Niagara's Calendar Widget

Niagara Launcher displays upcoming events directly on your home screen. To enable that, long-press on the date, tap on Calendar > Show upcoming events > Enable (requires Niagara Pro). Moreover, you can tap on the date to open your calendar schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Which calendar apps does Niagara's agenda widget support?

Niagara Launcher does support a large variety of calendar apps. In fact, every calendar that uses Androids Calendar Provider API works in combination with Niagara Launcher (now including Outlook). Unfortunately, a few apps, like Proton Calendar, do not make use of Android's calendar API.

How Can I show events from Outlook in Niagara's calendar agenda?

Sure! Open Outlook and navigate to its settings. In Outlook's settings, tap on your email address to open Account Info settings. Then, tap on "Sync calendars." This option might not appear if you haven't granted Outlook the calendar permission. To grant outlook the calendar permission, long-press on Outlook in Niagara Launcher, tap "App info"/the i-icon at the top, and go to Permissions > Calendar > Allow. Afterward, restart the outlook app.

Reminders/Tasks from Google Calendar don't show up.

Niagara Launcher does not support them. Unfortunately, Google doesn't provide other apps access to their reminders and tasks via the on-device Android calendar system. They provide a dedicated API, but it requires an active internet connection for synchronization, and its functionality is not as comprehensive as it appears. Furthermore, the API has not received any updates since its release; therefore, we do not intend to integrate it in its current form (see this and this issue on their tracker).

A few calendar events are not showing up.

Calendar apps don't necessarily make changes to your calendar available to other apps immediately. Here are some steps that might help:

If you're using Google Calendar, open Google Calendar and tap on the three dots on the top right and then on Refresh. Other calendar apps should provide a similar way to open and refresh your calendar.
Restart your device, open your calendar app afterward, and repeat the first step
If the events were added recently, wait a few hours
Clear the data of your calendar app (if the previous steps didn't help)
Ensure you have more than 10% storage available on your Google Drive account; otherwise, Google calendar events might not sync

If that doesn't work either, please check if the events show up in third-party calendar widgets like "Calendar Widget: Month/Agenda" If the widget shows calendar events, Niagara Launcher does not show; please contact us about this problem (support@niagaralauncher.com). If not, please contact the developers of your calendar app.

How can I set which calendar app opens when tapping on a calendar event?

Android lets you set you a default app that opens every time you tap on an event. To change your default app, please follow this guide: Reset Default Clock, Calendar or Wallpaper App

I want to filter out some calendar events.

That's possible with Niagara Pro: Niagara Settings > Features > Niagara widget > Calendar > Filter events.

How can I show my contacts' birthdays?

If you entered the birthdays for your contacts, Google Calendar automatically adds calendar events for them. However, sometimes they do not show up. We're explaining how to fix this if you're using Google calendar, but other calendar apps might behave in a similar manner. First, make sure Google Calendar has access to your contacts. For that, long-press on Google Calendar in Niagara Launcher, tap on App info > Permissions > Contacts > Allow. Then, open Google Calendar and make sure that your contact's birthdays are shown there. If birthdays are shown in your calendar app but not in Niagara Launcher, do the following: In Google Calendar, tap on the three lines menu icon at the top left and scroll down the menu that opens. Here, uncheck Birthdays and then check it again. Finally, in the same menu, tap on Refresh.

Why is there no option to disable all-day events?

For simplicity, Niagara Launcher's widget always shows you the same calendar events as Niagara's calendar agenda sheet. However, the widget prioritizes non-all-day events. If you don't want to see all-day events in Niagara's calendar widget, we recommend putting them in another sub-calendar and filter it out via Niagara's calendar settings > Filter events.

Tapping on a calendar event shows an error.

This is a known issue with Outlook. We believe Outlook causes this issue because we also can't open its calendar events with other calendar widget apps (e.g., Another Widget). If there's an app that can forward you to Outlook from an event, please let us know. To work around the issue, you can install another calendar app (e.g., Google Calendar) and open and edit Outlooks events with it instead.

Does Niagara's widget support work profile calendar events?

Yes, but your admin or organization must allow work events to be shown in personal calendars. For more information, please check out this article.

I deleted an event, but it still shows on Niagara's agenda

This is unlikely to be caused by Niagara Launcher but by a sync issue with your calendar app and Android's shared calendar storage. To fix this, please follow this guide.