How to mark your working days on the calendar on the Xiaomi smartphone: all ways

The Xiaomi calendar is not just a tool for tracking dates, but a full-fledged assistant in planning your work schedule. MIUI How fast and convenient to mark your workdays so you don’t miss important meetings or deadlines? Xiaomi’s standard Calendar app offers several ways to solve this problem, from manually adding events to automatically syncing with Google Calendar.

In this article, we’ll break down all the available methods: how to create a repeating event on workdays, set up notifications, synchronize data between devices, and even use color tags to visually separate personal and work affairs. We will pay special attention to the nuances of working with different versions. MIUI (from 12 before 14) Smartphone models – from budget Redmi to flagship Xiaomi 13/14.

If you’re using a calendar for business or freelancing, you’ll need optimization tips on how to avoid overlaying events, set up reminders in advance, and export your work schedule to other apps. And for those who prefer third-party solutions, we’ll compare Xiaomi’s standard calendar to alternatives like Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook.

1. Preparation: what data is needed to adjust working days

Before you start setting up, gather all the necessary information about your schedule, which will save time and help you avoid errors in creating events.

• 📅 Exact days of the week that are working for you (e.g., PN-pt or WWS).
• ⏰ Start and end times (if you want to mark hours, not just dates).
• 🔔 Type of notification: how many minutes/hours to remind you of the beginning or end of the working day.
• 🎨 Color scheme: what color to highlight for work events (e.g. blue for work, green for personal affairs).
• 🔄 Schedule exceptions: holidays, vacations or days when work schedules change.

If you are a freelancer or flexible, make a list of repetitive tasks (such as weekly customer calls or reporting) in advance, which will help you customize your Xiaomi calendar event patterns and automate the process.

⚠️ Note: If you use a calendar for teamwork, make sure that all participants are synced through one account (such as Google or Mi Account.

For those who work with multiple calendars (for example, personal calendars). + We recommend that you create separate calendars in the app beforehand, which will make it easier to filter events and avoid confusion.

2. Method 1: manually adding workdays through a standard Xiaomi calendar

The easiest method is to add workdays as recurring events, which is suitable for users with fixed schedules (e.g. office workers or students). MIUI 12–14:

1. Open the Calendar app (an icon with a date on the home screen or in the app menu).
2. Click on the + button (add event) in the lower right corner.
3. In the Title field, type, for example, “working day” or “office”.
4. Start date – select the next working day.
5. In the Repeat section, select Weekly and tick the desired days (for example, PN-pt).
6. Set the Start and End Time (if you want to mark your working hours).
7. In the Notification section, select how long you will be notified (for example, 30 minutes before the start).
8. Press Save.

Now, the event will automatically appear on the calendar every working day, and if the schedule changes (e.g., you take a vacation), just edit one event, and the changes will apply to all repetitions.

Are all working days of the week marked?

Is the correct start/end time indicated?

Is the notification set up?

Is there a suitable color for the event?

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To visually separate work and personal affairs, you can assign a color to an event.

1. Open the event you created.
2. Click on the palette icon (near the name).
3. Choose a color (e.g. blue for work, green for personal matters).

⚠️ Note: In some versions MIUI (For example, on the Redmi Note 10 with MIUI 13) the event color may be reset after the app update. To avoid this, sync the calendar with Google Account.

3. Method 2: Sync with Google Calendar for automatic updates

If you use Google Calendar on other devices (like a laptop or tablet), it can be synced with the standard Xiaomi calendar, which is convenient for those who work with multiple gadgets or share a graphic with colleagues.

Instructions for setting:

1. Open the settings on the Xiaomi smartphone.
2. Go to Accounts and Synchronization → Add an account.
3. Choose Google and log in.
4. Turn on the sync for the calendar.
5. Open the Calendar app and click on the icon ☰ (menu) in upper left corner.
6. Select Calendar Management and activate Google Calendar display.

Now all events from Google Calendar will be displayed in the standard Xiaomi calendar, and vice versa.

• 🔄 Automatically update the schedule on all devices.
• 🤝 Share your calendar with colleagues (via Google Calendar settings on the web version).
• 📱 Use Google Assistant voice commands to add events (e.g., “OK, Google, add a meeting for tomorrow at 10:00 am»).

If you previously had a work schedule on Google Calendar, all events will automatically be added to the Xiaomi calendar. To avoid duplication, turn off the creation of events in both calendars at the same time.

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4. Method 3: Using calendar widgets on the home screen

To quickly access your schedule, you can add a calendar widget to the home screen, which allows you to see current and upcoming work days without opening the application.

How to add a widget:

1. Press and hold your finger in the free place of the main screen.
2. Select Widgets from the bottom menu.
3. Find the calendar widget (usually called the calendar or events widget).
4. Drag it to the main screen and select a size (e.g, 4×2 week-paint).
5. Set up the data you see: current day, upcoming events, or the entire week.

