All I'm looking for is an android calendar
June 14, 2023 12:01 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for a calendar for my android phone. Don't need a datebook, don't need tracking. Just a calendar similar to Windows, I click on the time and it shows the month. Want jump ahead or behind, just click arrows for the month and year. If I click the Calendar app that came with the phone, "Google needs permission to create and display your events." I don't want to give Google permission for anything, I just want to know what day the 23rd falls on.
Try simple calendar pro, available from f-droid. Everything on f-droid will respect your privacy, there are probably a good few other options on there.
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posted by larkery at 2:14 AM on June 14, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by larkery at 2:14 AM on June 14, 2023 [1 favorite]
Google syncs the events to your Google account, so you can access it via calendar.google.com and/or share it with other people or even make it public (if you choose to). It's nothing nefarious.
posted by kschang at 3:16 AM on June 14, 2023
posted by kschang at 3:16 AM on June 14, 2023
Try simple calendar pro, available from f-droid.
Yup. On that note, here are two lists of more options.
(F-droid is an open source Android app store/repository. If you have a general preference for apps that aren't trying to connect you to a million services, track you, or make money off of you, it's a good place to look. You can download F-droid and use it like you would use the Google Play store, or you can download apps directly from its website. You might have to enable third-party app installs somewhere in your phone settings.)
Another option, probably overkill for you but in case anyone else is looking: calendar apps connect to and display events from online calendar services or, sometimes, offline .ics files. (Probably "Google needs permission" because it wants to connect to your Google account's calendar service.) If you don't want your app to connect at all to online services, you can set up an offline calendar file on your phone and use an app that supports that. (I can recommend aCalendar+, but for all I know maybe your default app supports that too.) The advantages of this approach are privacy and not being reliant on an internet connection and service provider; the main disadvantage is that if you want syncing and backups, you have to find some way to set that up manually.
Finally: if you just want to know days of the week, then check if you've already got a widget on your phone that will do that. (I think on most Android phones if you do along tap on your home screen you should see a "Widgets" icon; if not, check online for instructions or post here.) Most calendar apps have widgets that basically display a little month view on one of your home screens, with arrows to page through and so on.
posted by trig at 3:21 AM on June 14, 2023 [2 favorites]
Yup. On that note, here are two lists of more options.
(F-droid is an open source Android app store/repository. If you have a general preference for apps that aren't trying to connect you to a million services, track you, or make money off of you, it's a good place to look. You can download F-droid and use it like you would use the Google Play store, or you can download apps directly from its website. You might have to enable third-party app installs somewhere in your phone settings.)
Another option, probably overkill for you but in case anyone else is looking: calendar apps connect to and display events from online calendar services or, sometimes, offline .ics files. (Probably "Google needs permission" because it wants to connect to your Google account's calendar service.) If you don't want your app to connect at all to online services, you can set up an offline calendar file on your phone and use an app that supports that. (I can recommend aCalendar+, but for all I know maybe your default app supports that too.) The advantages of this approach are privacy and not being reliant on an internet connection and service provider; the main disadvantage is that if you want syncing and backups, you have to find some way to set that up manually.
Finally: if you just want to know days of the week, then check if you've already got a widget on your phone that will do that. (I think on most Android phones if you do along tap on your home screen you should see a "Widgets" icon; if not, check online for instructions or post here.) Most calendar apps have widgets that basically display a little month view on one of your home screens, with arrows to page through and so on.
posted by trig at 3:21 AM on June 14, 2023 [2 favorites]
Honestly, if all I needed to know was what day of week the 23rd fell on, I would just ask Siri (or her Android equivalent) and avoid faffing around with a calendar app.
posted by Johnny Assay at 4:39 AM on June 14, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by Johnny Assay at 4:39 AM on June 14, 2023 [2 favorites]
Honestly, if all I needed to know was what day of week the 23rd fell on, I would just ask Siri (or her Android equivalent) and avoid faffing around with a calendar app.
That would require giving Google permission to use your microphone
posted by timdiggerm at 5:44 AM on June 14, 2023
That would require giving Google permission to use your microphone
posted by timdiggerm at 5:44 AM on June 14, 2023
If you're not going to use the calendar for events, I'm not sure it does any harm to allow Google to create or display events.
posted by mskyle at 6:09 AM on June 14, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by mskyle at 6:09 AM on June 14, 2023 [1 favorite]
I just want to know what day the 23rd falls on
You can just save a screenshot of a yearly calendar. Here is an example.
posted by soelo at 6:30 PM on June 14, 2023
You can just save a screenshot of a yearly calendar. Here is an example.
posted by soelo at 6:30 PM on June 14, 2023
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posted by Hartster at 1:16 AM on June 14, 2023 [1 favorite]