chore(release): prepare v2.9.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,15 +5,81 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [2.9.0] — 2026-06-25
 
 ### Added
+- Choose the view Calendula opens on. A new **Default view** setting (Settings →
+  Appearance) lets you pick Month, Week, Day or Agenda as the view shown each
+  time you start the app, instead of always opening on Week. Thanks to
+  @devinside for the suggestion ([#1]).
+- The month widget is now interactive: tap any day to open it, or tap an event to
+  open its details. Previously only the month's prev/next/today controls
+  responded. Thanks to @devinside for spotting this ([#2]).
+- Predictive back. Swiping back from a screen — an event, the editor, search or
+  settings — now follows your finger, shrinking the screen to preview what's
+  behind so you can see where Back will take you before you let go; slide it back
+  to cancel. The preview needs Android 14 or newer; on older versions Back works
+  as before.
+- Respect for "Remove animations". If you've turned animations off in your
+  device's Accessibility settings, Calendula now honours it everywhere: motion
+  collapses to a quick fade and the back preview is skipped.
+
+### Changed
+- Smoother, more consistent motion throughout. Expanding sections, list updates
+  in search and agenda, and the onboarding screens now animate the same way
+  across the app, instead of some places sliding or growing while others popped
+  in. Switching between Month, Week, Day and Agenda now cross-fades rather than
+  snapping, while paging within a view keeps its slide.
+
+### Fixed
+- Home-screen widgets now back out the way you came in. A day or event opened
+  from the Agenda widget keeps you in the agenda context, and from the Month
+  widget in the month context — pressing Back returns there instead of dropping
+  you on the week view. More broadly, the app now keeps a real view history:
+  switching views and drilling into a day are retraced by Back one step at a
+  time, down to your default view before the app exits. Thanks to @devinside for
+  reporting ([#2]).
+
+## [2.8.0] — 2026-06-23
+
+### Added
+- Find events fast. A search button in the top bar of every calendar view opens
+  a search box — type a couple of letters and matching events (by title,
+  location or description) appear, soonest first with past events below. Tap a
+  result to open it. Search covers your whole calendar, not just what's on
+  screen, and skips calendars you've hidden. A recurring event shows its next
+  occurrence rather than the date the series first started.
+- A current-time line in the day and week views. A thin coloured line marks the
+  present moment across today's column, so you can see at a glance where you are
+  in the day. It updates every minute and only appears when today is in view.
+- Add and remove event guests. The create/edit form now has a Guests section:
+  add people by email or pick them from your contacts, mark each as required or
+  optional, and remove them. Calendula never sends invitations itself (it has no
+  internet access) — it only records the guests; if the event lives on a synced
+  account, that account may email them when it syncs, and on a local calendar no
+  one is notified. The form tells you which applies. Picking a guest from
+  contacts needs no contacts permission.
+- Pick a location from your contacts. A contacts button beside the location
+  field drops a contact's address straight into an event — handy for a meeting
+  at someone's home or office. Like the guest picker, it needs no contacts
+  permission.
+- A "New event" Quick Settings tile. Add it to your quick settings to jump
+  straight into the new-event form from anywhere. Settings → New event has a
+  one-tap button to add the tile (Android 13+); on older versions you can add it
+  from the quick-settings editor.
 - Snooze and dismiss buttons on reminder notifications. Dismiss clears the
   reminder; snooze hides it and brings it back after a delay you pick in
   Settings → Notifications (5 to 60 minutes, default 10). Android's calendar
   system won't re-post a reminder on its own, so Calendula schedules an exact
   alarm to bring a snoozed one back on time.
 
+### Changed
+- Event details now show each guest's email beneath their name, instead of only
+  when no name is available.
+- Crash and problem reports now open on the project's public Codeberg tracker,
+  where anyone can register and file an issue. Nothing is sent automatically —
+  you still review the report and submit it yourself in the browser.
+
 ## [2.7.5] — 2026-06-21
 
 ### Changed
@@ -541,3 +607,6 @@ automatically, with zero telemetry and no internet permission.
 - Gitea release workflow: signed release APK + F-Droid metadata sync to Hetzner
 - F-Droid metadata stubs (DE + EN short/full descriptions)
 - `.planning/` project-tracking documents
+
+[#1]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/1
+[#2]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/2

app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ android {
         // which builds this version and then creates the matching vX.Y.Z tag +
         // release itself (versionCode is pinned to MAJOR*10000 + MINOR*100 +
         // PATCH from versionName, e.g. 2.7.2 -> 20702). See docs/RELEASING.md.
-        versionCode = 20705
-        versionName = "2.7.5"
+        versionCode = 20900
+        versionName = "2.9.0"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }

app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     <application
         android:name=".CalendulaApp"
         android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:enableOnBackInvokedCallback="true"
         android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
         android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
@@ -88,6 +89,20 @@
             android:excludeFromRecents="true"
             android:launchMode="singleTask" />
 
+        <!-- Quick Settings tile: a one-tap "New event" shortcut in the QS panel.
+             Exported with BIND_QUICK_SETTINGS_TILE so only the system QS host can
+             bind it; the action mirrors the launcher "New event" shortcut. -->
+        <service
+            android:name=".qs.NewEventTileService"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:icon="@drawable/ic_qs_new_event"
+            android:label="@string/qs_tile_new_event_label"
+            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_QUICK_SETTINGS_TILE">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.service.quicksettings.action.QS_TILE" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </service>
+
         <!-- The provider broadcasts EVENT_REMINDER at reminder time but posts
              no notification itself — a calendar app must (v1.4, Etar model).
              Exported: the broadcast arrives from the provider's process. -->

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/MainActivity.kt

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.crash.CrashReporter
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.ThemeMode
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.RootScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.WidgetNavRequest
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.crash.CrashReportActivity
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.crash.CrashReportDialog
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.crash.submitCrashReport
@@ -140,18 +141,38 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         return uri.takeIf { it.scheme == "content" || it.scheme == "file" }
     }
 
-    private fun Intent.navRequestOrNull(): WidgetNavRequest? = when {
-        // Launcher long-press "New event" shortcut. Static shortcut intents
-        // can't carry typed extras, so the action alone signals create-on-today.
-        action == ACTION_NEW_EVENT -> WidgetNavRequest.Create(null)
-        getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_CREATE, false) ->
-            WidgetNavRequest.Create(getStringExtra(EXTRA_DATE_ISO))
-        getStringExtra(EXTRA_DATE_ISO) != null ->
-            WidgetNavRequest.OpenDate(getStringExtra(EXTRA_DATE_ISO)!!)
-        else -> null
+    private fun Intent.navRequestOrNull(): WidgetNavRequest? {
+        val source = sourceViewOrNull()
+        val eventId = getLongExtra(EXTRA_EVENT_ID, -1L)
+        return when {
+            // Launcher long-press "New event" shortcut. Static shortcut intents
+            // can't carry typed extras, so the action alone signals create-on-today.
+            action == ACTION_NEW_EVENT -> WidgetNavRequest.Create(null)
+            getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_CREATE, false) ->
+                WidgetNavRequest.Create(getStringExtra(EXTRA_DATE_ISO))
+            // A widget event tap carries both the occurrence and its source view;
+            // reminders (no source) fall through to [detailKeyOrNull] instead.
+            source != null && eventId != -1L -> WidgetNavRequest.OpenEvent(
+                eventId = eventId,
+                beginMillis = getLongExtra(EXTRA_BEGIN_MILLIS, 0L),
+                endMillis = getLongExtra(EXTRA_END_MILLIS, 0L),
+                source = source,
+            )
+            source != null && getStringExtra(EXTRA_DATE_ISO) != null ->
+                WidgetNavRequest.OpenDate(getStringExtra(EXTRA_DATE_ISO)!!, source)
+            else -> null
+        }
     }
 
+    /** The view the launching widget represents, if any (see [EXTRA_SOURCE_VIEW]). */
+    private fun Intent.sourceViewOrNull(): CalendarView? =
+        getStringExtra(EXTRA_SOURCE_VIEW)
+            ?.let { name -> CalendarView.entries.firstOrNull { it.name == name } }
+
     private fun Intent.detailKeyOrNull(): LongArray? {
+        // A widget event tap (source present) is routed through [navRequestOrNull]
+        // so it can also set the base view; only sourceless reminder taps land here.
+        if (sourceViewOrNull() != null) return null
         val eventId = getLongExtra(EXTRA_EVENT_ID, -1L)
         if (eventId == -1L) return null
         return longArrayOf(
@@ -168,6 +189,10 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         private const val EXTRA_DATE_ISO = "de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.extra.DATE_ISO"
         private const val EXTRA_CREATE = "de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.extra.CREATE"
 
+        // The [CalendarView] (by name) of the widget a launch came from. Roots the
+        // in-app back stack in that view; absent for non-widget launches (reminders).
+        private const val EXTRA_SOURCE_VIEW = "de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.extra.SOURCE_VIEW"
+
         // Fired by the launcher long-press "New event" shortcut (res/xml/
         // shortcuts.xml hardcodes this string — keep the two in sync).
         const val ACTION_NEW_EVENT = "de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.action.NEW_EVENT"
@@ -190,14 +215,35 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
         }
 
-        /** Open the day view anchored on [date] (home-screen widgets). */
-        fun openDateIntent(context: Context, date: LocalDate): Intent =
+        /**
+         * Open the day view anchored on [date], drilled in over the launching
+         * widget's [source] view (home-screen widgets). Backing out of the day
+         * returns to [source], then to the default home view.
+         */
+        fun openDateIntent(context: Context, date: LocalDate, source: CalendarView): Intent =
             Intent(context, MainActivity::class.java).apply {
                 data = "calendula://date/$date".toUri()
                 putExtra(EXTRA_DATE_ISO, date.toString())
+                putExtra(EXTRA_SOURCE_VIEW, source.name)
                 addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
             }
 
+        /**
+         * Open one occurrence's detail from a widget event tap, rooting the back
+         * stack in the widget's [source] view. Same occurrence-key shape as
+         * [eventDetailIntent]; the [source] extra is what distinguishes a widget
+         * tap (sets the base view) from a reminder tap (leaves it untouched).
+         */
+        fun openEventIntent(
+            context: Context,
+            eventId: Long,
+            beginMillis: Long,
+            endMillis: Long,
+            source: CalendarView,
+        ): Intent = eventDetailIntent(context, eventId, beginMillis, endMillis).apply {
+            putExtra(EXTRA_SOURCE_VIEW, source.name)
+        }
+
         /** Open the create-event form prefilled for [date] (home-screen widgets). */
         fun openCreateIntent(context: Context, date: LocalDate): Intent =
             Intent(context, MainActivity::class.java).apply {

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/data/calendar/CalendarDataSource.kt

@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ interface CalendarDataSource {
     fun instances(beginMillis: Long, endMillis: Long): List<EventInstance>
     fun eventDetail(eventId: Long): EventDetail?
 
