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Samsung: Set the Default Reminder Time for Calendar Events

Every new event in Samsung Calendar starts with a reminder set to 10 minutes before, and all-day events default to 5 p.m. the day before. If you keep adjusting these values by hand for each new entry, the app is falling back on its built-in alert defaults instead of your preferred timing. Changing the default once removes the need to reset the reminder every time you add an event.

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Default Reminder Time for Calendar Events auf Samsung

Samsung Calendar applies a fixed alert whenever you create a new entry: 10 minutes before for regular events, and 5 p.m. the day before for all-day events. This behavior comes from the app's own alert settings, not from the general system notifications, so it stays the same across Android and One UI updates unless you change it manually.

If you find yourself editing the reminder time on almost every event, adjusting the default saves that repeated step. The setting applies going forward to newly created events; entries you already saved keep whatever reminder they had at the time.

Change the default reminder

Open Tap on CalendarOpen the MenuTap on SettingsTap on Alert settings. From there, pick Choose Events or All-day events depending on which default you want to change, then Choose an option from the available time intervals.

You can set separate defaults for regular events and all-day events, since they are two independent options inside Alert settings. If a specific event needs a different reminder than your default, you can still override it while creating or editing that single event without affecting the general setting.

Frequently asked questions

No. Existing events keep the reminder they were saved with. The new default only applies to events you create after changing it in Alert settings.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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