The widget can be customized to your needs:

• 📅 Mini-calendar: shows the current month with marked work days.
• 🕒 Events List: Displays the coming working days with time.
• 🎨 Transparency and color: some widgets allow you to change the style under the theme of design.

On Xiaomi models with MIUI 14 (e.g. Xiaomi 13 Pro or Redmi) K60) You can have dynamic widgets that automatically adjust to the wallpaper and theme, and you can activate them:

1. Add the widget to the main screen.
2. Click on it and select Settings.
3. Activate the Dynamic Style option.

⚠️ Note: Calendar widgets can slow down the system if there are too many dynamic elements on the home screen. If you notice the lags, reduce the number of widgets or use static versions.

5. Work with exceptions: holidays, sick leave, holidays

Even with a fixed schedule, there are days when work schedules change, such as vacations, sick days, or public holidays. Xiaomi’s calendar allows you to customize exceptions for recurring events so that they don’t show up on non-working days.

How to add an exception:

1. Open the recurring “working day” event on the calendar.
2. Click on Edit.
3. Scroll down to the Exclusions section (or skip events in some versions) MIUI).
4. Choose dates when the event should not be repeated (for example, January 1-14 - New Year's holidays).
5. Save the changes.

If you take vacations or work shifts a lot, it's more convenient to create a separate calendar for exceptions, such as:

• 🏖️ Vacation calendar with events such as "Vacation from August 1 to August 14».
• 🏥 Calendar "Hospital" with notes about the days of disability.
• 🎉 Holidays calendar with state weekends (can be imported automatically via Google Calendar).

To automatically add holidays:

1. Open Google Calendar on your computer or browser.
2. In the Other Calendars section, select Calendar Explorer.
3. Find a holiday calendar for your country (such as Holidays of Russia) and subscribe to it.
4. Sync your data with the Xiaomi calendar (as described in Method 2).

6. Calendar Optimization for Remote Work and Freelancing

If you work remotely or on flexible schedules, the standard calendar settings may not work, and we recommend:

• 🕐 Use time blocks: instead of the “Working Day” event from 9:00 to 18:00, break the day into tasks (for example, “Calling with a client 10:00–10:30”, “Working on a project 11:00–13:00»).
• 📊 Color segmentation: assign different colors to task types (blue for calls, purple for creative work, yellow for breaks).
• 🔔 Multiple notifications: set up reminders not only to start the workday, but also to change tasks (e.g., 5 minutes before the end of the block).
• 🔄 Event templates: Create routines for repetitive tasks (e.g., Weekly Report every Monday at 16:00 am).

For freelancers, it is useful to integrate the calendar with other services:

• 💼 Trello/Notion: Export tasks from the calendar to project boards.
• 💰 1C/Accounting: Link working days to the time sheet.
• 📞 Zoom/Google Meet: automatically create links to meetings in events.

Example of flexible schedule settings:

1. Create a calendar for “Work” and “Personal”.
2. In Work, add blocks of 2-3 hours with specific tasks (for example, “Write article 14:00-16:00”).
3. Set up notifications 10 minutes before each block starts.
4. At the end of the day, transfer uncompleted tasks to the next day (hold the event and choose to Move).

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If you work with clients from different time zones, select their local time in the event settings. To do this, click on the Time Zone and select the desired one (for example, New York (UTC-5)).

7. Problem Solving: Why work days are not displayed or duplicated

Sometimes users find that working days are lost from the calendar or duplicated, and consider the main reasons and ways to eliminate them:

If the problem persists, try the following:

1. Clear the app's cache Calendar: Settings → Annexes → Application management → Calendar → Warehouse → Clear the cache
2. Update MIUI to the latest version: Settings → About Phone → System Update
3. Check if the calendar conflicts with other apps (such as Microsoft Outlook or Yandex Calendar).

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If after all the manipulations, events still do not appear, export the calendar data to the.ics file (via Settings). → Import/export) and import them again. This often helps with system failures.

8.Alternatives to the standard Xiaomi calendar: what to choose

If Xiaomi’s built-in calendar doesn’t suit the functionality, consider alternative apps that offer advanced options for planning workdays:

• 📅 Google Calendar: Full sync with other Google services (Gmail, Meet, Tasks) and the ability to share a calendar with a team.
• 📱 Microsoft Outlook: Ideal for enterprise users (Integration with Office 365), Multi-Account Support, Built-in Task Manager and Email Client.
• 🎯 Notion: Flexible setting of workspaces (calendar) + board + It's suitable for integrated project planning, and you can create a workweek template and duplicate it.
• ⚡ TickTick: Calendar and task manager combination. Tomato function. Geolocation reminders (e.g., "Remind me of a meeting when I'm near the office»).

Comparison of the standard Xiaomi calendar and alternatives:

If you decide to switch to another app, be sure to export data from the standard Xiaomi calendar:

1. Open the calendar. → ☰ → Imports/Exports → Exports.
2. Select a calendar to export and save the file in.ics format.
3. Import it to a new app.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions