This release contains necessary improvements ahead of an upcoming update that will better streamline and centralise messaging in OurCal around your groups.
OurCal is now looking and feeling sleeker after a number of fixes and improvements following our previous release.
Use OurCal With Multiple Different Groups
You can now create multiple groups to share separate calendars with different people in OurCal, instead of the one group limit.
This lets you share private calendars with multiple groups, from family to friends and even communities.
You can also make groups to share a calendar for one-off events like holidays, weddings, or projects.
Creating a new group is easy:
Tap "Groups" in the bottom navigation bar
Tap "New Group"
Invited members who already have OurCal will be able to join this group instantly. Those yet to download OurCal will be redirected to the app store and then guided swiftly to join.
Important Note To Existing Users
Your existing OurCal group will remain unchanged for now, but new groups will showcase advanced features due to updated technology.
In these new groups, you will have the ability to toggle members' calendars on or off.
Updates and messages will be streamlined into a single group chat.
In the future, we plan to upgrade your original OurCal group to incorporate these new features for a more streamlined experience.
Streamlined Group Chat & "Chats" Becomes "Groups"
Previously, each custom calendar had a chat. This would get very busy with multiple groups.
Now, we've streamlined all group updates into one group chat where you can reply either there or in an event’s own thread.
For improved communication, we've re-named the Chats tab, to the Groups tap. Also, the UI has been upgraded here to show a preview of the last message or update.
Settings has a new home
In this update, we've made the navigation simpler. Before, it was hard to find Settings. Now, Settings has its own tab, and every tab has a label.
You can now create multiple groups to share separate calendars with different people in OurCal, instead of the one group limit.
This lets you share private calendars with multiple groups, from family to friends and even communities.
You can also make groups to share a calendar for one-off events like holidays, weddings, or projects.
Creating a new group is easy:
Tap "Groups" in the bottom navigation bar
Tap "New Group"
Invited members who already have OurCal will be able to join this group instantly. Those yet to download OurCal will be redirected to the app store and then guided swiftly to join.
Important Note To Existing Users
Your existing OurCal group will remain unchanged for now, but new groups will showcase advanced features due to updated technology.
In these new groups, you will have the ability to toggle members' calendars on or off.
Updates and messages will be streamlined into a single group chat.
In the future, we plan to upgrade your original OurCal group to incorporate these new features for a more streamlined experience.
Streamlined Group Chat & "Chats" Becomes "Groups"
Previously, each custom calendar had a chat. This would get very busy with multiple groups.
Now, we've streamlined all group updates into one group chat where you can reply either there or in an event’s own thread.
For improved communication, we've re-named the Chats tab, to the Groups tap. Also, the UI has been upgraded here to show a preview of the last message or update.
Settings has a new home
In this update, we've made the navigation simpler. Before, it was hard to find Settings. Now, Settings has its own tab, and every tab has a label.
Groups joining OurCal from now on will access an upgraded version of Groups.
For these groups, all calendar updates will be streamlined into a single group chat, rather than across numerous calendar chats.
This makes it easier to keep up with numerous updates across calendars. The functionality of reading and replying to updates, and responding in the event's thread, remains the same experience.
For our existing users, don't worry, this improved functionality will be coming to you shortly.
In our previous release there was an issue that resulted in events not being imported. This has now been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.
In our previous release there was an issue that resulted in events occasionally being hidden in the daily agenda calendar view. This has now been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.
We've made a big update to our "Only You" calendar feature! Now, you can set up several "Only You" calendars for various activities like fitness routines, surprise dates, or personal errands. These calendars stay completely private and encrypted, so you can boost your productivity without compromising your personal privacy in your shared calendar.
Tap on “Only You” in Settings to create and manage your “Only You” calendars anytime.
Our last release contained some issues with the new calendar tab feature detailed below. These are now fixed. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by these.
New Month View
Introducing the new month view for your shared calendar. Now, you can see everyone's monthly agenda, all in one screen - helping organise the busiest of schedules.
Events are displayed in the colour of their respective calendars alongside their chosen emoji. Tap any day to open the 24-hour agenda view. Tap any event in the agenda view to open it's Event Thread where you can see and respond to updates.
Filtering your calendar, moving between months, and creating new events, remain key actions accessible in the top-right corner.
Seamlessly Swipe Between Days
It's now easier than ever to move between days in the agenda view, just swipe.
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