iPhone: Show calendar weeks - how it works
Calendar weeks can only be easily displayed in the standard calendar of the iPhone from iOS 8. If you use iOS 7, you can still do it with a trick. We show you solutions for both iOS 8 and iOS 7.
View calendar weeks on iOS 8
With iOS 8 you can easily activate calendar weeks as a function.
- Go to the settings on your iPhone and click on the entry "Mail, Contacts, Calendar".
- Scroll to the "Calendar" section and activate the "Calendar weeks" option. The calendar weeks are now displayed in your calendar.
Add calendar weeks to iPhone 7 on iOS 7
On its website, Apple itself refers to a provider with whose help you can easily integrate weekly numbers into the iPhone calendar.
- Open the webcal.fi website with the browser on your iPhone.
- Click on "Subscribe to weekly numbers" on the right side.
- Confirm the popup with "Subscribe" and click "Done".
- Now you will always see the current calendar week in the calendar of your iPhone.
Alternative for iOS 7: Show calendar weeks with the iPhone app
You can also add the calendar weeks to your iPhone via the app.
- Download the free app and start it.
- Click on [+] on the right side and click on your desired region, for example "ISO / European".
- Now select the calendar to which the weekly numbers are to be added and click on "Save".
- The calendar weeks are now added to your iPhone and you can now see them in your calendar app.
If Apple's in-house iPhone calendar app is not enough for you, we will show you a comparison of alternative iOS calendar apps in another practical tip.