The only app I miss from Android is BirthDayDroid. This app takes birthdays information from contacts and send notifications about them. Also provides convenient interface too look at the upcoming birthdays. GNU/Linux phones also have contacts and also support birthday fields. But is there a similar app to notify about birthdays?

  • Jeena@jemmy.jeena.net
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    1 year ago

    I have my Contacts in NextCloud and it automatically creates a calendar called “Contact birthdays” which then shows up as a aditional calendar and in the morning you get a notification on your phone or computer about that birthday.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a good option. I just hoped that I can somehow import this info from my current contacts.

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    1 year ago

    NextCloud with CalDav should do all that. Put the birthdays in the Contacts, get a calendar to subscribe to with their birthdays.

    Edit: I have no idea what front end you would need, though. The back end is as above.

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      1 year ago

      NextCloud and CalDav is for synchronization, but I use only a single phone, so my contacts are up to date. But what calendar app would you recommend. I currently using Calindori, but it does not support importing events from phonebook as far as I know.