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Google Calendar is a core part of the Android productivity package but if all youre using is what you see on the apps surface, youre missing out on some pretty powerful possibilities.Yes, oh yes: Just like so many of our modern digital tools, theres more to Google Calendar than meets the eye. And while the majority of the services advanced options mayrevolve around the Calendar website, the Calendar Android app has its share of handy out-of-sight options that are specific to the mobile experience. From time-saving shortcuts to efficiency-boosting options, theyre all things that have the potential to make your life easier in small but significant ways.Find time in your agenda to check out these hidden Google Calendar goodies on Android. Trust me: Youll be glad you did.(Note that these tips are all specific to the Google Calendar Android app, which is free and available to use on any Android device though not necessarily always the default calendar app thats present on all phones out of the box!)Google Calendar Android trick #1: Quick peekingTell me if you can relate to this: You head into the Calendar app on your phone to create a new event. You open the screen to add the event in and then you find yourself facing a foggy mental blank.What else did you have going on that day? Did you need to schedule the event for 2:00 p.m., or would 3:00 be better? When was that podiatrist appointment, again?[Psst: Love shortcuts? My Android Shortcut Supercourse will teach you tons of time-saving tricks for your phone. Sign up now for free!]Ive certainly been there (well, not to the podiatrist, specifically, but in the general event brain fog situation). And the Android Calendar app doesnt do much to offer any broader calendar context while youre in the midst of adding in a new event.Or so itd seem. After years of using Google Calendar on Android, I not long ago noticed a curiously camouflaged option thatll change the way you create events on your phone.See that barely noticeable light-gray line at the top of the Calendar apps event creation screen? The one that looks vaguely like an arrow pointing downward?Youd never know it, but that subtle gray line hides a spectacular agenda-juggling superpower.JR Raphael, IDGYup, thats the one. The next time youre adding a new event on your phone and you find yourself wondering what else is on your agenda around that same time, tap that line or, alternatively, use it as a hint to swipe downward anywhere within the main event creation area of the screen.And srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-google-calendar-android-quick-peek-animation.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-google-calendar-android-quick-peek-animation.webp?resize=290%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 290w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-google-calendar-android-quick-peek-animation.webp?resize=674%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 674w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-google-calendar-android-quick-peek-animation.webp?resize=162%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 162w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-google-calendar-android-quick-peek-animation.webp?resize=81%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 81w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-google-calendar-android-quick-peek-animation.webp?resize=464%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 464w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-google-calendar-android-quick-peek-animation.webp?resize=348%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 348w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/01-google-calendar-android-quick-peek-animation.webp?resize=242%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 242w" width="700" height="724" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">Surprise, surprise: Your entire agenda is never more than a swipe away.JR Raphael, IDGWouldya look at that?! You can actually minimize that event creation interface down to a tiny panel and browse around on your calendar above it.And thats not allGoogle Calendar Android trick #2: Simple slidingAfter youve entered that concealed quick-peek view, remember this: If you decide you need to shift your new event around to another time, you can simply touch and hold the outline on your screen and slide your finger up and down to move it.Nifty, no? And theres one more piece to this puzzle yetGoogle Calendar Android trick #3: Gesture adjustingIn addition to sliding an event around to move it in the Calendar Android apps event creation quick-peek interface, you can touch your finger to the dots on the top or bottom of your events outline and then slide up or down from there to make the event longer or shorter. srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/03-google-calendar-android-event-length.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/03-google-calendar-android-event-length.webp?resize=300%2C141&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/03-google-calendar-android-event-length.webp?resize=150%2C71&quality=50&strip=all 150w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/03-google-calendar-android-event-length.webp?resize=640%2C301&quality=50&strip=all 640w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/03-google-calendar-android-event-length.webp?resize=444%2C209&quality=50&strip=all 444w" width="700" height="329" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">Longer? Shorter? You name it this gesture makes event adjustments as easy as can be.JR Raphael, IDGNow if only our actual meetings could be condensed down so easily.Google Calendar Android trick #4: Instant perspectiveWhen you need to glance at a full-month view whilst thumbing through your events, take note of the following invisible Android Calendar shortcut: You can tap or swipe downward on the apps top bar where it says the current months name to bring a monthly view into focus. Tap on the bar a second time (or swipe back up, with your finger starting just beneath that area) to hide it when youre done. srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-google-calendar-android-month-view-slide.