+    /**
+     * Master/one-off events whose title, description or location contains
+     * [query] (case-insensitive), across all calendars, newest first. Reads the
+     * Events table directly so the search is unbounded in time; exception rows
+     * are excluded (see [SearchProjection]). [query] is assumed non-blank.
+     */
+    fun searchEvents(query: String): List<EventInstance>
+
     /**
      * The event-colour palette the calendar's account publishes
      * (`CalendarContract.Colors`, `TYPE_EVENT`), sorted by key. Empty when the
@@ -298,6 +306,89 @@ class AndroidCalendarDataSource @Inject constructor(
         )?.use { c -> c.mapAllNotNull { CursorColumnReader(c).toEventInstance() } } ?: emptyList()
     }
 
+    override fun searchEvents(query: String): List<EventInstance> {
+        ensureObserversRegistered()
+        val trimmed = query.trim()
+        if (trimmed.isEmpty()) return emptyList()
+        // Escape the SQL LIKE wildcards so a literal % or _ in the query matches
+        // itself instead of acting as a wildcard.
+        val escaped = trimmed
+            .replace("\\", "\\\\")
+            .replace("%", "\\%")
+            .replace("_", "\\_")
+        val like = "%$escaped%"
+        val match = "${CalendarContract.Events.TITLE} LIKE ? ESCAPE '\\' OR " +
+            "${CalendarContract.Events.DESCRIPTION} LIKE ? ESCAPE '\\' OR " +
+            "${CalendarContract.Events.EVENT_LOCATION} LIKE ? ESCAPE '\\'"
+        val selection = "($match) AND " +
+            "${CalendarContract.Events.DELETED} = 0 AND " +
+            "${CalendarContract.Events.ORIGINAL_ID} IS NULL"
+        return resolver.query(
+            CalendarContract.Events.CONTENT_URI,
+            SearchProjection.COLUMNS,
+            selection,
+            arrayOf(like, like, like),
+            CalendarContract.Events.DTSTART + " DESC",
+        )?.use { c ->
+            val reader = CursorColumnReader(c)
+            val out = ArrayList<EventInstance>(c.count)
+            while (c.moveToNext()) {
+                val base = reader.toSearchResult() ?: continue
+                // A recurring master's DTSTART is the series start; show its
+                // nearest occurrence instead so the date is the one the user
+                // actually cares about (and sorting reflects it).
+                val recurring = !reader.getString(SearchProjection.IDX_RRULE).isNullOrEmpty() ||
+                    !reader.getString(SearchProjection.IDX_RDATE).isNullOrEmpty()
+                out += if (recurring) {
+                    nearestOccurrenceMillis(base.eventId)?.let { (begin, end) ->
+                        base.copy(
+                            start = begin.toKotlinInstantFromEpochMillis(),
+                            end = end.toKotlinInstantFromEpochMillis(),
+                        )
+                    } ?: base
+                } else {
+                    base
+                }
+            }
+            out
+        } ?: emptyList()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The occurrence of [eventId] nearest to now: the soonest upcoming one
+     * within [OCCURRENCE_WINDOW_MILLIS] ahead, else the most recent past one
+     * within the same window behind. Null when neither exists (e.g. a series
+     * that only starts further out than the window) — the caller then keeps the
+     * series-start DTSTART. Returns (begin, end) epoch millis.
+     */
+    private fun nearestOccurrenceMillis(eventId: Long): Pair<Long, Long>? {
+        val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+        return occurrenceInWindow(eventId, now, now + OCCURRENCE_WINDOW_MILLIS, soonestFirst = true)
+            ?: occurrenceInWindow(eventId, now - OCCURRENCE_WINDOW_MILLIS, now, soonestFirst = false)
+    }
+
+    private fun occurrenceInWindow(
+        eventId: Long,
+        beginMillis: Long,
+        endMillis: Long,
+        soonestFirst: Boolean,
+    ): Pair<Long, Long>? {
+        val uri = CalendarContract.Instances.CONTENT_URI.buildUpon().apply {
+            ContentUris.appendId(this, beginMillis)
+            ContentUris.appendId(this, endMillis)
+        }.build()
+        val order = CalendarContract.Instances.BEGIN + if (soonestFirst) " ASC" else " DESC"
+        return resolver.query(
+            uri,
+            arrayOf(CalendarContract.Instances.BEGIN, CalendarContract.Instances.END),
+            "${CalendarContract.Instances.EVENT_ID} = ?",
+            arrayOf(eventId.toString()),
+            order,
+        )?.use { c ->
+            if (!c.moveToFirst()) null else c.getLong(0) to c.getLong(1)
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun eventDetail(eventId: Long): EventDetail? {
         val attendees = queryAttendees(eventId)
         val reminders = queryReminders(eventId)
@@ -955,5 +1046,12 @@ class AndroidCalendarDataSource @Inject constructor(
          * together (by account) in the filter sheet and calendar manager.
          */
         const val LOCAL_ACCOUNT_NAME = "Calendula"
+
+        /**
+         * How far ahead/behind a search looks for a recurring event's nearest
+         * occurrence (~2 years). Wide enough for everyday series; a series that
+         * next fires beyond it falls back to its series-start date.
+         */
+        const val OCCURRENCE_WINDOW_MILLIS = 2L * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/data/calendar/CalendarRepository.kt

@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ interface CalendarRepository {
     fun instances(range: ClosedRange<Instant>): Flow<List<EventInstance>>
     suspend fun eventDetail(eventId: Long): EventDetail
 
+    /**
+     * Events whose title, description or location contains [query], with hidden
+     * calendars removed and newest first. Empty when [query] is blank. Searches
+     * the whole history/future (see [CalendarDataSource.searchEvents]).
+     */
+    suspend fun searchEvents(query: String): List<EventInstance>
+
     /**
      * The event-colour palette a calendar's account publishes; empty when it
      * exposes none (see [CalendarDataSource.eventColorPalette]).

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/data/calendar/CalendarRepositoryImpl.kt

@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ class CalendarRepositoryImpl @Inject constructor(
         dataSource.eventDetail(eventId) ?: throw NoSuchEventException(eventId)
     }
 
+    override suspend fun searchEvents(query: String): List<EventInstance> = withContext(io) {
+        if (query.isBlank()) return@withContext emptyList()
+        val hidden = prefs.hiddenCalendarIds.first()
+        dataSource.searchEvents(query)
+            .let { if (hidden.isEmpty()) it else it.filterNot { e -> e.calendarId in hidden } }
+    }
+
     override suspend fun eventColorPalette(calendarId: Long): List<EventColorOption> =
         withContext(io) { dataSource.eventColorPalette(calendarId) }
 

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/data/calendar/Projections.kt

@@ -139,6 +139,44 @@ internal object EventExportProjection {
     const val IDX_CALENDAR_ID = 13
 }
 
+/**
+ * Master/one-off Events rows matched by a full-text search. Like
+ * [EventExportProjection] it reads the Events table directly (so the search is
+ * unbounded in time), carrying DURATION for recurring rows that have no DTEND.
+ * Colour folds the calendar fallback like [InstanceProjection].
+ */
+internal object SearchProjection {
+    val COLUMNS: Array<String> = arrayOf(
+        CalendarContract.Events._ID,
+        CalendarContract.Events.CALENDAR_ID,
+        CalendarContract.Events.TITLE,
+        CalendarContract.Events.DTSTART,
+        CalendarContract.Events.DTEND,
+        CalendarContract.Events.DURATION,
+        CalendarContract.Events.ALL_DAY,
+        CalendarContract.Events.EVENT_COLOR,
+        CalendarContract.Events.CALENDAR_COLOR,
+        CalendarContract.Events.EVENT_LOCATION,
+        // Recurrence markers: a non-empty RRULE or RDATE means the result should
+        // display its nearest occurrence, not the series-start DTSTART.
+        CalendarContract.Events.RRULE,
+        CalendarContract.Events.RDATE,
+    )
+
+    const val IDX_ID = 0
+    const val IDX_CALENDAR_ID = 1
+    const val IDX_TITLE = 2
+    const val IDX_DTSTART = 3
+    const val IDX_DTEND = 4
+    const val IDX_DURATION = 5
+    const val IDX_ALL_DAY = 6
+    const val IDX_EVENT_COLOR = 7
+    const val IDX_CALENDAR_COLOR = 8
+    const val IDX_LOCATION = 9
+    const val IDX_RRULE = 10
+    const val IDX_RDATE = 11
+}
+
 internal object AttendeeProjection {
     val COLUMNS: Array<String> = arrayOf(
         CalendarContract.Attendees.ATTENDEE_NAME,

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/data/calendar/SearchMapper.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.calendar
+
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.ics.parseRfc2445DurationMillis
+
+/**
+ * Map an Events-table row (a search hit) to an [EventInstance]. Unlike the
+ * Instances query this reads the series master, so there is no instance id (the
+ * event id stands in as the list key) and recurring rows carry DURATION instead
+ * of DTEND — reconstruct the end the same way the `.ics` export does.
+ */
+internal fun ColumnReader.toSearchResult(): EventInstance? {
+    val dtStart = getLong(SearchProjection.IDX_DTSTART)
+    if (dtStart < 0L) return null
+    val end = when {
+        !isNull(SearchProjection.IDX_DTEND) -> getLong(SearchProjection.IDX_DTEND)
+        else -> dtStart + parseRfc2445DurationMillis(getString(SearchProjection.IDX_DURATION))
+    }.coerceAtLeast(dtStart)
+
+    val rawTitle = getString(SearchProjection.IDX_TITLE)
+    val title = if (rawTitle.isNullOrEmpty()) Fallbacks.UNTITLED_EVENT else rawTitle
+    val color = if (isNull(SearchProjection.IDX_EVENT_COLOR)) {
+        getInt(SearchProjection.IDX_CALENDAR_COLOR)
+    } else {
+        getInt(SearchProjection.IDX_EVENT_COLOR)
+    }
+    val eventId = getLong(SearchProjection.IDX_ID)
+
+    return EventInstance(
+        instanceId = eventId,
+        eventId = eventId,
+        calendarId = getLong(SearchProjection.IDX_CALENDAR_ID),
+        title = title,
+        start = dtStart.toKotlinInstantFromEpochMillis(),
+        end = end.toKotlinInstantFromEpochMillis(),
+        isAllDay = getInt(SearchProjection.IDX_ALL_DAY) != 0,
+        color = color,
+        location = getString(SearchProjection.IDX_LOCATION),
+    )
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/data/prefs/SettingsPrefs.kt

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.edit
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.intPreferencesKey
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.stringPreferencesKey
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventFormField
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.datetime.DayOfWeek
@@ -69,6 +70,20 @@ class SettingsPrefs @Inject constructor(
         store.edit { it[WEEK_START_KEY] = pref.name }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The calendar view the app opens on (M1). Defaults to [CalendarView.Week] —
+     * the historical hard-coded startup view — so existing users see no change
+     * until they pick another. Also the bottom of the in-app view back stack, so
+     * back from any other view returns here before exiting.
+     */
+    val defaultView: Flow<CalendarView> = store.data.map { prefs ->
+        prefs[DEFAULT_VIEW_KEY].toEnum(CalendarView.Week)
+    }
+
+    suspend fun setDefaultView(view: CalendarView) {
+        store.edit { it[DEFAULT_VIEW_KEY] = view.name }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Optional event-form fields shown by default (the rest hide behind
      * "more fields"). Stored comma-joined by enum name: an absent key means
@@ -244,6 +259,7 @@ class SettingsPrefs @Inject constructor(
         internal val THEME_MODE_KEY = stringPreferencesKey("theme_mode")
         internal val DYNAMIC_COLOR_KEY = booleanPreferencesKey("dynamic_color")
         internal val WEEK_START_KEY = stringPreferencesKey("week_start")
+        internal val DEFAULT_VIEW_KEY = stringPreferencesKey("default_view")
         internal val FORM_FIELDS_KEY = stringPreferencesKey("event_form_default_fields")
         internal val REMINDERS_ENABLED_KEY = booleanPreferencesKey("reminders_enabled")
         internal val REMINDER_ONBOARDING_KEY = booleanPreferencesKey("reminder_onboarding_done")

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/qs/NewEventTileService.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.qs
+
+import android.app.PendingIntent
+import android.os.Build
+import android.service.quicksettings.TileService
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.MainActivity
+import kotlinx.datetime.TimeZone
+import kotlinx.datetime.toLocalDateTime
+import kotlin.time.Clock
+
+/**
+ * Quick Settings tile: tapping it opens the create-event form on today — the
+ * same action as the launcher "New event" shortcut and the agenda widget's "+".
+ * A stateless action tile, so there is no on/off state to keep in sync.
+ */
+class NewEventTileService : TileService() {
+
+    // The pre-34 branch intentionally uses the deprecated Intent overload: it is
+    // the only form available below UpsideDownCake, and is reached only there.
+    @Suppress("DEPRECATION", "StartActivityAndCollapseDeprecated")
+    override fun onClick() {
+        super.onClick()
+        val today = Clock.System.now()
+            .toLocalDateTime(TimeZone.currentSystemDefault()).date
+        val intent = MainActivity.openCreateIntent(this, today)
+        // Launch only once the device is unlocked: creating an event behind the
+        // keyguard makes no sense, and the shade can't start an activity over a
+        // locked screen anyway.
+        unlockAndRun {
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE) {
+                val pending = PendingIntent.getActivity(
+                    this,
+                    0,
+                    intent,
+                    PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE or PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT,
+                )
+                startActivityAndCollapse(pending)
+            } else {
+                startActivityAndCollapse(intent)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/CalendarHost.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui
 
