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Reminders

Reminders are what keep an event from slipping past you. KashCal gives you a heads-up before it starts, on your terms.

Adding reminders​

In the event form, tap Add Alert. You can add up to five reminders per event.

For timed events, the options include:

  • At the time of the event
  • 5, 15, 30 minutes before
  • 1 hour, 4 hours before
  • 1 day, 1 week before

Need something in between? Tap a reminder to open a days/hours/minutes picker and set any custom lead time. To remove a reminder, tap the ✕ on its row.

For all-day events, reminders work a little differently because there's no specific start time. Options include:

  • 9 AM on the day of the event
  • 1 day before (at 9 AM)
  • 2 days before
  • 1 week before

When a reminder fires​

Reminders arrive as Android notifications. Each one gives you quick actions:

  • Snooze to remind you again shortly.
  • Dismiss to acknowledge and clear it.

Reminders survive reboots​

KashCal re-schedules your reminders after your device restarts, so a reboot won't make you miss an alert.

Default reminders​

Settings has two defaults, so every new event starts with the alert you prefer: Timed event alert for events with a start time (15 minutes before, by default) and All-day event alert for all-day events. They're separate because "10 minutes before" and "the morning of" aren't the same request. Both are under Event preferences, and you can always change or remove the alert on an individual event.

Notification permission​

Reminders need Android's notification permission. If it isn't granted yet, KashCal will ask:

KashCal needs notification permission to remind you about upcoming events.

If you dismissed that ask, you can grant it later from the App permissions screen, reached from the account hub.

For reminders to arrive at the exact minute, KashCal also uses the precise-alarm capability. If your device asks about exact alarms, allowing it keeps reminders on time.

Device calendar reminders​

If you show calendars from other apps on your phone (see Device calendars), KashCal can deliver reminders for those events too, which you can toggle in Settings.