Settings
Settings let you adapt Time Zone Orbit to the way you work: how the dial moves, which time zone is your base, how events are shown, which colors the app uses and in which language it is displayed.
Where to find it
On the home screen, tap the gear icon in the top-right corner. The options are grouped in sections, from the dial at the top to the app information at the bottom.
Dial, time zone and sync
The first sections control how the dial behaves and which time it uses as your base.
The top of the Settings screen.
- Precise minutes: how the dial snaps while you drag it. ✕ moves freely, minute by minute; 15" and 30" snap to steps of 15 or 30 minutes; 60" snaps to whole hours.
- Time zone: the UTC offset used as your base time. By default it is the one of your device.
- Sync with system clock: when on, the dial starts at the current time every time you open the app. When off, it starts at 00:00.
- Watch tutorial: tap it to go back to the home screen and replay the guided tutorial.
- Event view mode: choose between the compact and comfortable views for event cards.
Choosing your time zone
Tap Time zone to open the list of UTC offsets, from UTC -12:00 to UTC +14:00. The first option is the offset currently in use; your device's offset is marked with (Device).
The list of UTC offsets. Select one to use it as your base time.
The section title in Settings and the text at the bottom of the home screen show the offset you chose, for example Coordinated Universal Time (UTC +2).
Choosing the event view mode
Tap Event view mode to choose how much information each event card shows in a city's details.
The two view modes. Comfortable is the default.
The difference between the two options is how much each card shows:
- Comfortable: larger cards, with up to four lines of the description, the number of participants written out (for example 3 participants) and the Join and Call buttons when the event has a video call link or a phone number. The strip of days at the top is also taller.
- Compact: smaller cards, with up to two lines of the description, only a small participants counter next to the time and no buttons, so more events fit on the screen. Tap a card to open the event's details, where the buttons are available.
The same event in comfortable view.
The same event in compact view: less text and no buttons.
You can also switch between the two views by pinching the event timeline. See City details and events.
Calendar
The Calendar section shows whether the app can read your calendar and lets you pick your default calendar.
The Calendar section. The green dot means calendar access is granted.
If the permission shows Denied with a red dot, a settings icon appears next to it: tap it to open the app's Android settings and allow calendar access.
Tap Default calendar to see the calendars available on your phone and choose one.
The list of calendars on the phone, with the account each one belongs to.
Note: The events shown on the dial and in the city details come from all the calendars on your phone, not only from the default one.
Colors
The Color palette section changes the colors used for your cities and for your events on the dial.
This section has two options: Color palette, for the colors of your cities, and Events color, for the color of your events on the dial.
The Color palette section, with Events color below Color palette.
Tap Color palette to choose one of the three ready-made palettes or your own custom palette. Each city takes the colors of the palette in order.
The palettes, each with a preview of its first four colors. Tap the pencil next to Custom to edit your own palette.
The custom palette has one color per city. Tap a city to pick its color, then tap Save in the top-right corner. Reset to defaults brings back the colors of Palette 1.
The custom palette, with one color for each of your cities.
Tap Events color to choose the color used to show your calendar events on the dial: the segments on the ring and the ring of all-day events.
The color picker for events. Choose a color, then its shade, and tap OK.
Language
The app is available in English, Spanish and Galician. Tap Change language and choose one; the app switches language straight away.
The languages available in the app.
About
The last section gives access to the legal information and to the app's information screen.
The About section.
- Software licenses: the licenses of the open-source components used by the app.
- Terms of use and Privacy policy: open the TICGAL web pages with these documents.
- About: opens the app's information screen, with the version number and links to the TICGAL and Time Zone Orbit websites.
The About screen. Include the version number shown here when you contact support.