+import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
+import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedContent
 import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
@@ -12,20 +14,28 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.listSaver
 import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventForm
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.agenda.AgendaScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.calendars.CalendarsScreen
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarFadeThrough
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.drillToDay
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberCalendarSlideSpec
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.selectView
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.viewBaseStack
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.day.DayScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.detail.EventDetailScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.edit.EventEditScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.imports.ImportScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.month.MonthScreen
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.search.SearchScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.settings.SettingsScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.week.WeekScreen
 import kotlinx.datetime.LocalDate
@@ -34,14 +44,24 @@ import kotlinx.datetime.toLocalDateTime
 import kotlin.time.Clock
 
 /**
- * Holds the active top-level view (spec M1) and swaps between the calendar
+ * Holds the top-level view back stack (spec M1) and swaps between the calendar
  * screens. Each screen owns its own ViewModel and date anchor; the view-switcher
  * pill in their top bars writes back here via [onSelectView].
  *
+ * The stack's bottom is the user's [CalendarHostViewModel.defaultView] home view.
+ * A lateral switch (pill / drawer) builds a visit history so back retraces it
+ * (see [selectView]); a widget launch resets the stack to its own view; a date
+ * tap drills the day view on top. Pressing back pops one level, and the
+ * base-level [BackHandler] hands off to the system to exit once only the home
+ * view remains. So back from a widget-opened screen returns to that widget's
+ * view, then home; and back through pill switches walks the views in reverse.
+ *
  * [requestedDetailKey] is an externally requested occurrence (a tapped
  * reminder notification routed through MainActivity): it opens the detail
  * overlay exactly like an event tap and is cleared via [onDetailKeyConsumed]
- * so a later recomposition can't re-open it.
+ * so a later recomposition can't re-open it. (A widget event tap instead arrives
+ * as [WidgetNavRequest.OpenEvent], which also roots the back stack in the
+ * widget's view.)
  */
 @Composable
 fun CalendarHost(
@@ -52,15 +72,24 @@ fun CalendarHost(
     onWidgetNavConsumed: () -> Unit = {},
     requestedImportUri: android.net.Uri? = null,
     onImportConsumed: () -> Unit = {},
+    viewModel: CalendarHostViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
 ) {
-    var view by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(CalendarView.Week) }
-    val onSelectView: (CalendarView) -> Unit = { view = it }
+    // Wait for the persisted default view before seeding the stack, so the app
+    // opens straight on the user's choice instead of flashing a placeholder and
+    // correcting it. Brief blank first frame, matching the onboarding gate above.
+    val defaultView = viewModel.defaultView.collectAsStateWithLifecycle().value ?: return
+
+    var viewStack by rememberSaveable(stateSaver = viewStackSaver) {
+        mutableStateOf(listOf(defaultView))
+    }
+    val view = viewStack.last()
+    val onSelectView: (CalendarView) -> Unit = { viewStack = viewStack.selectView(it) }
 
     // Tapping a day in the month grid opens the day view anchored to that date.
     var pendingDayIso by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
     val onOpenDay: (LocalDate) -> Unit = { date ->
         pendingDayIso = date.toString()
-        view = CalendarView.Day
+        viewStack = viewStack.drillToDay()
     }
 
     // The event-detail screen (S4) is a full-screen destination hoisted here so
@@ -97,6 +126,12 @@ fun CalendarHost(
     var showSettings by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val onOpenSettings = { showSettings = true }
 
+    // Full-text search — its own overlay, opened from each calendar screen's
+    // top bar. Sits below the detail/edit overlays so tapping a result reveals
+    // the detail on top and backing out returns to the results.
+    var showSearch by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val onOpenSearch = { showSearch = true }
+
     // Calendar manager (reached from Settings) — its own overlay so it slides
     // over Settings and survives view switches.
     var showCalendars by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
@@ -137,16 +172,50 @@ fun CalendarHost(
         }
     }
 
-    // A home-screen widget launch asks to open a date (→ day view) or start a
-    // create. Handled once and cleared, mirroring [requestedDetailKey].
+    // Close every overlay that can sit over the calendar, so an externally
+    // requested destination (a widget/shortcut/QS-tile launch) is revealed on
+    // top instead of underneath whatever the user had open.
+    fun dismissCoveringOverlays() {
+        showSettings = false
+        showCalendars = false
+        detailKey = null
+        editKey = null
+        importUri = null
+        importForm = null
+    }
+
+    // A home-screen widget launch asks to open a date (→ day view), open an
+    // event's detail, or start a create. Handled once and cleared, mirroring
+    // [requestedDetailKey]. Date/event opens root the stack in the widget's own
+    // view so backing out returns there (then home), not to the default.
     LaunchedEffect(widgetNavRequest) {
         when (val req = widgetNavRequest) {
             is WidgetNavRequest.OpenDate -> {
+                // Drill the day view in over the widget's view: drop any overlay
+                // that would cover it, so the open doesn't land under Settings/form.
+                dismissCoveringOverlays()
+                createDateIso = null
                 pendingDayIso = req.dateIso
-                view = CalendarView.Day
+                viewStack = viewBaseStack(defaultView, req.source).drillToDay()
+                onWidgetNavConsumed()
+            }
+            is WidgetNavRequest.OpenEvent -> {
+                // Root the stack in the widget's view, then open the occurrence
+                // detail over it (same key shape as a tapped event / reminder).
+                dismissCoveringOverlays()
+                createDateIso = null
+                viewStack = viewBaseStack(defaultView, req.source)
+                val key = longArrayOf(req.eventId, req.beginMillis, req.endMillis)
+                heldKey = key
+                detailKey = key
                 onWidgetNavConsumed()
             }
             is WidgetNavRequest.Create -> {
+                // External "new event" entries (QS tile / launcher shortcut /
+                // widget) must land on top of whatever is open — the form overlay
+                // sits below Settings/calendars in the Box, so without this it
+                // would open hidden underneath them.
+                dismissCoveringOverlays()
                 val iso = req.dateIso ?: Clock.System.now()
                     .toLocalDateTime(TimeZone.currentSystemDefault()).date.toString()
                 heldCreateIso = iso
@@ -161,36 +230,73 @@ fun CalendarHost(
 
     val slideSpec = rememberCalendarSlideSpec()
 
+    // Base-level back: pop the view stack while no overlay covers it (each overlay
+    // owns its own BackHandler and takes precedence). Disabled at the home view,
+    // so back there falls through to the system and exits the app.
+    val anyOverlayVisible = showSearch || detailKey != null || createDateIso != null ||
+        editKey != null || showSettings || showCalendars || importUri != null ||
+        importForm != null
+    BackHandler(enabled = !anyOverlayVisible && viewStack.size > 1) {
+        viewStack = viewStack.dropLast(1)
+    }
+
     Box(modifier = modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
-        when (view) {
-            CalendarView.Week -> WeekScreen(
-                selectedView = view,
-                onSelectView = onSelectView,
+        // Switching between the peer views (month/week/day/agenda) is lateral
+        // navigation, so it fades through rather than sliding — paging *within* a
+        // view keeps the directional slide. AnimatedContent keyed on the view type.
+        val viewSwitch = calendarFadeThrough()
+        AnimatedContent(
+            targetState = view,
+            transitionSpec = { viewSwitch },
+            label = "view-switch",
+        ) { currentView ->
+            when (currentView) {
+                CalendarView.Week -> WeekScreen(
+                    selectedView = currentView,
+                    onSelectView = onSelectView,
+                    onEventClick = onEventClick,
+                    onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings,
+                    onOpenSearch = onOpenSearch,
+                    onCreateEvent = onCreateEvent,
+                )
+                CalendarView.Day -> DayScreen(
+                    selectedView = currentView,
+                    onSelectView = onSelectView,
+                    onEventClick = onEventClick,
+                    onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings,
+                    onOpenSearch = onOpenSearch,
+                    onCreateEvent = onCreateEvent,
+                    initialDateIso = pendingDayIso,
+                )
+                CalendarView.Month -> MonthScreen(
+                    selectedView = currentView,
+                    onSelectView = onSelectView,
+                    onOpenDay = onOpenDay,
+                    onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings,
+                    onOpenSearch = onOpenSearch,
+                    onCreateEvent = onCreateEvent,
+                )
+                CalendarView.Agenda -> AgendaScreen(
+                    selectedView = currentView,
+                    onSelectView = onSelectView,
+                    onEventClick = onEventClick,
+                    onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings,
+                    onOpenSearch = onOpenSearch,
+                    onCreateEvent = onCreateEvent,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Search overlay — below detail/edit in the Box so a tapped result's
+        // detail screen draws on top, and closing it returns to the results.
+        AnimatedVisibility(
+            visible = showSearch,
+            enter = slideInHorizontally(slideSpec) { it } + fadeIn(),
+            exit = slideOutHorizontally(slideSpec) { it } + fadeOut(),
+        ) {
+            SearchScreen(
+                onBack = { showSearch = false },
                 onEventClick = onEventClick,
-                onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings,
-                onCreateEvent = onCreateEvent,
-            )
-            CalendarView.Day -> DayScreen(
-                selectedView = view,
-                onSelectView = onSelectView,
-                onEventClick = onEventClick,
-                onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings,
-                onCreateEvent = onCreateEvent,
-                initialDateIso = pendingDayIso,
-            )
-            CalendarView.Month -> MonthScreen(
-                selectedView = view,
-                onSelectView = onSelectView,
-                onOpenDay = onOpenDay,
-                onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings,
-                onCreateEvent = onCreateEvent,
-            )
-            CalendarView.Agenda -> AgendaScreen(
-                selectedView = view,
-                onSelectView = onSelectView,
-                onEventClick = onEventClick,
-                onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings,
-                onCreateEvent = onCreateEvent,
             )
         }
 
@@ -293,3 +399,9 @@ fun CalendarHost(
         }
     }
 }
+
+/** Persists the view back stack across config change / process death by ordinal. */
+private val viewStackSaver = listSaver<List<CalendarView>, Int>(
+    save = { stack -> stack.map(CalendarView::ordinal) },
+    restore = { ordinals -> ordinals.map { CalendarView.entries[it] } },
+)

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/CalendarHostViewModel.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.SettingsPrefs
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+/**
+ * Supplies [CalendarHost] with the user's default startup view (M1). Held as a
+ * nullable [StateFlow] so the host can wait for DataStore's first emission before
+ * seeding its view back stack — rendering nothing for that first frame rather
+ * than flashing the old hard-coded Week view and then correcting it.
+ */
+@HiltViewModel
+class CalendarHostViewModel @Inject constructor(
+    prefs: SettingsPrefs,
+) : ViewModel() {
+
+    val defaultView: StateFlow<CalendarView?> = prefs.defaultView.stateIn(
+        scope = viewModelScope,
+        started = SharingStarted.WhileSubscribed(5_000L),
+        initialValue = null,
+    )
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/RootScreen.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui
 
 import android.Manifest
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import androidx.compose.animation.Crossfade
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.permission.PermissionScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.permission.ReminderOnboardingScreen
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.permission.ReminderOnboardingViewModel
 
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class)
 @Composable
 fun RootScreen(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
@@ -51,32 +55,40 @@ fun RootScreen(
         onDispose { lifecycle.removeObserver(obs) }
     }
 
