# Transparent Calendar Widget

> Simple transparent calendar event list widget for your home or lock screen

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.daverix.TransparentCalendarWidget2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.daverix.TransparentCalendarWidget2)

## Overview

- **ID:** `net.daverix.TransparentCalendarWidget2`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** David Laurell
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 194,466
- **Rating:** 3.72 / 5 (1,613 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.6
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-23
- **First published:** 2012-10-20
- **Publisher country:** SE
- **Size:** 3.64 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.daverix.TransparentCalendarWidget2)
- **Website:** [http://daverix.net](http://daverix.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://daverix.net/apps/transparent-calendar-widget/policy.html](https://daverix.net/apps/transparent-calendar-widget/policy.html)

## Description

The Transparent Calendar Widget offers a sleek, non-intrusive way to keep track of your calendar events directly on your home or lock screen. Unlike traditional calendar widgets with solid backgrounds, this widget features a transparent design that beautifully overlays your wallpaper without blocking it.

Key features include the ability to select which calendars to display, customize color indicators for each calendar event, and adjust text and indicator sizes to fit your preferences. On Android versions 4.2 to 4.4, it also supports adding the widget to your lock screen, preserving event visibility even when your device is locked. Ideal for users who want a minimalist and aesthetically pleasing calendar view, this widget seamlessly combines functionality with style.

## Rankings

- #161,330 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `net.daverix.TransparentCalendarWidget2.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the widget for its simple, clean design and transparent background that shows the wallpaper. It’s easy to use and integrates well with Google Calendar. Common drawbacks include occasional glitches and instability, events not auto-updating, sorting issues, and birthday/all-day event display problems. Overall, it’s a lightweight, unobtrusive calendar widget that blends with the home screen, but users want improved reliability and better birthday/color support.

### Pros

- Simple, clean design with an unobtrusive UI
- Transparent background that lets your wallpaper show through
- Easy to use and works as advertised, with good Google Calendar integration
- Discreet, blends well with the home screen/UI
- No hidden costs and generally matches preview/expectations

### Cons

- Startup glitches and occasional load failures sometimes prevent the widget from appearing
- New calendar entries or updates may not appear until you re-add/refresh the widget
- Event items can appear out of order (sorting issue)
- Birthdays/non-calendar events and all-day items can be misdated or not displayed as expected (color/birthday support lacking)
- Some instability after system updates; in some cases tapping may not open the Calendar app

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.daverix.TransparentCalendarWidget2)