Your server, your data
The preview connects to a server the household owner runs. Records live there until the owner or administrator deletes them.
What it is
Calendar Buddy turns an Echo Show into the screen the household actually runs on. Set it up once, and the display shows what's on today: the family calendar, whose chores are due, what's for dinner, what's on the shopping list, the local forecast, and a rotation of photos worth looking at.
The current preview is owner-connected: it talks to a Calendar Buddy server that the household owner selects and administers, rather than a Boltaic-hosted cloud service. Household information stays on that server.
How it's built
The decisions behind the preview.
Calendars you already use
Connect an iCloud calendar over CalDAV and it syncs into the household view. The app-specific password is encrypted before storage.
Minimal permissions
The Echo app asks for network access — and nothing else. No microphone, camera, contacts, precise location, or general storage.
No voice recordings
Installing Calendar Buddy does not give it Alexa voice recordings. It is a display, not a listener.
Weather from Thunder Buddy
Local forecasts come from the configured Thunder Buddy weather service, using an approximate home location only.
No ads, no tracking
Household information is never used for advertising, third-party marketing, or cross-app tracking, and is never sold.
Questions about the preview?
Support, the privacy policy, and how to request deletion of household information.