-    if (hasPermission) {
-        // Second onboarding gate (v1.4, one-time): reminder notifications.
-        // Null until DataStore's first emission — render nothing for that
-        // frame instead of flashing the wrong screen.
-        val reminderOnboarding: ReminderOnboardingViewModel = hiltViewModel()
-        val onboardingDone by reminderOnboarding.onboardingDone.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
-        when (onboardingDone) {
-            true -> CalendarHost(
-                modifier = modifier,
-                requestedDetailKey = requestedDetailKey,
-                onDetailKeyConsumed = onDetailKeyConsumed,
-                widgetNavRequest = widgetNavRequest,
-                onWidgetNavConsumed = onWidgetNavConsumed,
-                requestedImportUri = requestedImportUri,
-                onImportConsumed = onImportConsumed,
-            )
-            false -> ReminderOnboardingScreen(
-                onFinished = reminderOnboarding::finish,
+    // Cross-fade the one-time onboarding gates so granting permission / finishing
+    // onboarding eases into the next screen instead of snapping. A fade carries no
+    // spatial motion, so it stays appropriate under "remove animations" too.
+    val gateSpec = MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec<Float>()
+    Crossfade(targetState = hasPermission, animationSpec = gateSpec, label = "permissionGate") { granted ->
+        if (granted) {
+            // Second onboarding gate (v1.4, one-time): reminder notifications.
+            // Null until DataStore's first emission — render nothing for that
+            // frame instead of flashing the wrong screen.
+            val reminderOnboarding: ReminderOnboardingViewModel = hiltViewModel()
+            val onboardingDone by reminderOnboarding.onboardingDone.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+            Crossfade(targetState = onboardingDone, animationSpec = gateSpec, label = "onboardingGate") { done ->
+                when (done) {
+                    true -> CalendarHost(
+                        modifier = modifier,
+                        requestedDetailKey = requestedDetailKey,
+                        onDetailKeyConsumed = onDetailKeyConsumed,
+                        widgetNavRequest = widgetNavRequest,
+                        onWidgetNavConsumed = onWidgetNavConsumed,
+                        requestedImportUri = requestedImportUri,
+                        onImportConsumed = onImportConsumed,
+                    )
+                    false -> ReminderOnboardingScreen(
+                        onFinished = reminderOnboarding::finish,
+                        modifier = modifier,
+                    )
+                    null -> {}
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            PermissionScreen(
+                onGranted = { hasPermission = true },
                 modifier = modifier,
             )
-            null -> {}
         }
-    } else {
-        PermissionScreen(
-            onGranted = { hasPermission = true },
-            modifier = modifier,
-        )
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/WidgetNavRequest.kt

@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui
 
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
+
 /**
  * A navigation a home-screen widget asked the app to perform when launched.
  * Parsed from the launch intent in MainActivity and consumed once by
- * [CalendarHost] (event taps reuse the existing reminder detail-key channel, so
- * they are not modelled here).
+ * [CalendarHost]. Every request carries the [source] view of the widget it came
+ * from (the agenda widget → [CalendarView.Agenda], the month widget →
+ * [CalendarView.Month]) so the in-app back stack roots itself in that view:
+ * backing out of the opened date/event returns to the widget's own view, not the
+ * default home. (Reminder notifications are not widgets — they keep the separate
+ * detail-key channel and leave the base view untouched.)
  */
 sealed interface WidgetNavRequest {
-    /** Open the day view anchored on [dateIso] (an ISO `yyyy-MM-dd` date). */
-    data class OpenDate(val dateIso: String) : WidgetNavRequest
+    /** Open the day view anchored on [dateIso] (an ISO `yyyy-MM-dd` date), over [source]. */
+    data class OpenDate(val dateIso: String, val source: CalendarView) : WidgetNavRequest
+
+    /** Open one occurrence's detail (an agenda-widget event tap), over [source]. */
+    data class OpenEvent(
+        val eventId: Long,
+        val beginMillis: Long,
+        val endMillis: Long,
+        val source: CalendarView,
+    ) : WidgetNavRequest
 
     /** Open the create-event form prefilled for [dateIso] (today when null). */
     data class Create(val dateIso: String?) : WidgetNavRequest

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/AgendaScreen.kt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.EventAvailable
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Menu
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Search
 import androidx.compose.material3.DrawerValue
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.R
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarAnimateItem
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarDrawer
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarFabColumn
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarFailure
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ fun AgendaScreen(
     onSelectView: (CalendarView) -> Unit,
     onEventClick: (EventInstance) -> Unit,
     onOpenSettings: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenSearch: () -> Unit,
     onCreateEvent: (LocalDate, Int?) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     viewModel: AgendaViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ fun AgendaScreen(
                     selectedView = selectedView,
                     onCycleView = { onSelectView(selectedView.next()) },
                     onOpenDrawer = { scope.launch { drawerState.open() } },
+                    onOpenSearch = onOpenSearch,
                     scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior,
                 )
             },
@@ -187,6 +191,7 @@ private fun AgendaList(
                 AgendaEventRow(
                     event = event,
                     position = positionOf(index, day.events.size),
+                    modifier = calendarAnimateItem(),
                     onClick = { onEventClick(event) },
                 )
             }
@@ -218,11 +223,13 @@ private fun AgendaDayHeader(date: LocalDate, today: LocalDate) {
 private fun AgendaEventRow(
     event: EventInstance,
     position: Position,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     onClick: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
     val title = event.title.ifBlank { stringResource(R.string.event_untitled) }
     GroupedRow(
+        modifier = modifier,
         title = title,
         summary = agendaTimeSummary(event),
         position = position,
@@ -274,6 +281,7 @@ private fun AgendaTopBar(
     selectedView: CalendarView,
     onCycleView: () -> Unit,
     onOpenDrawer: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenSearch: () -> Unit,
     scrollBehavior: TopAppBarScrollBehavior,
 ) {
     TopAppBar(
@@ -292,6 +300,12 @@ private fun AgendaTopBar(
             }
         },
         actions = {
+            IconButton(onClick = onOpenSearch) {
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = Icons.Default.Search,
+                    contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.search_action),
+                )
+            }
             ViewSwitcherPill(
                 current = selectedView,
                 onCycle = onCycleView,

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/calendars/CalendarsScreen.kt

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import android.accounts.AccountManager
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.provider.Settings
-import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.R
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.CalendarSource
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CALENDAR_COLOR_PALETTE
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarColorChip
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.predictiveBack
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CollapsingScaffold
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.ColorSwatchRow
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.GroupedRow
@@ -295,10 +295,9 @@ private fun CalendarEditor(
     var confirmDelete by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
 
-    BackHandler(onBack = onClose)
-
     Scaffold(
         modifier = Modifier
+            .predictiveBack(onBack = onClose)
             .fillMaxSize()
             .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface),
         topBar = {

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/CalendarTransitions.kt

@@ -1,14 +1,56 @@
 package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common
 
+import android.provider.Settings
+import androidx.activity.BackEventCompat
+import androidx.activity.compose.PredictiveBackHandler
 import androidx.compose.animation.ContentTransform
+import androidx.compose.animation.EnterTransition
+import androidx.compose.animation.ExitTransition
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.Animatable
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.FastOutSlowInEasing
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.FiniteAnimationSpec
+import androidx.compose.animation.expandVertically
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
+import androidx.compose.animation.shrinkVertically
 import androidx.compose.animation.slideInHorizontally
+import androidx.compose.animation.slideInVertically
 import androidx.compose.animation.slideOutHorizontally
 import androidx.compose.animation.togetherWith
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyItemScope
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import kotlin.coroutines.cancellation.CancellationException
+
+/**
+ * Whether the user has asked the system to remove animations (Settings →
+ * Accessibility → "Remove animations", which sets the global animator duration
+ * scale to 0). Compose animations do *not* honour this platform flag on their
+ * own, so the shared motion helpers in this file check it and fall back to a
+ * quick cross-fade — opacity only, no spatial movement — to respect the
+ * vestibular intent of the setting while keeping state changes legible.
+ *
+ * Read once at composition; the scale changes rarely and only takes full effect
+ * after a process restart anyway.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun rememberReduceMotion(): Boolean {
+    val resolver = LocalContext.current.contentResolver
+    return remember(resolver) {
+        Settings.Global.getFloat(resolver, Settings.Global.ANIMATOR_DURATION_SCALE, 1f) == 0f
+    }
+}
 
 /**
  * The M3 Expressive spatial spring used for the month/week slide: the *fast*
@@ -24,17 +66,160 @@ fun rememberCalendarSlideSpec(): FiniteAnimationSpec<IntOffset> =
     MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastSpatialSpec()
 
 /**
- * Horizontal slide for navigating between adjacent months/weeks.
+ * The fast effects spec from the active motion scheme, for opacity (fade)
+ * transitions. Captured in composable scope alongside [rememberCalendarSlideSpec]
+ * for use in non-composable transition lambdas and as the reduced-motion fallback.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class)
+@Composable
+fun rememberCalendarFadeSpec(): FiniteAnimationSpec<Float> =
+    MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec()
+
+/**
+ * Horizontal slide for navigating between adjacent months/weeks/days.
  *
- * @param slideDir +1 = forward (incoming from the right), -1 = back, 0 = jump
- *                 (e.g. "today"); a jump reuses the forward direction.
- * @param spec     spatial animation spec, typically [rememberCalendarSlideSpec].
+ * @param slideDir     +1 = forward (incoming from the right), -1 = back, 0 = jump
+ *                     (e.g. "today"); a jump reuses the forward direction.
+ * @param spec         spatial animation spec, typically [rememberCalendarSlideSpec].
+ * @param fadeSpec     effects spec for the reduced-motion fade, typically
+ *                     [rememberCalendarFadeSpec].
+ * @param reduceMotion when true, swap the directional slide for a plain cross-fade.
  */
 fun calendarSlideTransition(
     slideDir: Int,
     spec: FiniteAnimationSpec<IntOffset>,
+    fadeSpec: FiniteAnimationSpec<Float>,
+    reduceMotion: Boolean,
 ): ContentTransform {
+    if (reduceMotion) {
+        return fadeIn(fadeSpec).togetherWith(fadeOut(fadeSpec))
+    }
     val dir = if (slideDir == 0) 1 else slideDir
     return slideInHorizontally(spec) { w -> dir * w }
         .togetherWith(slideOutHorizontally(spec) { w -> -dir * w })
 }
+
+/**
+ * Cross-fade [ContentTransform] for swapping whole screens or content blocks
+ * where there is no meaningful spatial direction (e.g. onboarding gates). Pure
+ * opacity, so it doubles as its own reduced-motion form.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class)
+@Composable
+fun calendarFadeThrough(): ContentTransform {
+    val fade = MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec<Float>()
+    return fadeIn(fade).togetherWith(fadeOut(fade))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enter transition for a vertically-revealed section (expandable rows, inline
+ * fields): height grows from the top while fading in. Under reduced motion the
+ * height growth is dropped, leaving a quick fade.
+ *
+ * Pair with [calendarCollapseExit]. This is the promoted form of the pattern
+ * originally inlined in the event edit form, so every expandable surface in the
+ * app reveals the same way.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class)
+@Composable
+fun calendarExpandEnter(reduceMotion: Boolean = rememberReduceMotion()): EnterTransition {
+    val fade = fadeIn(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec())
+    return if (reduceMotion) {
+        fade
+    } else {
+        expandVertically(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastSpatialSpec()) + fade
+    }
+}
+
+/** Exit counterpart to [calendarExpandEnter]: shrink + fade, or fade only under reduced motion. */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class)
+@Composable
+fun calendarCollapseExit(reduceMotion: Boolean = rememberReduceMotion()): ExitTransition {
+    val fade = fadeOut(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec())
+    return if (reduceMotion) {
+        fade
+    } else {
+        shrinkVertically(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastSpatialSpec()) + fade
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enter transition for content revealed by an `AnimatedContent`/`AnimatedVisibility`
+ * (e.g. search results once a query resolves): a gentle rise + fade. Reduced
+ * motion keeps the fade only.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class)
+@Composable
+fun calendarItemEnter(reduceMotion: Boolean = rememberReduceMotion()): EnterTransition {
+    val fade = fadeIn(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec())
+    return if (reduceMotion) {
+        fade
+    } else {
+        fade + slideInVertically(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastSpatialSpec()) { h -> h / 6 }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shared [LazyItemScope.animateItem] wiring so list rows fade/relocate with the
+ * app's motion scheme instead of Compose's default spring. Returns a bare
+ * [Modifier] under reduced motion so rows snap into place. Requires the list to
+ * supply stable item keys.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class)
+@Composable
+fun LazyItemScope.calendarAnimateItem(reduceMotion: Boolean = rememberReduceMotion()): Modifier =
+    if (reduceMotion) {
+        Modifier
+    } else {
+        Modifier.animateItem(
+            fadeInSpec = MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec(),
+            placementSpec = MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastSpatialSpec(),
+            fadeOutSpec = MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec(),
+        )
+    }
+
+/**
+ * Standard Android predictive-back transform for a full-screen overlay: as the
+ * back gesture is dragged, the surface scales toward ~90%, shifts toward the
+ * swiped edge and rounds its corners, previewing what's behind. Completing the
+ * gesture invokes [onBack]; cancelling springs it back.
+ *
+ * A drop-in replacement for a screen's own `BackHandler(onBack)` — register it
+ * once and apply the returned [Modifier] to that screen's root so the preview
+ * respects the same back semantics. Under reduced motion the visual preview is
+ * skipped (the back still works); on API < 34 the system delivers no progress,
+ * so it degrades to a plain back.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun Modifier.predictiveBack(
+    onBack: () -> Unit,
+    enabled: Boolean = true,
+    reduceMotion: Boolean = rememberReduceMotion(),
+): Modifier {
+    val progress = remember { Animatable(0f) }
+    var fromLeftEdge by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
+
+    PredictiveBackHandler(enabled = enabled) { events ->
+        try {
+            events.collect { event ->
+                fromLeftEdge = event.swipeEdge == BackEventCompat.EDGE_LEFT
+                progress.snapTo(FastOutSlowInEasing.transform(event.progress))
+            }
+            onBack()
+            progress.snapTo(0f)
+        } catch (_: CancellationException) {
+            progress.animateTo(0f)
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (reduceMotion) return this
+    return this.graphicsLayer {
+        val p = progress.value
+        val scale = 1f - 0.1f * p
+        scaleX = scale
+        scaleY = scale
+        translationX = (if (fromLeftEdge) 1f else -1f) * 24.dp.toPx() * p
+        shape = RoundedCornerShape(32.dp.toPx() * p)
+        clip = p > 0f
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/CalendarView.kt

@@ -49,3 +49,31 @@ fun CalendarView.next(available: List<CalendarView> = IMPLEMENTED_VIEWS): Calend
     if (i < 0) return available.firstOrNull() ?: CalendarView.Month
     return available[(i + 1) % available.size]
 }
+
+/**
+ * The top-level view back stack (bottom → top): the [default] home view always
+ * sits at the bottom. Pressing back pops one level until only the home view
+ * remains, then the system exits the app. Three operations move it:
+ *
+ * - [selectView] — a lateral switch (the pill or the drawer). It keeps a visit
+ *   history so back retraces it: switching to a not-yet-visited view pushes it on
+ *   top; switching to one already in the stack pops back to it (collapsing the
+ *   loop, so the depth stays bounded by the number of distinct views). Selecting
+ *   the home view collapses to just `[default]`.
+ * - [viewBaseStack] — the stack a widget launch resets to: just `[default]` when
+ *   the widget's view is the home view, else `[default, source]`. A widget entry
+ *   starts a fresh context rather than extending in-app history.
+ * - [drillToDay] — pushes the day view on top (a date tap from the month grid or
+ *   a widget), unless the day view is already current.
+ */
+fun List<CalendarView>.selectView(target: CalendarView): List<CalendarView> {
+    val existing = indexOf(target)
+    return if (existing >= 0) take(existing + 1) else this + target
+}
+
+fun viewBaseStack(default: CalendarView, source: CalendarView): List<CalendarView> =
+    if (source == default) listOf(default) else listOf(default, source)
+
+/** Push the day view as a drill-in over the current stack (no-op if already on it). */
+fun List<CalendarView>.drillToDay(): List<CalendarView> =
+    if (lastOrNull() == CalendarView.Day) this else this + CalendarView.Day

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/GroupedList.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common
 
-import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateDpAsState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
@@ -73,11 +72,11 @@ fun CollapsingScaffold(
     actions: @Composable RowScope.() -> Unit = {},
     content: @Composable ColumnScope.() -> Unit,
 ) {
-    BackHandler(onBack = onBack)
     val scrollBehavior =
         TopAppBarDefaults.exitUntilCollapsedScrollBehavior(rememberTopAppBarState())
     Scaffold(
         modifier = modifier
+            .predictiveBack(onBack = onBack)
             .fillMaxSize()
             .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface)
             .nestedScroll(scrollBehavior.nestedScrollConnection),

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/NowLine.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.offset
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.State
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.datetime.LocalDate
+import kotlinx.datetime.TimeZone
+import kotlinx.datetime.toLocalDateTime
+import kotlin.time.Clock
+import kotlin.time.Instant
+
+private val DotSize = 8.dp
+private val LineThickness = 2.dp
+
+/**
+ * Current wall-clock instant that updates once a minute, re-aligning to each
+ * minute boundary (rather than ticking a fixed 60 s) so it never drifts toward
+ * the middle of a minute. Drives the "now" line in the day/week grids.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun rememberCurrentMinute(): State<Instant> {
+    val instant = remember { mutableStateOf(Clock.System.now()) }
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+        while (true) {
+            val now = Clock.System.now()
+            instant.value = now
+            delay(60_000L - now.toEpochMilliseconds() % 60_000L)
+        }
+    }
+    return instant
+}
+
+/**
+ * A thin "current time" indicator — a leading dot plus a line — drawn across a
+ * day column. Positioned on the same [hourHeight] scale the event blocks use so
+ * it lines up with the grid, and refreshed each minute. Renders nothing unless
+ * the wall clock is on [date]; callers mount it only for the column showing
+ * today, so the per-minute tick runs on a single column.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun NowLine(
+    date: LocalDate,
+    hourHeight: Dp,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    val now by rememberCurrentMinute()
+    val local = now.toLocalDateTime(TimeZone.currentSystemDefault())
+    if (local.date != date) return
+
+    val minutes = local.hour * 60 + local.minute
+    val top = hourHeight * (minutes / 60f)
+    val color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
+    Box(
+        modifier = modifier
+            .fillMaxWidth()
+            .height(DotSize)
+            .offset(y = top - DotSize / 2),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.CenterStart,
+    ) {
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .height(LineThickness)
+                .background(color),
+        )
+        // The dot anchors the line to the gutter edge, mirroring the standard
+        // calendar "now" marker; drawn after the line so it sits on top.
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .size(DotSize)
+                .background(color, CircleShape),
+        )
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/Picker.kt

@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ fun ReminderDefaultPicker(
             },
             onClick = { customExpanded = !customExpanded },
         )
-        AnimatedVisibility(visible = customExpanded) {
+        AnimatedVisibility(
+            visible = customExpanded,
+            enter = calendarExpandEnter(),
+            exit = calendarCollapseExit(),
+        ) {
             CustomReminderEditor(
                 amountText = amountText,
                 onAmountChange = { amountText = it },

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/day/DayScreen.kt

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Menu
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Search
 import androidx.compose.material3.Card
 import androidx.compose.material3.CardDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.DrawerValue
@@ -71,8 +72,11 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarDrawer
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarFabColumn
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarFailure
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.NowLine
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.ViewSwitcherPill
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarSlideTransition
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberCalendarFadeSpec
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberReduceMotion
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.next
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.pastelize
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberCalendarSlideSpec
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ fun DayScreen(
     onSelectView: (CalendarView) -> Unit,
     onEventClick: (EventInstance) -> Unit,
     onOpenSettings: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenSearch: () -> Unit,
     onCreateEvent: (LocalDate, Int?) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     initialDateIso: String? = null,
@@ -188,6 +193,7 @@ fun DayScreen(
                     selectedView = selectedView,
                     onCycleView = { onSelectView(selectedView.next()) },
                     onOpenDrawer = { scope.launch { drawerState.open() } },
+                    onOpenSearch = onOpenSearch,
                     scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior,
                 )
             },
@@ -233,6 +239,8 @@ private fun DayContent(
     val threshold = with(density) { 24.dp.toPx() }
     var dragAccum by remember { mutableFloatStateOf(0f) }
     val slideSpec = rememberCalendarSlideSpec()
+    val fadeSpec = rememberCalendarFadeSpec()
+    val reduceMotion = rememberReduceMotion()
 
     // Hoisted above the per-day AnimatedContent so the vertical scroll position
     // survives day-to-day swipes. We only centre on noon once, on first entry
@@ -283,7 +291,7 @@ private fun DayContent(
                 DayUiState.Loading -> "loading"
             }
         },
-        transitionSpec = { calendarSlideTransition(slideDir, slideSpec) },
+        transitionSpec = { calendarSlideTransition(slideDir, slideSpec, fadeSpec, reduceMotion) },
         label = "day-transition",
     ) { s ->
         when (s) {
@@ -340,6 +348,7 @@ private fun DayTopBar(
     selectedView: CalendarView,
     onCycleView: () -> Unit,
     onOpenDrawer: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenSearch: () -> Unit,
     scrollBehavior: androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBarScrollBehavior,
 ) {
     TopAppBar(
@@ -358,6 +367,12 @@ private fun DayTopBar(
             }
         },
         actions = {
+            IconButton(onClick = onOpenSearch) {
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = Icons.Default.Search,
+                    contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.search_action),
+                )
+            }
             ViewSwitcherPill(
                 current = selectedView,
                 onCycle = onCycleView,
@@ -496,6 +511,7 @@ private fun Timeline(
                     blocks = state.timed,
                     dark = dark,
                     date = state.date,
+                    today = state.today,
                     onEventClick = onEventClick,
                     onCreateAt = onCreateAt,
                     modifier = Modifier
@@ -512,6 +528,7 @@ private fun DayColumnCard(
     blocks: List<TimedBlock>,
     dark: Boolean,
     date: LocalDate,
+    today: LocalDate,
     onEventClick: (EventInstance) -> Unit,
     onCreateAt: (LocalDate, Int) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
@@ -556,6 +573,10 @@ private fun DayColumnCard(
                         .padding(horizontal = 1.dp),
                 )
             }
+            // Current-time line, on top of the events, only on today's column.
+            if (date == today) {
+                NowLine(date = date, hourHeight = HOUR_HEIGHT)
+            }
         }
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/detail/EventDetailScreen.kt

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.net.Uri
-import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventStatus
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.RecurringWriteScope
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.Reminder
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.predictiveBack
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarFailure
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.OptionCard
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.currentLocale
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ fun EventDetailScreen(
     val state by viewModel.state.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
     val deleteState by viewModel.deleteState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
 
-    BackHandler(onBack = onBack)
-
     val context = LocalContext.current
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
     val snackbarHostState = remember { SnackbarHostState() }
@@ -214,6 +212,7 @@ fun EventDetailScreen(
     }
 
     Scaffold(
+        modifier = Modifier.predictiveBack(onBack = onBack),
         snackbarHost = { SnackbarHost(snackbarHostState) },
         topBar = {
             TopAppBar(

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/edit/EventEditScreen.kt

@@ -8,14 +8,9 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.provider.ContactsContract
 import android.util.Patterns
-import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
-import androidx.compose.animation.expandVertically
-import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
-import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
-import androidx.compose.animation.shrinkVertically
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.isSystemInDarkTheme
@@ -63,7 +58,6 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenu
 import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenuItem
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.FilterChip
-import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
@@ -121,6 +115,9 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.RecurringWriteScope
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.SimpleRecurrence
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.parseSimpleRecurrence
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.toRRule
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarCollapseExit
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarExpandEnter
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.predictiveBack
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CALENDAR_COLOR_PALETTE
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarDatePickerDialog
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.ColorSwatchRow
@@ -202,8 +199,6 @@ fun EventEditScreen(
         viewModel.reset()
         onClose()
     }
-    BackHandler(onBack = close)
-
     // The event vanished between the detail screen and the edit tap — fall
     // back to the detail screen, which shows its own failure state.
     LaunchedEffect(loadFailed) {
@@ -253,6 +248,7 @@ fun EventEditScreen(
     }
 
