How to update your personal settings#
For: Shift worker You’ll need: Nothing.
Pick the language you read Shiftavo in, the region that drives date and number formats, the first day of your week, and the time range your calendars show.
Open your settings#
In the top-right, open the account menu.
Click ‘Settings’.
Tap Settings in the bottom bar.
The preferences live under the ‘Preferences’ heading.
What you can change#
Language — the language Shiftavo is shown in. Your notifications and emails arrive in it too.
Region — drives date, time, and number formats.
Time zone — used for every time you see in the app.
First day of week — Monday or Sunday on calendars.
‘Appearance’ — the light/dark theme toggle lives here.
‘Calendar start time’ and ‘Calendar end time’ — the earliest and latest time the calendar shows.
‘Calendar person display’ — show team members as ‘Avatar’, ‘Name list’, or ‘Compact’.
‘Calendar time zone display’ — show calendar times in the location’s time or your own.
Click ‘Save’. The next page you load uses the new language, region, and calendar settings.
Tap a row under ‘Preferences’ and pick a value — there’s no ‘Save’ button; the choice applies as soon as you make it.
‘Appearance’ — ‘System’, ‘Light’, or ‘Dark’. Per device; the web app has its own light/dark switch, see How to switch between the light and dark theme.
‘Language’ — ‘English’, ‘German’, ‘French’, or ‘Italian’. The app re-renders immediately, and the choice is saved to your account, so notifications and emails arrive in it too.
‘Region’ — drives date, time, and number formats.
‘Time zone’ — used for every time you see in the app.
‘First day of week’.
‘Region’, ‘Time zone’, and ‘First day of week’ are shared with the web — change them on either and the other follows. ‘Appearance’ is device-local on both sides. The calendar settings (start and end time, person display, time zone display) are web-only; the mobile app has no calendar grid to apply them to.
The ‘Account’ section above holds ‘Profile’ (your sign-in email, read-only), ‘Organization’ (see How to switch between companies), ‘Notification settings’, and two phone-only toggles: ‘Sync shifts to calendar’ and ‘Require Face ID / passcode’.
For the full reference of every personal setting, see Personal settings.
Verify it worked#
The next screen you open uses the new language, region, and calendar settings.