
- Select Google or another service and add your login details to sync the calendar.
Tip:TheSamsung Calendar app will automatically show events from Google accounts added to your Android phone. Know how tosync Samsung Calendar to Google Calendar.
2. Add Alternate Calendars
Samsung Calendar allows you to add alternate calendars like Hijri, Chinese Lunar, Korean Lunar, etc., without adding or linking any external service. Go toSamsung Calendar Settingsfollowed byAlternate calendarand select the calendar that you want to show.
Tip: You can adjust the Hijri date manually using the Hijri dates adjustment option in the Samsung Calendar settings.
3. Change Calendar Color
As you saw above, you can add alternate or sync calendars from services like Google into the Samsung Calendar app. What’s even more interesting is that you can assign a unique color to each calendar to differentiate between their events easily.
To change the color of a calendar, follow these steps:
- In the Samsung Calendar Settings, tap onManage calendarsand select the calendar whose color you want to change.
2.Then, select the appropriate color from the list. Currently, you can only choose a color from the list. You cannot add your own colors.
4. Change Individual Event Color
Just like you can change the color of an entire calendar, you can also set unique colors for individual events in the Samsung Calendar app.
Tap on any individual event in the Samsung Calendar whose color you want to change. The event edit screen will show up. Tap on color and select a color. Similarly, you may set a color while creating an event as well.
5. Use Emojis to Define an Event
If you have lots ofevents added to your Samsung Calendar, sometimes, it becomes difficult to find an important event just by glancing through the calendar due to the text format. This is where assigning an emoji to an event comes into the picture. Samsung Calendar highlights the emoji and shows it in a slightly enlarged manner as compared to the text.
To add an emoji to an event, open the event or create a new event. Then, on the event edit screen, tap on theEmojiicon and select the desired emoji from the list.
Tip:Learn how tomark saved places with emojis in Google Maps.
6. View and Restore Deleted Events
What sets Samsung Calendar apart from the others is its ability to restore deleted events. So if you accidentally deleted an important event, you can restore it within 30 days of deleting it provided the Recycle bin feature is turned on. For that, go toSamsung Calendar Settingsand enable the toggle next toRecycle bin.
To restore deleted events, follow these steps:
1.Tap on thethree-bar iconin the Samsung Calendar app.
2.SelectRecycle Binat the bottom and tap onEdit.
3.elect the events that you want to get back and pressRestore.
Tip:Learn how torecover deleted photos and videos on Samsung Galaxy phones.
7. Enable Dark Mode
Love using apps in dark mode? Thankfully, Samsung Calendar supports dark mode. Go toSamsung Calendar Settingsand tap onDark mode. SelectOn.
8. Show Week Numbers
If you like keeping track of weeks, Samsung Calendar has a setting to enable week numbers. Go toSamsung Calendar Settingsand enable the toggle next toShow week numbers.
9. Change the First Day of the Week
Another interesting setting offered by the Samsung Calendar app is the ability to change the first day of the week. You can start your week on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, or use Local default.
Go toSamsung Calendar Settingsand tap on theFirst day of the weekto choose the day.
10. Change Brightness of Event Colors
Samsung phones are all about customization. It even allows you to choose the brightness of event colors in the Samsung Calendar app. You can use muted colors, bright, or very bright depending on your preference.
In theSamsung Calendar Settings, go toMuted Colorsand select an appropriate option.
11. Show Weather Forecast of 7 Days
Another cool Samsung Calendar setting is that you can see the weather forecast of 7 days for your current location in the Samsung Calendar app or its widget.
Go toSamsung Calendar Settingsand enable the toggle next toShow weather forecast. Also, tap on the Show weather forecast text followed by Weather settings to change the auto-refresh time and unit.
Note:In case the Show weather forecast option isn’t showing up,add the Samsung Weather widgetto your home screen and then check.
12. Change Alert Time Settings
you’re able to change the default alert setting for events, all-day events, and birthday events in Samsung Calendar settings. You can choose the time when you want to be notified of all events. Or, you can set a custom time while creating an event. In Settings, go to Alert times to customize these settings.
Pro Tip:Go to Alert style setting to change the sound and style of event notifications.
13. Show Full Event Name
By default, the Samsung Calendar will crop the extra characters from an event name while displaying an event in the month view. If you want to see the full event name, go to Samsung CalendarSettingsand enable the toggle next toLet event titles wrap.
14. Change Font Size in Calendar
Is the default font size of dates and events too small for your liking? Samsung Calendar offers a native feature to increase the font size.
Go toSamsung Calendar Settingsand tap onEvent title font size. Select the text size from extra small, small, medium, large, and extra large.
Tip:Check out more ways tomake text bigger on Samsung phones.
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Those were some of the useful settings that you should change in Samsung Calendar. Before you go, how toadd holidays in Samsungand Google Calendar.
Mehvish Mushtaqis a tech lover from Kashmir. With a degree in computer engineering, she’s always been happy to help anyone who finds technology challenging. She’s been writing about technology for over six years, and her favorite topics include how-to guides, explainers, tips and tricks for Android, iOS/iPadOS, Windows, social media, and web apps. You can also find her work onMake Tech Easier,Guiding Tech, andNerds Chalk