     Scaffold(
+        modifier = Modifier.predictiveBack(onBack = close),
         snackbarHost = { SnackbarHost(snackbarHostState) },
         topBar = {
             TopAppBar(
@@ -410,7 +406,6 @@ private enum class PickerTarget { StartDate, StartTime, EndDate, EndTime }
  * spring open with the expressive spatial spec instead of popping in.
  * (Initially-visible sections render without animating.)
  */
-@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class)
 @Composable
 private fun OptionalFormSection(
     visible: Boolean,
@@ -418,10 +413,8 @@ private fun OptionalFormSection(
 ) {
     AnimatedVisibility(
         visible = visible,
-        enter = expandVertically(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastSpatialSpec()) +
-            fadeIn(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec()),
-        exit = shrinkVertically(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastSpatialSpec()) +
-            fadeOut(MaterialTheme.motionScheme.fastEffectsSpec()),
+        enter = calendarExpandEnter(),
+        exit = calendarCollapseExit(),
     ) {
         Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(), content = content)
     }

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/imports/ImportScreen.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.imports
 
 import android.net.Uri
-import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.R
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventForm
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.ics.IcsParseWarning
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.predictiveBack
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.OptionCard
 
 /**
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ fun ImportScreen(
 ) {
     LaunchedEffect(uri) { viewModel.load(uri) }
     val state by viewModel.state.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
-    BackHandler(onBack = onClose)
 
     // A single event isn't shown here — it opens the create form for review.
     LaunchedEffect(state) {
@@ -65,7 +64,9 @@ fun ImportScreen(
     }
 
     Scaffold(
-        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .predictiveBack(onBack = onClose)
+            .fillMaxSize(),
         topBar = {
             TopAppBar(
                 title = { Text(stringResource(R.string.import_title)) },

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthScreen.kt

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Menu
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Search
 import androidx.compose.material3.DrawerValue
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarFailure
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.ViewSwitcherPill
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarSlideTransition
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberCalendarFadeSpec
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberReduceMotion
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.currentLocale
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberCalendarSlideSpec
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.next
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ fun MonthScreen(
     onSelectView: (CalendarView) -> Unit,
     onOpenDay: (LocalDate) -> Unit,
     onOpenSettings: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenSearch: () -> Unit,
     onCreateEvent: (LocalDate, Int?) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     viewModel: MonthViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ fun MonthScreen(
                     selectedView = selectedView,
                     onCycleView = { onSelectView(selectedView.next()) },
                     onOpenDrawer = { scope.launch { drawerState.open() } },
+                    onOpenSearch = onOpenSearch,
                     scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior,
                 )
             },
@@ -214,6 +219,8 @@ private fun MonthContent(
     val threshold = with(density) { 6.dp.toPx() }
     var dragAccum by remember { mutableFloatStateOf(0f) }
     val slideSpec = rememberCalendarSlideSpec()
+    val fadeSpec = rememberCalendarFadeSpec()
+    val reduceMotion = rememberReduceMotion()
 
     val swipeModifier = Modifier.pointerInput(Unit) {
         detectHorizontalDragGestures(
@@ -240,7 +247,7 @@ private fun MonthContent(
                 MonthUiState.Loading -> "loading"
             }
         },
-        transitionSpec = { calendarSlideTransition(slideDir, slideSpec) },
+        transitionSpec = { calendarSlideTransition(slideDir, slideSpec, fadeSpec, reduceMotion) },
         label = "month-transition",
     ) { s ->
         when (s) {
@@ -261,6 +268,7 @@ private fun MonthTopBar(
     selectedView: CalendarView,
     onCycleView: () -> Unit,
     onOpenDrawer: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenSearch: () -> Unit,
     scrollBehavior: androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBarScrollBehavior,
 ) {
     TopAppBar(
@@ -279,6 +287,12 @@ private fun MonthTopBar(
             }
         },
         actions = {
+            IconButton(onClick = onOpenSearch) {
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = Icons.Default.Search,
+                    contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.search_action),
+                )
+            }
             ViewSwitcherPill(
                 current = selectedView,
                 onCycle = onCycleView,

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/search/SearchScreen.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.search
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.isSystemInDarkTheme
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imePadding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.filled.ArrowBack
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Close
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.SearchOff
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
+import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
+import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBar
+import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBarDefaults
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalSoftwareKeyboardController
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.ImeAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.R
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarAnimateItem
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.predictiveBack
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.GroupedRow
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.InlineTextField
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.Position
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.currentLocale
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.pastelize
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.positionOf
+import java.time.Instant as JavaInstant
+import java.time.ZoneId
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+import java.time.format.FormatStyle
+
+/**
+ * Full-text event search (top-bar entry). Type a query → matching events
+ * (title / location / description) across the whole calendar, newest-relevant
+ * first; tap a result to open its detail. A full-screen overlay hosted by
+ * [de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.CalendarHost].
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
+@Composable
+fun SearchScreen(
+    onBack: () -> Unit,
+    onEventClick: (EventInstance) -> Unit,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    viewModel: SearchViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
+) {
+    val query by viewModel.query.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    val state by viewModel.state.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    val focusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }
+    val keyboard = LocalSoftwareKeyboardController.current
+
+    // Each fresh open starts blank and straight into typing. The ViewModel is
+    // activity-scoped so it outlives the overlay; clearing on (re)enter is what
+    // resets a previous search. Peeking a result doesn't re-run this (the screen
+    // stays composed under the detail), so backing out keeps the query.
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+        viewModel.setQuery("")
+        focusRequester.requestFocus()
+        keyboard?.show()
+    }
+    Scaffold(
+        modifier = modifier.predictiveBack(onBack = onBack),
+        containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface,
+        topBar = {
+            TopAppBar(
+                title = {
+                    InlineTextField(
+                        value = query,
+                        onValueChange = viewModel::setQuery,
+                        placeholder = stringResource(R.string.search_hint),
+                        imeAction = ImeAction.Search,
+                        onImeAction = { keyboard?.hide() },
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .fillMaxWidth()
+                            .focusRequester(focusRequester),
+                    )
+                },
+                navigationIcon = {
+                    IconButton(onClick = onBack) {
+                        Icon(
+                            imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.ArrowBack,
+                            contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.search_back),
+                        )
+                    }
+                },
+                actions = {
+                    if (query.isNotEmpty()) {
+                        IconButton(onClick = { viewModel.setQuery("") }) {
+                            Icon(
+                                imageVector = Icons.Default.Close,
+                                contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.search_clear),
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                colors = TopAppBarDefaults.topAppBarColors(
+                    containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface,
+                ),
+            )
+        },
+    ) { padding ->
+        // imePadding shrinks the content by the keyboard, so the centered
+        // idle/empty message re-centres in the space above it (and the results
+        // list lifts clear of the keyboard too).
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxSize()
+                .padding(padding)
+                .imePadding(),
+        ) {
+            when (val s = state) {
+                SearchUiState.Idle -> SearchMessage(
+                    icon = null,
+                    text = stringResource(R.string.search_idle_hint),
+                )
+                is SearchUiState.Empty -> SearchMessage(
+                    icon = Icons.Default.SearchOff,
+                    text = stringResource(R.string.search_empty, s.query),
+                )
+                is SearchUiState.Results -> SearchResults(
+                    events = s.events,
+                    onEventClick = onEventClick,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun SearchResults(
+    events: List<EventInstance>,
+    onEventClick: (EventInstance) -> Unit,
+) {
+    LazyColumn(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        contentPadding = PaddingValues(start = 16.dp, end = 16.dp, top = 8.dp, bottom = 96.dp),
+    ) {
+        itemsIndexed(
+            items = events,
+            key = { _, event -> event.eventId },
+        ) { index, event ->
+            SearchResultRow(
+                event = event,
+                position = positionOf(index, events.size),
+                modifier = calendarAnimateItem(),
+                onClick = { onEventClick(event) },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun SearchResultRow(
+    event: EventInstance,
+    position: Position,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    onClick: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    val dark = isSystemInDarkTheme()
+    GroupedRow(
+        modifier = modifier,
+        title = event.title,
+        summary = searchSummary(event),
+        position = position,
+        minHeight = 64.dp,
+        leading = {
+            Box(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .size(width = 6.dp, height = 36.dp)
+                    .clip(RoundedCornerShape(3.dp))
+                    .background(pastelize(event.color, dark)),
+            )
+        },
+        onClick = onClick,
+    )
+}
+
+/** "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 · 09:00 · Office" — date, then time (or All day), then location. */
+@Composable
+private fun searchSummary(event: EventInstance): String {
+    val locale = currentLocale()
+    val zone = remember { ZoneId.systemDefault() }
+    val start = remember(event.start, zone) {
+        JavaInstant.ofEpochMilli(event.start.toEpochMilliseconds()).atZone(zone)
+    }
+    val dateText = remember(locale) {
+        DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDate(FormatStyle.MEDIUM).withLocale(locale)
+    }.format(start)
+    val timeText = if (event.isAllDay) {
+        stringResource(R.string.event_detail_all_day)
+    } else {
+        remember(locale) {
+            DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedTime(FormatStyle.SHORT).withLocale(locale)
+        }.format(start)
+    }
+    val base = "$dateText · $timeText"
+    return event.location?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { "$base · $it" } ?: base
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun SearchMessage(
+    icon: ImageVector?,
+    text: String,
+) {
+    Surface(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(32.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
+            horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+        ) {
+            if (icon != null) {
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = icon,
+                    contentDescription = null,
+                    tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp),
+                )
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
+            }
+            Text(
+                text = text,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/search/SearchViewModel.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.search
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.calendar.CalendarRepository
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.di.IoDispatcher
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.FlowPreview
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.catch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.debounce
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOn
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.mapLatest
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
+import kotlin.time.Clock
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+/** Shortest query that triggers a search; one character matches almost everything. */
+private const val MIN_QUERY_LENGTH = 2
+
+sealed interface SearchUiState {
+    /** No query yet, or one too short to search — show the prompt. */
+    data object Idle : SearchUiState
+
+    /** A query ran but matched nothing. */
+    data class Empty(val query: String) : SearchUiState
+
+    /** Matches, ordered nearest-to-today first (upcoming ascending, then past descending). */
+    data class Results(val events: List<EventInstance>) : SearchUiState
+}
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class, FlowPreview::class)
+@HiltViewModel
+class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
+    private val repository: CalendarRepository,
+    @IoDispatcher private val io: CoroutineDispatcher,
+) : ViewModel() {
+
+    private val _query = MutableStateFlow("")
+    val query: StateFlow<String> = _query.asStateFlow()
+
+    val state: StateFlow<SearchUiState> = _query
+        .debounce(250L)
+        .map { it.trim() }
+        .distinctUntilChanged()
+        .mapLatest { q ->
+            if (q.length < MIN_QUERY_LENGTH) {
+                SearchUiState.Idle
+            } else {
+                val results = repository.searchEvents(q)
+                if (results.isEmpty()) SearchUiState.Empty(q)
+                else SearchUiState.Results(sortNearestFirst(results))
+            }
+        }
+        .catch { emit(SearchUiState.Idle) }
+        .flowOn(io)
+        .stateIn(viewModelScope, SharingStarted.WhileSubscribed(5_000L), SearchUiState.Idle)
+
+    fun setQuery(value: String) {
+        _query.value = value
+    }
+
+    /** Soonest upcoming (and ongoing) first, then the most recent past. */
+    private fun sortNearestFirst(events: List<EventInstance>): List<EventInstance> {
+        val now = Clock.System.now()
+        val (upcoming, past) = events.partition { it.end >= now }
+        return upcoming.sortedBy { it.start } + past.sortedByDescending { it.start }
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/settings/SettingsScreen.kt

