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Daily Briefing

Daily Briefing

Section titled “Daily Briefing”

Get a morning text with everything you need to know for the day. Weather, schedule, reminders — all in one glance.

Enable Daily Briefing

Section titled “Enable Daily Briefing”
Send me a briefing every morning at 7am
Give me a daily briefing at 6:30am

What’s Included

Section titled “What’s Included”

Weather

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Current conditions and forecast for your location. Requires location to be set.

Today’s Calendar

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Your events for the day, from first to last. Requires Google Calendar connection.

Reminders

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Any reminders scheduled for today.

Active Lists

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A summary of your active lists (groceries, todo, etc.)

Example Briefing

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Figaro: Good morning, Sarah!

Weather: 52°F, partly cloudy. High of 65°F.

Today:

  • 9:00am — Team standup
  • 12:30pm — Lunch with Mike
  • 3:00pm — Dentist appointment

Reminders:

  • Submit expense report

Lists:

  • Groceries: 4 items
  • Todo: 3 items

Have a great day!

Customize Your Briefing

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Change the time

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Change my briefing to 6:30am

Disable briefing

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Stop sending daily briefings

Get it on demand

Section titled “Get it on demand”
Give me my daily briefing

Setup Requirements

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For the best briefing, set up:

  1. Your location — For weather

    I live in Seattle

  2. Google Calendar — For schedule

    Connect my calendar

  3. Timezone — For correct times

    My timezone is Pacific

Web View

Section titled “Web View”

Each briefing includes a link to view it on the web with better formatting:

app.textfigaro.com/b/[shortcode]

The web view shows:

  • Full weather forecast
  • Detailed event information
  • All list items
  • Clickable links and locations

Tips

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1. Match your wake-up time

Section titled “1. Match your wake-up time”

Set your briefing 15-30 minutes after you typically wake up — enough time to get moving, but early enough to plan.

2. Check before leaving

Section titled “2. Check before leaving”

Your briefing tells you what to grab (umbrella? jacket?) and what’s coming up.

3. Pair with reminders

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Set important reminders for the day, and they’ll appear in your briefing.

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