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-google-calendar-android-month-view-slide.webp?resize=288%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 288w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-google-calendar-android-month-view-slide.webp?resize=668%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 668w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-google-calendar-android-month-view-slide.webp?resize=161%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 161w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-google-calendar-android-month-view-slide.webp?resize=81%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 81w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-google-calendar-android-month-view-slide.webp?resize=460%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 460w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-google-calendar-android-month-view-slide.webp?resize=345%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 345w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-google-calendar-android-month-view-slide.webp?resize=240%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 240w" width="700" height="730" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">One swift swipe, and boom: Your monthly calendar view is there and ready.JR Raphael, IDGWho knew?! Google Calendar Android trick #5: Expanded intelligenceLooking at the Google Calendar app on an Android tablet or a folding phone like the Pixel Fold in its fully unfolded state? Youve got even more agenda-expanding magic at your fingertips and just begging to be found.By default on any such device, the Calendar app will expand to take advantage of that screen space in a variety of scenarios. What isnt obvious, though, is the fact that you can split and then customize your view anytime with a simple on-screen swipe.In any view other than the Month overview, look for a thin gray line at the left of the screen. (Again: Thisll work only when youre using the app on a larger-screened device either a tablet or a fully unfolded foldable.)Slide your finger on that line toward the right and hey, how bout that?! srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/05-google-calendar-android-pixel-fold-panels.webp?quality=50&strip=all 600w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/05-google-calendar-android-pixel-fold-panels.webp?resize=300%2C287&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/05-google-calendar-android-pixel-fold-panels.webp?resize=176%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 176w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/05-google-calendar-android-pixel-fold-panels.webp?resize=88%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 88w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/05-google-calendar-android-pixel-fold-panels.webp?resize=502%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 502w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/05-google-calendar-android-pixel-fold-panels.webp?resize=376%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 376w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/05-google-calendar-android-pixel-fold-panels.webp?resize=261%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 261w" width="600" height="574" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px">Panels a-plenty await in the Google Calendar Android app on a large-screened device.JR Raphael, IDGYou can see the full month view right there alongside whatever else you were viewing at any width you like.To get to a similar sort of setup from the main Month view, just tap on any event in the calendar. Thatll pull up detailed info about the event in a separate panel to the left which, once more, you can customize and resize by sliding your finger along the thin gray line separating the two panels.Not bad, eh?Google Calendar Android trick #6: Time travelIf youre already in the Android Calendar apps full-screen Month view no matter what type of device youre using try tapping on that same months name at the top of the screen.From that view, that action will reveal a nifty new quick-jump bar for quickly zipping forward or back in time to any month imaginable no scrolling, flipping, or futzing around required. srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/06-google-calendar-android-month-chips.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/06-google-calendar-android-month-chips.webp?resize=300%2C39&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/06-google-calendar-android-month-chips.webp?resize=150%2C19&quality=50&strip=all 150w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/06-google-calendar-android-month-chips.webp?resize=640%2C82&quality=50&strip=all 640w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/06-google-calendar-android-month-chips.webp?resize=444%2C57&quality=50&strip=all 444w" width="700" height="90" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">All it takes is a tap to fly through time from the Google Calendar apps Month view.JR Raphael, IDGAnd speaking of shadowy shortcutsGoogle Calendar Android trick #7: Snazzy snappingAnytime youre scrolling through your Schedule view in the Calendar app and want to jump back to the current day, tap the small calendar icon (the box with the current date in it, directly to the left of your profile picture in the upper-right corner of the screen).You can snap yourself back to the present with the Android Calendar apps easily overlooked day icon.JR Raphael, IDGThatll beam you instantly back to today, no matter how far into the future youve traveled.Google Calendar Android trick #8: Tasks on demandWhile weve got our attention on that upper-right corner area of the Google Calendar Android app interface, be sure to take note of a very recently added option thats all too easy to overlook.As of only this month, Googles in the midst of rolling out an Android Calendar update that integrates Google Tasks directly into the app so you can see and manage all of your tasks right within your calendar environment, without having to toggle over to the separate standalone Tasks app.Just tap the small circled checkmark icon in the Calendar apps upper-right corner, directly to the right of the current day box we were just chewing over. srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/08-google-calendar-android-tasks.