Calendar Widget

**ross8428** · 11-16-2010, 10:40 PM

Anyone know how to make the built in calendar widget to show birthdays? I have them in my contact list; but I liked how my blackberry would show a birthday when I highlighted the calendar option on the homescreen. Am I missing something? I love the look of the widget; blue with the large date. But it is rather pointless if it only shows half the events. I would prefer to not click it every day to check to see if someone's birthday is happening. I have downloaded a second calendar from google cal as well. The birthdays will show up if I open my calendar, I would just prefer to see it on the home screen without opening anything. Thanks....

**google123** · 11-17-2010, 04:18 AM

**ross8428** · 11-17-2010, 08:53 AM

Thanks, but I am wanting the stock widget to show birthdays. I guess I will make a post over on the motorola page and see if they know how to do it.

**Examiner19** · 11-17-2010, 02:37 PM

You can make it a calendar on Google (website). Settings->Calendars->Contacts' birthdays and events (at the bottom of the page). You should then be able to show it on the Android.

**ross8428** · 11-17-2010, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Examiner19

You can make it a calendar on Google (website). Settings->Calendars->Contacts' birthdays and events (at the bottom of the page). You should then be able to show it on the Android.

I have that on there. Had it added several days ago. My friend's birthday was yesterday, so it was a good test to see if it showed up. It doesnt. Phone has all 3 calendars listed as "shown" (contact dates, gmail cal, and us holidays). It shows up if I open the calendar, but it doesnt show up on the widget. Example: right now my widget says what I am doing this weekend, and that thanksgiving is on the way. No birthdays.

**Examiner19** · 11-18-2010, 01:30 PM

I don't have the same phone, but I use the downloadable Agenda Widget on my phone. It has settings for the widget that lets me choose which calendar to show. I wonder if your widget has settings like that?

**leathernuts#WP** · 11-18-2010, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by ross8428

I have that on there. Had it added several days ago. My friend's birthday was yesterday, so it was a good test to see if it showed up. It doesnt. Phone has all 3 calendars listed as "shown" (contact dates, gmail cal, and us holidays). It shows up if I open the calendar, but it doesnt show up on the widget. Example: right now my widget says what I am doing this weekend, and that thanksgiving is on the way. No birthdays.

delete the widget, then re- add it. First, a screen will pop up as to which calenders you want to display. Click contact's birthday and events.

**ross8428** · 11-18-2010, 11:11 PM

I did that.... no luck.

Made a new contact just to add in a dummy birthday; deleted the widget, re-added it. Even rebooted. No luck. Oh well, guess I will look for a calendar widget on the market.

**kilofoxtrot** · 11-19-2010, 08:49 AM

One of the first apps I downloaded after I got my Pro, was Jorte.

It is a free calendar app (it uses your Google calendar info) with a ton of display options along with a slew of widgets. It's very cusomtizable to blend in with the theme/wallpaper of your phone.

Give it a shot..... It's free.

**Supermanwoot** · 11-19-2010, 10:47 PM

my motorola calendar app displays birthdays... I didn't do anything special that I know of.

fakeedit: Well actually I think I did. I had a blackberry and I think it made calendar events for everyone's birthday so when I swapped over it kept them