Syncing to your phone calendar
If you live in your phone's calendar, you can have First Six feed into it. Subscribe once and your classes, the events you've added, and your task deadlines appear alongside everything else, and stay current for the months ahead. Opening First Six now and then keeps the weekly classes rolling forward.
How to subscribe
- Get your calendar link from Settings
In Settings you'll find a personal calendar feed link. It's unique to you, so treat it like a private link and don't share it.
- Add it to your calendar app
On iPhone or Mac, the
webcal://link opens straight into Apple Calendar. For Google Calendar or Outlook, use the HTTPS link via "add by URL" / "subscribe from web". - Let it keep itself current
The feed itself is always current. It's rebuilt every time your calendar asks for it. How often your calendar asks is up to the app: Apple refreshes every few hours by default (you can change it), Google can take longer.
What shows up
- Your classes from your timetable.
- Events you've added to your calendar from the events browser. If an event repeats (like weekly discussion hours), adding it once drops every scheduled session, through to the end of its run, into your calendar.
- Task deadlines from your workspace, as all-day items (priority tasks are flagged).
Because it's a live subscription, you don't re-import when things change. Edit a class or add a task in First Six and your calendar updates itself. Unsubscribe in your calendar app whenever you like.
Common questions
Is this the same as importing my timetable?
No. Importing brings your classes into First Six. This feed sends First Six out to your phone's calendar. Many people do both.
Someone got my link. Is that a problem?
The link is private because it shows your schedule. If you think it's been shared, stop using that feed and contact your university or First Six support so we can sort it out.
My calendar isn't updating instantly.
Calendar apps decide how often to refresh a subscription, and some are slow. The First Six feed itself is rebuilt fresh on every request, so the delay you see is your calendar app's refresh interval.
What happens if the organiser changes or cancels an event I added?
Detail changes (a new room, an updated description) flow through to your calendar automatically. If the organiser takes the event down entirely, the copy you added stays in your calendar as-is; remove it from your First Six calendar if you no longer want it.
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