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/08-google-calendar-android-tasks.webp?resize=300%2C216&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/08-google-calendar-android-tasks.webp?resize=233%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 233w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/08-google-calendar-android-tasks.webp?resize=117%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 117w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/08-google-calendar-android-tasks.webp?resize=667%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 667w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/08-google-calendar-android-tasks.webp?resize=500%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 500w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/08-google-calendar-android-tasks.webp?resize=347%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 347w" width="700" height="504" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">Tasks, within Calendar whatll they think of next?!JR Raphael, IDGIf you arent seeing that icon yet, dont panic! Its actively arriving for Android device-owners worldwide as we speak, and it should show up for you any day now.Google Calendar Android trick #9: Speedy deletingHeres an easily missed and incredibly handy gesture in the Google Calendar Android app: From the Schedule view, you can swipe any event or reminder toward the right to delete it in a single, swift action. srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/09-google-calendar-android-delete-event.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/09-google-calendar-android-delete-event.webp?resize=300%2C130&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/09-google-calendar-android-delete-event.webp?resize=150%2C65&quality=50&strip=all 150w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/09-google-calendar-android-delete-event.webp?resize=640%2C277&quality=50&strip=all 640w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/09-google-calendar-android-delete-event.webp?resize=444%2C192&quality=50&strip=all 444w" width="700" height="303" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">Ahh cancelling plans has never been so satisfying.JR Raphael, IDGSo long, responsibilities!Google Calendar Android trick #10: Quick creationIn addition todeleting events at the speed of light, you can alsocreate new events in a delightfully swift way within the Google Calendar app right from your daily calendar view.All youve gotta do is tap on any open space in that part of the Android Calendar app, and youll see an event creation box right then and there:Add an event into your calendar without any fuss by tap, tap, tapping.JR Raphael, IDGAlso worth noting: The same tricks we went over a second ago for sliding around or extending your events time will work in this context, too, once youve brought that box into focus.Google Calendar Android trick #11: The double-tap danceIn addition to the tap-anywhere trick for speedy event creation, the Google Calendar Android app has a hidden step-saver within its regular new-event button yknow, that big honkin plus icon floating in the lower-right corner of the screen.Typically, when you tap that button, you see a pop-up list of options for what you want to create an event, a task, and so on. It consequently takes extra time to tap the button once, wait for the options to appear, then find and tap the Event option to move forward.But theres a better way if you know how to use it. The next time you need to create a new event and you find your finger on that fancy floating button, remember this: You can simply double-tap that button quickly, without pausing, to instantly jump into the new event creation interface. srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-google-calendar-android-double-tap-add-event.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-google-calendar-android-double-tap-add-event.webp?resize=290%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 290w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-google-calendar-android-double-tap-add-event.webp?resize=675%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 675w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-google-calendar-android-double-tap-add-event.webp?resize=163%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 163w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-google-calendar-android-double-tap-add-event.webp?resize=81%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 81w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-google-calendar-android-double-tap-add-event.webp?resize=465%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 465w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-google-calendar-android-double-tap-add-event.webp?resize=349%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 349w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/11-google-calendar-android-double-tap-add-event.webp?resize=242%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 242w" width="700" height="723" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">Two taps for a new event on the Android Calendar apps big plus button.JR Raphael, IDGNo waiting, no watching, no wasting time whatsoever: Just two quick taps, and boom youll be