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.settings
 
 import android.Manifest
+import android.app.StatusBarManager
+import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.graphics.drawable.Icon
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.PowerManager
 import android.provider.Settings
+import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import android.text.format.DateFormat
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
@@ -80,11 +84,16 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.CalendarReminderOverride
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.ThemeMode
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.WeekStartPref
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventFormField
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.qs.NewEventTileService
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.crash.CrashReportDialog
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.crash.openIssueTracker
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.crash.submitCrashReport
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarCollapseExit
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarExpandEnter
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CollapsingScaffold
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.GroupedRow
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.IMPLEMENTED_VIEWS
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.labelRes
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarColorChip
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.OptionPicker
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.Position
@@ -399,6 +408,7 @@ private fun AppearanceScreen(
 ) {
     var showTheme by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var showWeekStart by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    var showDefaultView by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
     CollapsingScaffold(
         title = stringResource(R.string.settings_section_appearance),
@@ -410,6 +420,12 @@ private fun AppearanceScreen(
             position = Position.Top,
             onClick = { showTheme = true },
         )
+        GroupedRow(
+            title = stringResource(R.string.settings_default_view),
+            summary = stringResource(state.defaultView.labelRes),
+            position = Position.Middle,
+            onClick = { showDefaultView = true },
+        )
         GroupedRow(
             title = stringResource(R.string.settings_dynamic_color),
             summary = if (state.dynamicColorAvailable) {
@@ -459,6 +475,16 @@ private fun AppearanceScreen(
             onDismiss = { showWeekStart = false },
         )
     }
+    if (showDefaultView) {
+        OptionPicker(
+            title = stringResource(R.string.settings_default_view),
+            options = IMPLEMENTED_VIEWS,
+            selected = state.defaultView,
+            label = { stringResource(it.labelRes) },
+            onSelect = viewModel::setDefaultView,
+            onDismiss = { showDefaultView = false },
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 @Composable
@@ -514,9 +540,39 @@ private fun EventFormScreen(
                 )
             },
         )
+
+        // One-tap add of the "New event" Quick Settings tile. The system prompt
+        // is API 33+; on older versions the tile is still addable manually from
+        // the QS editor, so the row simply doesn't appear there.
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+            Spacer(Modifier.height(24.dp))
+            val context = LocalContext.current
+            GroupedRow(
+                title = stringResource(R.string.settings_qs_tile),
+                summary = stringResource(R.string.settings_qs_tile_hint),
+                position = Position.Alone,
+                onClick = { requestAddQsTile(context) },
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Ask the system to add the "New event" Quick Settings tile (API 33+). The OS
+ * shows its own confirmation dialog and handles the already-added case, so no
+ * result handling is needed here.
+ */
+@RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU)
+private fun requestAddQsTile(context: Context) {
+    val statusBar = context.getSystemService(StatusBarManager::class.java) ?: return
+    statusBar.requestAddTileService(
+        ComponentName(context, NewEventTileService::class.java),
+        context.getString(R.string.qs_tile_new_event_label),
+        Icon.createWithResource(context, R.drawable.ic_qs_new_event),
+        context.mainExecutor,
+    ) { /* result code unused — the system surfaces its own feedback */ }
+}
+
 /**
  * Reminder-notifications toggle (v1.4), mirroring the onboarding step.
  * Turning it on re-requests `POST_NOTIFICATIONS` when missing (API 33+) —
@@ -620,7 +676,11 @@ private fun NotificationsScreen(
                         }
                     },
                 )
-                AnimatedVisibility(visible = expanded) {
+                AnimatedVisibility(
+                    visible = expanded,
+                    enter = calendarExpandEnter(),
+                    exit = calendarCollapseExit(),
+                ) {
                     Column {
                         val timed = state.perCalendarReminderOverride.choiceFor(calendar.id)
                         GroupedRow(

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/settings/SettingsUiState.kt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.ThemeMode
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.WeekStartPref
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.CalendarSource
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventFormField
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
 
 /**
  * Settings screen state (M4). Persisted preferences are instant to read, so
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ data class SettingsUiState(
     val dynamicColor: Boolean = true,
     val dynamicColorAvailable: Boolean = true,
     val weekStart: WeekStartPref = WeekStartPref.AUTO,
+    /** The calendar view the app opens on, and the home of the view back stack (M1). */
+    val defaultView: CalendarView = CalendarView.Week,
     /** Optional event-form fields shown by default (rest behind "more fields"). */
     val defaultFormFields: Set<EventFormField> = SettingsPrefs.DEFAULT_FORM_FIELDS,
     /** Whether Calendula posts reminder notifications (v1.4). */

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.ThemeMode
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.WeekStartPref
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.CalendarSource
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventFormField
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
@@ -72,8 +73,10 @@ class SettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
             ) { overrides, allDayOverrides, calendars ->
                 ReminderOverrides(overrides, allDayOverrides, calendars)
             },
-        ) { base, defaults, overrides ->
+            prefs.defaultView,
+        ) { base, defaults, overrides, defaultView ->
             base.copy(
+                defaultView = defaultView,
                 allowColorOnUnsupportedCalendars = defaults.allowColor,
                 defaultReminderMinutes = defaults.defaultReminder,
                 defaultAllDayReminderMinutes = defaults.allDayReminder,
@@ -115,6 +118,10 @@ class SettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
         viewModelScope.launch { prefs.setWeekStart(pref) }
     }
 
+    fun setDefaultView(view: CalendarView) {
+        viewModelScope.launch { prefs.setDefaultView(view) }
+    }
+
     fun setFormFieldDefault(field: EventFormField, enabled: Boolean) {
         viewModelScope.launch { prefs.setFormFieldDefault(field, enabled) }
     }

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/week/WeekScreen.kt

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Menu
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Search
 import androidx.compose.material3.Card
 import androidx.compose.material3.CardDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.DrawerValue
@@ -76,8 +77,11 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarDrawer
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarFabColumn
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarFailure
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.NowLine
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.ViewSwitcherPill
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.calendarSlideTransition
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberCalendarFadeSpec
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberReduceMotion
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.currentLocale
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.rememberCalendarSlideSpec
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.next
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ fun WeekScreen(
     onSelectView: (CalendarView) -> Unit,
     onEventClick: (EventInstance) -> Unit,
     onOpenSettings: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenSearch: () -> Unit,
     onCreateEvent: (LocalDate, Int?) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     viewModel: WeekViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ fun WeekScreen(
                     selectedView = selectedView,
                     onCycleView = { onSelectView(selectedView.next()) },
                     onOpenDrawer = { scope.launch { drawerState.open() } },
+                    onOpenSearch = onOpenSearch,
                     scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior,
                 )
             },
@@ -243,6 +249,8 @@ private fun WeekContent(
     val threshold = with(density) { 24.dp.toPx() }
     var dragAccum by remember { mutableFloatStateOf(0f) }
     val slideSpec = rememberCalendarSlideSpec()
+    val fadeSpec = rememberCalendarFadeSpec()
+    val reduceMotion = rememberReduceMotion()
 
     // Hoisted above the per-week AnimatedContent so the vertical scroll position
     // survives week-to-week swipes (e.g. 18:00 stays centred). We only centre on
@@ -296,7 +304,7 @@ private fun WeekContent(
                 WeekUiState.Loading -> "loading"
             }
         },
-        transitionSpec = { calendarSlideTransition(slideDir, slideSpec) },
+        transitionSpec = { calendarSlideTransition(slideDir, slideSpec, fadeSpec, reduceMotion) },
         label = "week-transition",
     ) { s ->
         when (s) {
@@ -351,6 +359,7 @@ private fun WeekTopBar(
     selectedView: CalendarView,
     onCycleView: () -> Unit,
     onOpenDrawer: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenSearch: () -> Unit,
     scrollBehavior: androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBarScrollBehavior,
 ) {
     TopAppBar(
@@ -369,6 +378,12 @@ private fun WeekTopBar(
             }
         },
         actions = {
+            IconButton(onClick = onOpenSearch) {
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = Icons.Default.Search,
+                    contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.search_action),
+                )
+            }
             ViewSwitcherPill(
                 current = selectedView,
                 onCycle = onCycleView,
@@ -610,6 +625,7 @@ private fun Timeline(
                             blocks = state.timedByDay[day].orEmpty(),
                             dark = dark,
                             date = day,
+                            today = state.today,
                             onEventClick = onEventClick,
                             onCreateAt = onCreateAt,
                             modifier = Modifier
@@ -628,6 +644,7 @@ private fun DayColumnCard(
     blocks: List<TimedBlock>,
     dark: Boolean,
     date: LocalDate,
+    today: LocalDate,
     onEventClick: (EventInstance) -> Unit,
     onCreateAt: (LocalDate, Int) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
@@ -671,6 +688,10 @@ private fun DayColumnCard(
                         .padding(horizontal = 1.dp),
                 )
             }
+            // Current-time line, on top of the events, only on today's column.
+            if (date == today) {
+                NowLine(date = date, hourHeight = HOUR_HEIGHT)
+            }
         }
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/widget/agenda/AgendaWidget.kt

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import androidx.glance.text.TextStyle
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.MainActivity
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.R
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.pastelize
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.widget.AgendaWidgetData
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.widget.CalendulaGlanceTheme
@@ -185,7 +186,11 @@ private fun DayHeaderRow(date: LocalDate, today: LocalDate) {
         modifier = GlanceModifier
             .fillMaxWidth()
             .padding(start = 8.dp, end = 8.dp, top = 10.dp, bottom = 4.dp)
-            .clickable(actionStartActivity(MainActivity.openDateIntent(context, date))),
+            .clickable(
+                actionStartActivity(
+                    MainActivity.openDateIntent(context, date, CalendarView.Agenda),
+                ),
+            ),
     )
 }
 
@@ -199,11 +204,12 @@ private fun EventRow(event: EventInstance, dark: Boolean) {
             .padding(horizontal = 4.dp, vertical = 4.dp)
             .clickable(
                 actionStartActivity(
-                    MainActivity.eventDetailIntent(
+                    MainActivity.openEventIntent(
                         context = context,
                         eventId = event.eventId,
                         beginMillis = event.start.toEpochMilliseconds(),
                         endMillis = event.end.toEpochMilliseconds(),
+                        source = CalendarView.Agenda,
                     ),
                 ),
             ),

app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/widget/month/MonthWidget.kt

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import androidx.glance.unit.ColorProvider
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.MainActivity
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.R
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.CalendarView
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.pastelize
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.month.MonthWeek
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.month.layoutMonthWeeks
@@ -209,7 +210,9 @@ private fun MonthHeader(label: String) {
             resId = R.drawable.ic_widget_today,
             contentDescription = context.getString(R.string.widget_today),
             onClick = GlanceModifier.clickable(
-                actionStartActivity(MainActivity.openDateIntent(context, today(systemZone()))),
+                actionStartActivity(
+                    MainActivity.openDateIntent(context, today(systemZone()), CalendarView.Month),
+                ),
             ),
         )
         HeaderIcon(
@@ -300,8 +303,16 @@ private fun WeekRow(
 
 @Composable
 private fun DayNumber(date: LocalDate, isToday: Boolean, inMonth: Boolean, colW: Dp) {
+    val context = LocalContext.current
     Box(
-        modifier = GlanceModifier.width(colW).height(DAY_NUMBER_HEIGHT),
+        modifier = GlanceModifier
+            .width(colW)
+            .height(DAY_NUMBER_HEIGHT)
+            // Tap a day number to open that day, rooted in the month view so back
+            // returns to the month grid.
+            .clickable(
+                actionStartActivity(MainActivity.openDateIntent(context, date, CalendarView.Month)),
+            ),
         contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
     ) {
         Box(
@@ -353,7 +364,24 @@ private fun LaneRow(week: MonthWeek, lane: Int, dark: Boolean, colW: Dp) {
 @Composable
 private fun SpanBar(event: EventInstance, dark: Boolean, width: Dp) {
     val context = LocalContext.current
-    Box(modifier = GlanceModifier.width(width).height(LANE_HEIGHT).padding(horizontal = 1.dp)) {
+    Box(
+        modifier = GlanceModifier
+            .width(width)
+            .height(LANE_HEIGHT)
+            .padding(horizontal = 1.dp)
+            // Tap an event bar to open its detail, rooted in the month view.
+            .clickable(
+                actionStartActivity(
+                    MainActivity.openEventIntent(
+                        context = context,
+                        eventId = event.eventId,
+                        beginMillis = event.start.toEpochMilliseconds(),
+                        endMillis = event.end.toEpochMilliseconds(),
+                        source = CalendarView.Month,
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ),
+    ) {
         Box(
             modifier = GlanceModifier
                 .fillMaxSize()

app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_qs_new_event.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Quick Settings tile icon ("New event"): a flat calendar+plus glyph. QS tile
+     icons are tinted by the system from their alpha, so this is a bare white
+     glyph on a transparent background (no brand circle, unlike the launcher
+     shortcut icon). -->
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="24dp"
+    android:height="24dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:viewportHeight="24"
+    android:tint="#FFFFFFFF">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M19,3h-1V1h-2v2H8V1H6v2H5C3.89,3 3.01,3.9 3.01,5L3,19c0,1.1 0.89,2 2,2h14c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2V5C21,3.9 20.1,3 19,3zM19,19H5V8h14V19z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M11.5,10.5h1v2h2v1h-2v2h-1v-2h-2v-1h2z" />
+</vector>

app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml

@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@
     <string name="agenda_empty_title">Nichts geplant</string>
     <string name="agenda_empty_subtitle">Anstehende Termine erscheinen hier.</string>
 
