From 95c31631fb1677f8457b4a73f25d16e737633fb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Linus Rath <139418639+rathlinus@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:05:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: show event titles instead of bare start times in a
 narrow month view

---
 src/components/calendar/MonthView.tsx     | 12 ++++++++----
 src/lib/__tests__/month-chip-time.test.ts | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 src/lib/calendar-month-scroll.ts          |  9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/lib/__tests__/month-chip-time.test.ts

diff --git a/src/components/calendar/MonthView.tsx b/src/components/calendar/MonthView.tsx
index 3d37e6ec..9b3c1970 100644
--- a/src/components/calendar/MonthView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/calendar/MonthView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable } from 'react-native';
+import { View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable, useWindowDimensions } from 'react-native';
 import {
   addDays,
   endOfMonth,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   type EventDayIndex,
   type TimeFormat,
 } from '../../lib/calendar-utils';
-import { dayIndexIn, monthKeyOf, monthMask } from '../../lib/calendar-month-scroll';
+import { dayIndexIn, monthChipShowsTime, monthKeyOf, monthMask } from '../../lib/calendar-month-scroll';
 import { isInactiveEvent } from '../../lib/calendar-participants';
 import { eventBlockColors } from '../../lib/event-colors';
 import { useCalendarLocale } from '../../lib/calendar-locale';
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ function MonthWeekRowInner({
   onLongPressDate,
 }: MonthWeekRowProps) {
   const c = useColors();
+  const { width } = useWindowDimensions();
+  const chipTime = monthChipShowsTime(true, width / 7);
   if (variant === 'full') {
     return (
       <FullWeekRow
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ function MonthWeekRowInner({
                       ]}
                     >
                       <Text style={[styles.chipText, { color: colors.text }]} numberOfLines={1}>
-                        {event.showWithoutTime
+                        {event.showWithoutTime || !chipTime
                           ? null
                           : `${format(getEventStartDate(event), timePattern(timeFormat), { locale })} `}
                         <Text style={inactive && styles.chipTextInactive}>{event.title || ''}</Text>
@@ -318,6 +320,8 @@ function FullWeekRow({
   height: number;
   colors: ThemePalette;
 }) {
+  const { width } = useWindowDimensions();
+  const showTime = monthChipShowsTime(showTimeInMonthView, width / 7);
   return (
     <View style={[styles.fullWeekRow, { height }]}>
       {showWeekNumbers && (
@@ -357,7 +361,7 @@ function FullWeekRow({
               const inactive = isInactiveEvent(event, currentUserEmails);
               const colors = eventBlockColors(getEventColor(event, calendars), inactive, c);
               // No time on events that fill the whole day.
-              const time = showTimeInMonthView && !event.showWithoutTime && !isTimedEventFullDayOnDate(event, d)
+              const time = showTime && !event.showWithoutTime && !isTimedEventFullDayOnDate(event, d)
                 ? `${format(getEventStartDate(event), timePattern(timeFormat), { locale })} `
                 : '';
               return (
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/month-chip-time.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/month-chip-time.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee4a66ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/month-chip-time.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { monthChipShowsTime } from '../calendar-month-scroll';
+
+describe('monthChipShowsTime', () => {
+  it('drops the time in a phone-portrait cell so the title shows', () => {
+    expect(monthChipShowsTime(true, 412 / 7)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the time where the cell has room', () => {
+    expect(monthChipShowsTime(true, 915 / 7)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('never shows the time when the setting is off', () => {
+    expect(monthChipShowsTime(false, 200)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/calendar-month-scroll.ts b/src/lib/calendar-month-scroll.ts
index 6f536490..763c4d17 100644
--- a/src/lib/calendar-month-scroll.ts
+++ b/src/lib/calendar-month-scroll.ts
@@ -87,3 +87,12 @@ export function dayIndexIn(days: Date[], date: Date): number {
   const diff = differenceInCalendarDays(date, days[0]);
   return diff >= 0 && diff < days.length ? diff : -1;
 }
+
+// Below this cell width a start time fills the whole chip and the title never
+// shows, as on a phone in portrait (about 58 dp, less at a larger font).
+const MIN_CELL_WIDTH_FOR_TIME = 80;
+
+/** Whether a full month cell of about `cellWidth` dp puts the start time before the title. */
+export function monthChipShowsTime(showTimeSetting: boolean, cellWidth: number): boolean {
+  return showTimeSetting && cellWidth >= MIN_CELL_WIDTH_FOR_TIME;
+}