About the Widget

This guide summarizes information related to the minical widget.

How to Add the Widget

How to Add the Widget to the Home Screen

Please refer to the instructions in Apple Support under "How to add widgets to your Home Screen":

Apple Support – Use widgets on your iPhone or iPod touch

How to Add the Widget to the Lock Screen

Please refer to the instructions in Apple Support under "How to add widgets to your Lock Screen":

Apple Support – Use widgets on your iPhone or iPod touch

If You Cannot Add the Widget

If you cannot find the minical widget in the widget list and cannot add it, try the following steps, then open the widget list again to see if the issue is resolved:

• Launch the minical app once
• Restart your device
  • Restart your iPhone
  • Restart your iPad
• Wait for a short period
• Offload the app once
  1. Open the Settings app
  2. Tap "General"
  3. Tap "iPhone Storage"
  4. Tap "minical"
  5. Tap "Offload App"
  6. Tap "Reinstall App"
  7. Return to the Home Screen and open minical
• Update to the latest iOS (instructions)

*You can use the widget feature without upgrading to minical pro.

If the Widget Is Not Updating (Nothing Is Displayed, the Date Is Incorrect)

Due to iOS (iPadOS) restrictions or bugs, the widget may not update immediately. This issue is not exclusive to minical; it may also occur with other calendar apps, so we appreciate your understanding.

Try one of the following steps, which may resolve the issue:

• Restart your device and wait a little while
  • Restart your iPhone
  • Restart your iPad
• Update minical to the latest version (App Store)
• Launch the minical app once, return to the Home Screen, and wait a short period
• Turn off Low Power Mode
  • Settings app > Battery > Low Power Mode
• If you have many events displayed, reduce the number of visible calendars
  • Procedure: How to change which calendars to show/hide

Widget Customization

Changing the Widget’s Background Color

By default, minical automatically changes the background color according to your device’s appearance mode settings. You can set a color theme using the following steps:

1. Open minical
2. Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner
3. Tap "Appearance"
4. Tap "Color Theme"
5. Change the color theme

*It is not possible to display an image as the background. *It is not possible to change the background color freely, such as making it transparent.

Changing the Widget’s Text Size

Depending on the widget type, the widget’s text size may be linked to the app’s text size settings. For more details, see the Appearance settings guide.

List of Available Widgets

Home Screen Widgets

• Calendar (small, 1x1) *also supports StandBy mode
• Upcoming Events (small, 1x1) *also supports StandBy mode
• TODAY (small, 1x1)
• Events & Calendar (medium, 2x1)
• Upcoming Events (medium, 2x1)
• 2 Months (medium, 2x1)
• TODAY & Calendar (medium, 2x1)
• 3 Days (medium, 2x1)
• This Week (medium, 2x1)
• 2 Weeks (medium, 2x1)
• Upcoming Events (large, 2x2)
• 3 Weeks (large, 2x2)
• 3 Weeks (extra large, 4x2) *iPad only
• 4 Weeks (large, 2x2)
• 4 Weeks (extra large, 4x2) *iPad only
• This Month (large, 2x2)
• This Month (extra large, 4x2) *iPad only
• Next Month (large, 2x2)
• Next Month (extra large, 4x2) *iPad only
• Last Month (large, 2x2)
• Last Month (extra large, 4x2) *iPad only

Lock Screen Widgets

• Upcoming Events (below the time)
• 2 Weeks (below the time)
• Next Event (below the time)
• New Event (below the time)
• Next Event (above the time)