+    <!-- Terminsuche -->
+    <string name="search_action">Suchen</string>
+    <string name="search_hint">Termine suchen</string>
+    <string name="search_back">Zurück</string>
+    <string name="search_clear">Löschen</string>
+    <string name="search_idle_hint">Durchsuche deine Termine nach Titel, Ort oder Notizen.</string>
+    <string name="search_empty">Keine Termine passen zu „%1$s“.</string>
+
     <!-- Startbildschirm-Widgets -->
     <string name="widget_agenda_title">Anstehend</string>
     <string name="widget_agenda_label">Calendula Agenda</string>
@@ -248,6 +256,11 @@
     <string name="shortcut_new_event_short">Neuer Termin</string>
     <string name="shortcut_new_event_long">Neuen Termin erstellen</string>
 
+    <!-- Schnelleinstellungen-Kachel -->
+    <string name="qs_tile_new_event_label">Neuer Termin</string>
+    <string name="settings_qs_tile">Schnelleinstellungen-Kachel hinzufügen</string>
+    <string name="settings_qs_tile_hint">Eine Kachel „Neuer Termin“ zu den Schnelleinstellungen hinzufügen.</string>
+
     <!-- Kalender-Filter (M3) -->
     <string name="filter_title">Kalender</string>
 

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -234,6 +234,14 @@
     <string name="agenda_empty_title">Nothing scheduled</string>
     <string name="agenda_empty_subtitle">Upcoming events will show up here.</string>
 
+    <!-- Event search -->
+    <string name="search_action">Search</string>
+    <string name="search_hint">Search events</string>
+    <string name="search_back">Back</string>
+    <string name="search_clear">Clear</string>
+    <string name="search_idle_hint">Search your events by title, location or notes.</string>
+    <string name="search_empty">No events match “%1$s”.</string>
+
     <!-- Home-screen widgets -->
     <string name="widget_agenda_title">Upcoming</string>
     <string name="widget_agenda_label">Calendula agenda</string>
@@ -256,6 +264,7 @@
     <string name="settings_theme_system">System</string>
     <string name="settings_theme_light">Light</string>
     <string name="settings_theme_dark">Dark</string>
+    <string name="settings_default_view">Default view</string>
     <string name="settings_dynamic_color">Dynamic colour</string>
     <string name="settings_dynamic_color_unavailable">Requires Android 12 or newer</string>
     <string name="settings_week_start">Week starts on</string>
@@ -291,7 +300,7 @@
     <string name="settings_language">App language</string>
     <string name="settings_language_auto">System default</string>
     <!-- Hub category subtitles -->
-    <string name="settings_appearance_subtitle">Theme, dynamic colour, week start</string>
+    <string name="settings_appearance_subtitle">Theme, default view, week start</string>
     <string name="settings_event_form_subtitle">Default fields for new events</string>
     <string name="settings_notifications_subtitle">Event reminders</string>
     <string name="settings_section_about">About</string>
@@ -362,6 +371,11 @@
     <string name="shortcut_new_event_short">New event</string>
     <string name="shortcut_new_event_long">Create a new event</string>
 
+    <!-- Quick Settings tile -->
+    <string name="qs_tile_new_event_label">New event</string>
+    <string name="settings_qs_tile">Add Quick Settings tile</string>
+    <string name="settings_qs_tile_hint">Add a “New event” tile to the Quick Settings panel.</string>
+
     <string name="about_source_url" translatable="false">https://gitea.jeanlucmakiola.de/makiolaj/calendula</string>
     <string name="about_license_url" translatable="false">https://gitea.jeanlucmakiola.de/makiolaj/calendula/src/branch/main/LICENSE</string>
 

app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/data/calendar/FakeCalendarDataSource.kt

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ internal class FakeCalendarDataSource : CalendarDataSource {
 
     var calendarsResult: List<CalendarSource> = emptyList()
     var instancesResult: (Long, Long) -> List<EventInstance> = { _, _ -> emptyList() }
+    var searchResult: (String) -> List<EventInstance> = { _ -> emptyList() }
     var eventDetailResult: (Long) -> EventDetail? = { null }
     var eventColorPaletteResult: (Long) -> List<EventColorOption> = { emptyList() }
     var exportableEventsResult: List<IcsEvent> = emptyList()
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ internal class FakeCalendarDataSource : CalendarDataSource {
     override fun calendars(): List<CalendarSource> = calendarsResult
     override fun instances(beginMillis: Long, endMillis: Long): List<EventInstance> =
         instancesResult(beginMillis, endMillis)
+    override fun searchEvents(query: String): List<EventInstance> = searchResult(query)
     override fun eventDetail(eventId: Long): EventDetail? = eventDetailResult(eventId)
     override fun eventColorPalette(calendarId: Long): List<EventColorOption> =
         eventColorPaletteResult(calendarId)

app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/ViewBackStackTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common
+
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+/**
+ * The pure back-stack rules behind [CalendarHost]'s top-level navigation:
+ * the home view is always the bottom, a lateral move keeps the stack one deep,
+ * and a date tap drills the day view on top. Verifies the back sequences the
+ * widget-UX fix promises (e.g. agenda widget → day → back → agenda → back → home).
+ */
+class ViewBackStackTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a widget whose view is the home view resets to just the home`() {
+        assertThat(viewBaseStack(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Week))
+            .containsExactly(CalendarView.Week)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a widget launch resets to its view over the home`() {
+        assertThat(viewBaseStack(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Month))
+            .containsExactly(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Month)
+            .inOrder()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `pill switches build a visit history that back retraces`() {
+        // Agenda → Day → Week → Month, each a new view, stacks the full history.
+        val stack = listOf(CalendarView.Agenda)
+            .selectView(CalendarView.Day)
+            .selectView(CalendarView.Week)
+            .selectView(CalendarView.Month)
+        assertThat(stack).containsExactly(
+            CalendarView.Agenda, CalendarView.Day, CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Month,
+        ).inOrder()
+        // Back walks the views in reverse, not straight to the home view.
+        assertThat(stack.dropLast(1).last()).isEqualTo(CalendarView.Week)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `selecting an already-visited view collapses the loop back to it`() {
+        val stack = listOf(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Agenda, CalendarView.Day)
+            .selectView(CalendarView.Agenda)
+        assertThat(stack).containsExactly(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Agenda).inOrder()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `selecting the home view collapses to just the home`() {
+        val stack = listOf(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Agenda, CalendarView.Day)
+            .selectView(CalendarView.Week)
+        assertThat(stack).containsExactly(CalendarView.Week)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `drilling pushes the day view on top`() {
+        assertThat(listOf(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Month).drillToDay())
+            .containsExactly(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Month, CalendarView.Day)
+            .inOrder()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `drilling is a no-op when the day view is already current`() {
+        val stack = listOf(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Day)
+        assertThat(stack.drillToDay()).isEqualTo(stack)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `agenda widget date tap backs out agenda then home`() {
+        // openDate(source = Agenda): root in Agenda over the Week home, then drill.
+        val stack = viewBaseStack(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Agenda).drillToDay()
+        assertThat(stack)
+            .containsExactly(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Agenda, CalendarView.Day)
+            .inOrder()
+        // Pressing back pops one level at a time down to the home view.
+        assertThat(stack.dropLast(1)).containsExactly(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Agenda).inOrder()
+        assertThat(stack.dropLast(2)).containsExactly(CalendarView.Week)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `month widget date tap backs out month then home`() {
+        val stack = viewBaseStack(CalendarView.Week, CalendarView.Month).drillToDay()
+        assertThat(stack.last()).isEqualTo(CalendarView.Day)
+        assertThat(stack.dropLast(1).last()).isEqualTo(CalendarView.Month)
+        assertThat(stack.first()).isEqualTo(CalendarView.Week)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a widget whose view is the home view does not duplicate the home`() {
+        // Default = Agenda, agenda widget event tap → just the home, no extra layer.
+        assertThat(viewBaseStack(CalendarView.Agenda, CalendarView.Agenda))
+            .containsExactly(CalendarView.Agenda)
+    }
+}

fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/20800.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+### Added
+- Find events fast. A search button in the top bar of every calendar view opens
+  a search box — type a couple of letters and matching events (by title,
+  location or description) appear, soonest first with past events below. Tap a
+  result to open it. Search covers your whole calendar, not just what's on
+  screen, and skips calendars you've hidden. A recurring event shows its next
+  occurrence rather than the date the series first started.
+- A current-time line in the day and week views. A thin coloured line marks the
+  present moment across today's column, so you can see at a glance where you are
+  in the day. It updates every minute and only appears when today is in view.
+- Add and remove event guests. The create/edit form now has a Guests section:
+  add people by email or pick them from your contacts, mark each as required or
+  optional, and remove them. Calendula never sends invitations itself (it has no
+  internet access) — it only records the guests; if the event lives on a synced
+  account, that account may email them when it syncs, and on a local calendar no
+  one is notified. The form tells you which applies. Picking a guest from
+  contacts needs no contacts permission.
+- Pick a location from your contacts. A contacts button beside the location
+  field drops a contact's address straight into an event — handy for a meeting
+  at someone's home or office. Like the guest picker, it needs no contacts
+  permission.
+- A "New event" Quick Settings tile. Add it to your quick settings to jump
+  straight into the new-event form from anywhere. Settings → New event has a
+  one-tap button to add the tile (Android 13+); on older versions you can add it
+  from the quick-settings editor.
+- Snooze and dismiss buttons on reminder notifications. Dismiss clears the
+  reminder; snooze hides it and brings it back after a delay you pick in
+  Settings → Notifications (5 to 60 minutes, default 10). Android's calendar
+  system won't re-post a reminder on its own, so Calendula schedules an exact
+  alarm to bring a snoozed one back on time.
+
+### Changed
+- Event details now show each guest's email beneath their name, instead of only
+  when no name is available.
+- Crash and problem reports now open on the project's public Codeberg tracker,
+  where anyone can register and file an issue. Nothing is sent automatically —
+  you still review the report and submit it yourself in the browser.
+

fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/20900.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+### Added
+- Choose the view Calendula opens on. A new **Default view** setting (Settings →
+  Appearance) lets you pick Month, Week, Day or Agenda as the view shown each
+  time you start the app, instead of always opening on Week. Thanks to
+  @devinside for the suggestion ([#1]).
+- The month widget is now interactive: tap any day to open it, or tap an event to
+  open its details. Previously only the month's prev/next/today controls
+  responded. Thanks to @devinside for spotting this ([#2]).
+- Predictive back. Swiping back from a screen — an event, the editor, search or
+  settings — now follows your finger, shrinking the screen to preview what's
+  behind so you can see where Back will take you before you let go; slide it back
+  to cancel. The preview needs Android 14 or newer; on older versions Back works
+  as before.
+- Respect for "Remove animations". If you've turned animations off in your
+  device's Accessibility settings, Calendula now honours it everywhere: motion
+  collapses to a quick fade and the back preview is skipped.
+
+### Changed
+- Smoother, more consistent motion throughout. Expanding sections, list updates
+  in search and agenda, and the onboarding screens now animate the same way
+  across the app, instead of some places sliding or growing while others popped
+  in. Switching between Month, Week, Day and Agenda now cross-fades rather than
+  snapping, while paging within a view keeps its slide.
+
+### Fixed
+- Home-screen widgets now back out the way you came in. A day or event opened
+  from the Agenda widget keeps you in the agenda context, and from the Month
+  widget in the month context — pressing Back returns there instead of dropping
+  you on the week view. More broadly, the app now keeps a real view history:
+  switching views and drilling into a day are retraced by Back one step at a
+  time, down to your default view before the app exits. Thanks to @devinside for
+  reporting ([#2]).
+