where you want to be.Google Calendar Android trick #12: Practical pinchingWhile were thinking about all this tapping and swiping, make a mental note of this: Whilst gazing uponst the Google Calendar apps Day, 3-Day, Week, or Month view on Android, you can actually pinch your fingers apart on the screen to expand the interface and make everything bigger or pinch em together to condense it and make all the elements smaller.The key is to place your fingerson top of each other and move em in anup and down motionor diagonally not sideways:Expand, collapse. Expand, collapse. Expand, collapse.JR Raphael, IDGWhee!Google Calendar Android trick #13: Find the timeHeres a fun one I only just discovered the other day, thanks to a tip from a resourceful Android Intelligence reader:When youre looking at the Google Calendar Android apps Day view and you have an event that starts at a time that isnt at the top of an hour say, at 12:30 p.m., 1:05 p.m., 3:33 p.m., or any other such number it can be tough to know exactly what time the event begins at a glance.But if you press and hold your finger onto the event for a second, the Calendar app will adjust the number on the time grid at the left to show the exact start time for that specific item.See? srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/13-google-calendar-android-precise-event-time.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/13-google-calendar-android-precise-event-time.webp?resize=300%2C75&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/13-google-calendar-android-precise-event-time.webp?resize=150%2C37&quality=50&strip=all 150w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/13-google-calendar-android-precise-event-time.webp?resize=640%2C159&quality=50&strip=all 640w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/13-google-calendar-android-precise-event-time.webp?resize=444%2C110&quality=50&strip=all 444w" width="700" height="174" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">Look closely along the left side of the screen, and youll see the precise time appear with a long-press on the event.JR Raphael, IDGThe precise time will remain present for as long as you keep your finger pressed.And speaking of that area of the Android Calendar interfaceGoogle Calendar Android trick #14: A jaunty jumpAn easy and not-at-all-obvious way to move between different calendar views is hiding in the leftmost column of the Google Calendar apps Android interface specifically, in the Day and Agenda views.Starting in Agenda, you can tap the day name and number next to any events to jump directly to the Day view for that date and then, when in the Day view, you can tap that same day name and number indicator (now in the upper-left corner of the screen) to bop back over into Agenda. srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/14-google-calendar-android-day-tap.webp?quality=50&strip=all 700w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/14-google-calendar-android-day-tap.webp?resize=300%2C183&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/14-google-calendar-android-day-tap.webp?resize=275%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 275w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/14-google-calendar-android-day-tap.webp?resize=137%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 137w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/14-google-calendar-android-day-tap.webp?resize=589%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 589w, https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/14-google-calendar-android-day-tap.webp?resize=409%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 409w" width="700" height="428" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">So many views, such little time.JR Raphael, IDGHip, hip, hoorah!Google Calendar Android trick #15: Meet no moreHave you ever noticed how Calendar developed an irksome habit of automatically adding Google Meet links into every forkin event you create?Thats fine and dandy if your event actually includes a Meet-based video meeting, but its pretty annoying and potentially confusing when your event is something thats in person. Worse yet is when your event is virtual but in a different video meeting service, like Zoom, and then everyone you invite ends up getting both the correct link and a meaningless Meet link for the same event.Heres a little secret: You can put a stop to this madness. And all it takes is a handful of quick taps in your Android Calendar app.Open up Google Calendar on your phone, tap the three-line menu icon in its upper-left corner, and scroll down to the bottom to select Settings.Tap General, then tap Add video conferencing and turn the toggles into the off position for every account youve got connected.Now, if you ever want to add a Meet link to an event, you can do so manually whilst creating said event. But by default, those blasted links wont get auto-added onto every single event for you.Google Calendar Android trick #16: Smarter silencingThis one is technically an Android feature, but it works hand in hand with Calendar and is one of the most practical options out there: the ability for your phone to automatically silence itself anytime an event from your Google Calendar is underway.All youve gotta do is enable it: Head into your phones settings and find the Do Not Disturb section (by either looking in the Sound section or simply searching for Do Not Disturb in the box at the top of the screen). Tap Schedules, bring your pretty little pinky to the line labeled Event, and either tap the line itself (not the toggle next to it) or the gear icon alongside it, if you see one.Thatll pull up a screen that looks somethin like this: loading="lazy" width="400px">Androids Do Not Disturb settings hold some spectacularly useful options connected to your calendar.JR Raphael, IDGThe first option on the screen, During events for, lets you select which of the calendars associated with your device will trigger the