Settings Reference

This page describes each row in Align's Settings, in the order it appears in the app. To open Settings, tap the gear icon in the row of buttons on the timeline.

Settings is split into four sections: General, Editor, Support and About. The app version is shown at the bottom of the screen.

General

Appearance

Choose how Align looks across the app:

Default: Use the system setting.
Light: Always use Light Mode.
Dark: Always use Dark Mode.

App Icon

Choose the icon Align shows on your Home Screen: Day, Summer, Revisited or Classic. Tap an icon to use it.

Align's icon is a priority pyramid built from time blocks, with what matters most at the top. The line marks now, partway through the block you’re in.

If the device doesn't support alternate icons, the screen shows "App icon changes aren’t available on this device."

Calendars

Choose which of your calendars appear in the timeline. Toggle on the calendars you want to sync with Align. You can also create a calendar with New calendar, or edit one of your calendars.

See Set Up Your Calendars for details.

Notifications

Turn the Daily review reminder on or off. This reminder arrives after your last time block to help you review your day. If Align only has quiet notifications, a message at the top of this screen lets you allow full notifications.

See Alarms and Notifications for details.

Day start/end

Choose the hours your timeline shows:

Calendar day: Use midnight through the end of the day.
Custom day start/end: Show the timeline between your selected Start and End times. If the end is earlier than the start, the day continues into the next day. This option needs Align Plus.

This setting syncs to your other devices through iCloud. See Custom Day Start and End for details.

Editor

Default calendar

Choose which calendar the editor starts with when you create a time block:

Default: Use the default calendar selected by the system.
Custom: Always start with the calendar you choose here.
Last one used: Start with the calendar you picked most recently in the editor.

This row is hidden if you chose Keep Align separate during onboarding. See Default Calendar for New Time Blocks for what happens when the chosen calendar is removed.

Time picker increments

Choose how granular the start and end time pickers are in the editor: 1 minute, or 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes. New installs use 5 minutes.

Support

Rate Align

Opens Align's page in the App Store so you can write a review.

Help Align Grow

Explains why Align asks for tracking permission and lets you allow it. The row only appears while tracking is not allowed. Once you allow tracking, it no longer appears the next time you open Settings.

See Tracking for what tracking is used for.

Help center

Opens the Align help center in your browser.

Contact

Opens the contact page, where you can send feedback or report a bug.

Feature request

Opens the list of feature requests, where you can suggest a feature for Align.

About

Blog

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