To check your upcoming events and meetings from the home screen without opening the Google Calendar app, add a widget.
Add the Calendar widget to your home screen
Important: Some of these steps may differ based on your Android phone or tablet.
- On your Android phone or tablet, touch and hold the home screen.
- Tap Widgets Calendar.
- Touch and hold one of these widgets:
- Calendar schedule: View your tasks and upcoming events.
- Calendar month view: Show your schedule one month at a time.
- Drag the widget to an empty space on the home screen, then release it.
Resize the Calendar widget
Important: In the Android widget, you can’t resize the button for Create .
- On your Android phone or tablet, touch and hold the widget on your home screen, then release it.
- An outline with dots appears on the sides of the widget.
- To resize the widget, drag the dots.
- When you're done, tap outside the widget.
Move the Calendar widget
- On your Android phone or tablet, touch and hold the widget.
- Drag the widget to an empty space on the home screen, then release it.
Remove the Calendar widget
- On your Android phone or tablet, touch and hold the widget.
- Drag the widget up to “Remove,” then release it.