phone-silencing behavior. You can leave it set to the default setting of Any calendar to have any event on any calendar cause your phone to be silenced, or you can narrow it down to one specific calendar like your work calendar and leave the others out.The second line lets you specify what types of events will cause your phone to go quiet. You can tell the system to silence your phone only if youve replied Yes to an event, if youve replied Yes or Maybe, or if youve replied Yes or Maybe or havent replied at all. (Those choices are for events that other people created and invited you to attend, by the by; any event you create on your own will always count as an automatic Yes.)And finally, the third line lets you decide whether your phone should use its default Do Not Disturb behavior or if youd rather create your own custom settings for how the phone should behave in this specific circumstance. The custom settings option gives you tons of flexibility for how exactly your phone should act while a Calendar event is underway: You can opt to allow calls or texts from starred contacts to come through, for example, or to let events and reminders alert you even if no other sounds are permitted. You can even customize how different types of notifications appear visually during an appointment. loading="lazy" width="400px">Behold, the many calendar-connected powers deep within Androids Do Not Disturb options.JR Raphael, IDGNot seeing any of this on your device? If youre using a phone with an older Android version or one whose manufacturer has fudged around with this part of the operating system, you can set up your own standalone equivalent of the same basic concept by embracing this purpose-specific appor the brilliantly versatile MacroDroid automation creation utility.Google Calendar Android trick #17: Rapid responsesJust like Android itself allows you to send a prewritten quick response when youre rejecting a call, Googles Android Calendar app can let you send a speedy note to anyone involved in an upcoming meeting all with a couple quick taps on your phone.To configure the feature, open up the Calendar app, tap the three-line menu icon in the upper-left corner, and select Settings from the menu that appears.Next, select General, then scroll down until you see Quick responses. Tap that and there, youll see four options for prewritten messages you can fire off on the fly while en route to any appointment involving multiple mammals. loading="lazy" width="400px">The Android Calendar apps quick responses can be surprisingly helpful.Oddly, Calendar doesnt let you create additional responses, but you can edit any of the default responses to make it say whatever you want. Just tap any one of em and then replace it with whatever text your silly ol heart desires. loading="lazy" width="400px">Custom event responses? Hey, well take em!To put your custom quick responses to use, open up any upcoming event that has at least one other person invited. Tap the envelope icon within the Guests line, then tap the response you want from the list.Thatll take you directly to a ready-to-roll email with your message in place and the recipients added in. All thats left is to hit Send and maybe let out a guffaw in delight, should such inspiration strike.Google Calendar Android trick #18: Duplication elationEver find yourself needing to create a new event thats remarkably similar to one already on your agenda? The Google Calendar app for Android has an easy way to duplicate an event and then use it as a blueprint for a new one: Just tap the event you want to emulate, tap the three-dot menu icon in its upper-right corner, and select yup, you guessed it Duplicate.And thats it: Your new event will show up with the original events info filled in and ready for to be tweaked as needed.Doesnt get much easier than that.Google Calendar Android trick #19: Nicer notificationsGoogle Calendars default notification times for new events arent right for everyone. If you find yourself changing the setting for when an event will notify you more often than not (and/or quietly muttering creative curses every time an event notifies you earlier or later than youd like), do yourself a favor and adjust your Calendars default notification times so that they work better for you.Just head back into the Calendar apps settings section and this time, find the section for the Google account you want to modify and tap the Events line beneath it. Thatll give you a screen on which you can change the default notification times for standard new events as well as all-day events. You can even add multiple notifications, if you want, and change the default color for events on that calendar while youre at it (ooh, ahh, etc). loading="lazy" width="400px">All sorts of Android calendar notification customization options await if you know where to look for em.If you want to change the default notification time for tasks or for any secondary calendars youve created within a particular Google account, just find the appropriate line beneath the accounts header and select that instead of Events then make the same sorts of modifications there.Google Calendar Android trick #20: Secret codewordsHardly anyone knows this, but theres a way to hack the Calendar apps illustration system and make any of Googles contextual graphics appear on any event you want.The trick is simply learning the Calendar apps secret codewords and then putting em to use exactly how you want.Check out this complete (and just recently updated) list of Google Calendar codewords, and get ready to give your calendar a whole new customized look.And with that, your Android calendar experience is officially upgraded. Now all youve gotta do is get everything on your agenda accomplished and that, my dear amigo, is squarely on your shoulders.Get even more advanced shortcut knowledge with my free Android Shortcut Supercourse. Youll learn tons of time-saving tricks for your phone!

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