Calendar Sets
With Calendar Sets, you can manage different collections of calendars to be able to quickly switch between them, such as a different collection of Work related calendars and a different one for Personal.
Tap on the Calendar Set button next to Settings from the top toolbar options. This will present you with a list of Calendar Sets you have created. Upon first launch, BusyCal will create an initial set by the name "My Calendar Set" automatically for you.
Tap on Manage Sets… and then tap on New Calendar Set to create a new set.
Overriding Default Calendars
Under app settings, you can assign a default Calendar to be used for creating new Events / Tasks. However, it may make more sense to use a different set of default calendars when a particular Calendar Set has been activated. You can override the default calendars by editing the Calendar Set and tapping Event Calendar under the Override Default Calendars section.
Siri and Shortcuts
To switch sets by voice, say "Hey Siri", then "Show a calendar set in BusyCal", and pick the set you want. You can also add BusyCal's Show Calendar Set action to a shortcut, choose the set there, and give the shortcut a short name. Either way, BusyCal opens on that set.
To switch sets automatically, add a BusyCal Focus filter instead. It applies a set for as long as a Focus is on, and brings back your usual set when the Focus ends. If you choose another set yourself while the Focus is on, that becomes the selection kept afterwards. See Siri and Shortcuts for both.
Widgets & Apple Watch
BusyCal uses a dedicated Calendar Set for widgets and the Apple Watch app. This is a single, app-wide choice: the Calendar Set you pick here determines which calendars appear in every BusyCal widget on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, as well as inside the BusyCal watch app. If your widgets or watch data look incomplete, make sure the right Calendar Set is selected.
To choose the Calendar Set for Widgets & Watch:
- Open Settings in BusyCal.
- Tap Calendar Sets.
- Tap Widgets & Watch.
- Select the Calendar Set you want widgets and the watch app to use.
If you want widgets to show everything, create a Calendar Set that includes all calendars, then select it here.
For details about the Watch views, complications, task display rules, and refresh steps, see BusyCal for Apple Watch.
At this time, the Widgets & Watch Calendar Set applies globally across all BusyCal widgets, so you cannot configure two instances of the same widget to each show a different Calendar Set. Per-widget Calendar Set selection is something we’d like to support in a future update.
Calendar Set Syncing
As of BusyCal v5.3, Calendar Sets now automatically sync across all your iOS devices. For macOS users, Calendar Sets (also known as Smart Filters) will sync exclusively between macOS devices.
To disable Calendar Set syncing, go to Settings > Advanced > Sync Calendar Sets and toggle the feature off.