Change Google Calendar settings

Modified on Mon, 22 Sep at 12:48 PM

Update your settings

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app .
Tap Menu Settings General.

Learn about general settings

Setting name	Description
Start of the week	Change the start day of your Calendar week.
Use device time zone	Automatically set your calendar’s time zone to your device’s time zone. When you turn this setting off, you can manually select a time zone.
Time zone	Select a time zone for your calendar. If you turn on “Use device time zone,” you can’t select the time zone.
Alternate calendar	Use a lunar or solar calendar. Choose a calendar: Chinese Hebrew Hijiri Indian Persian
Show week number	Displays the week number in your calendar.
Show declined events	Displays events that you decline in your calendar.
Show completed tasks	Displays tasks that you complete in your calendar.
Display shorter entries the same size as 30 minute entries	Displays events shorter than 30 minutes the same size as 30-minute events.
Show event illustrations	On some events, you can use Calendar illustrations, such as birthdays.
Default event duration	Select the default duration for new events. For non-Google Accounts, the default duration is one hour.
Adding invitations	Control who sends invitations to your calendar.
Theme	Adjust the background of your calendar to your device’s default theme or manually set it to a dark or light theme.
Calendar notifications	Adjust Calendar notifications.
Tasks notifications	Adjust how Tasks on Calendar notifies you.
Quick responses	To give event attendees a quick response, select or edit a response to send.
Share Google Calendar data with other apps	Control whether apps have access to your calendar data. You can choose to share all or none of your data with third-party apps.