Fitbit SimpleCalendar Operations

(last update 2024-01-09 Versions x.2.09 - Versa's, Versa 2,3,4 , Sense, Sense 2)     

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Professional Calendar


Sunday

Calendar Week starts Sunday
Monday

Calendar Week starts Monday

Quick Guide


Navigation

Use << to go to a previous year
Use >> to go to a following year
Use < to go to a previous month
Use > to go to a following month
Double tap of the calendar view to return directly to the month view of today
Long press to get to the calculation screen to select specific dates

Scrolling
Swipe Up to go to a previous year  
Swipe Down to go to a following year
Swipe Right to go to a previous month
Swipe Left to go to a following month
Tip: To scroll, tap a Date in the calendar and drag it either horizontally or vertically for best results


Date selection and Calculation [from Vx.2.02]

Long press calendar to enter this mode
calc


To consult your Agenda

Double tap any part of the start date to open the Agenda
This assumes the App is available on your watch

 To select a specific date

    Select any of the three "Current" [year, month, day] fields
    Change the value as required using the 2 Adjust buttons ["+", "-"] at the bottom. Tapping the close button returns to the calendar for the year and month selected in "Current" The selected day in that month will be highlighted in green


To add/subtract units to a date

    Select any of the four date adjustment fields [years, months, weeks, days]
    Adjust the value using the 2 Adjust buttons ["+", "-"] >at the bottom. The chosen values can be added or subtracted from the "Start" date by using the "Start +" or "Start -" buttons
    The result will appear in "Current"

    Tapping the close button returns to the calendar for the year and month selected in "Current" The selected day in that month will be highlighted in green

EG. To find the date in a fortnight [ 2 weeks] from now [see photo above]
Select Weeks, tap "+" twice, tap "Start +", the date will be shown in <>"Current",
close this mode and the calendar will display that date in green


To calculate date difference from currently showing calendar month

    The "Start" date will display today's month and day [in red] or the last selected month Select any of the four date adjustment fields [years, months, weeks, days]
    Adjust the value using the 2 Adjust buttons ["+", "-"] at the bottom. The chosen values can be added or subtracted from the "Start" date by using the "Start +" or "Start -" buttons
    The result will appear in "Current"

    Tapping the close button returns to the calendar for the year and month selected in "Current" The selected day in that month will be highlighted in green


To calculate date difference from 2 specific dates

    Similar to the previous method.
    Long press the calendar,
    adjust the "Current" date to be the first desired date


    Tap the close button and immediately long press again.
    Now "Start" date will contain the first date for calculation

     Adjust the "Current" date to be the second date Tap "Calc diff" to see the days between the 2 dates.
Tip: The 2 Adjust buttons at the bottom are both single, and if held, multiple value adjusters.
The field will continue scrolling values for as long as the button is held.


Other features

    To do an immediate close of the SimpleCalendar, press the back button.

    To see the About and then close, two separate clicks on the Year.

    Or after a couple of minutes the App will auto close.
    On close the clock will be shown again automatically.
    New: Time Zone now shown in the About screen - useful for checking watch setting time zone
    To change the first day of the week between Sunday and Monday, double tap on the Day title row.
    It will automatically default to the value chosen in the Fitbit App settings at each start up


Watch integration

    SimpleCalendar must be installed separately on the watch to be used as an Addon for SimpleClockPro see: https://guytec.com/Fitbit
     Once installed, SimpleCalendar can be started by clicking on SimpleClockPro, Day of the week


Standalone mode

    SimpleCalendar can also be installed as a standalone App, in this case:

    Tip: For Sense and Versa 3 watches:
    Use the watch Settings to assign SimpleCalendar
    to the watch long press short-cut for easy starting

    For All watches SimpleCalendar can also be moved to the first Apps screen

New: Transparency

    App uses full Brightness for helping with better contrast for it's transparent options. This is automatically disabled between the hours of 20:00 and 07:00
    If necessary, in the watch Settings menu temporarily set Brightness to Max before starting.


Calendar releases (V4 - Ionic & Versa's, V5 - Sense, Versa 3, V6 - Sense 2, Versa 4 )


Vx.2.09 - 2024-01-09

    Improved tactile feedback

Vx.2.08 - 2022-07-19

    Added Agenda access

Vx.2.07 - 2021-08-31

    Added Agenda access
    Date calculation consistency improvements [JavaScript rules]

Vx.2.05 - 2021-08-30

    Improved direct jump to the month of today

Vx.2.04 - 2021-08-23

    Add direct jump to the month of today
    Display improvements for calculations

Vx.2.02 - 2021-08-20

    New date selection and calculation facility added

Vx.1.21 - 2021-07-19

    Tactile feedback given for all activities

Vx.1.20 - 2021-07-05

    New: Quick close added - double click on Year
    Tactile feedback given for some activities

Vx.1.19 - 2021-06-24

    New: First day of the week can only be changed by tapping the Daily title row [reduces inadvertent change]
    Tactile feedback given when scrolling to help with the motion
    Time Zone display added in About display for verifying watch settings

Vx.1.18 - 2021-06-16

    First day of the week defaults to Fitbit App settings [can still be changed]

Vx.1.17 - 2021-06-14

    Improved closing sensitivity

Vx.1.16 - 2021-06-13

    Improved today date display
    Added scrolling

Vx.1.11 - 2021-06-07

    Initial release