3 Ways to Add a Google Calendar to an iPhone
Are you a Google Calendar user but don’t know how to add a Google Calendar to your iPhone? Or, do you juggle between multiple ecosystems which results in you missing important events and appointments? If these problems sound familiar, don’t worry. We’re going to share 3 different ways to add a Google Calendar to your iPhone. Let’s have a look at those methods.
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1. Add (Subscribe) Google Calendar to Apple Calendar App
If you’re a teacher or a professional you, might need to add your Google Calendar on someone else’s iPhone. Maybe you don’t want to sign in to your Google account on your iPhone for some other reason. In that case, let’s take a look at the steps for how to add a Google Calendar without using login credentials.
Pros:No need to share credentials, syncs all events of the calendar perfectly.
Cons:Can’t add or edit events from iPhone (it’s a read-only calendar), needs one more device apart from iPhone to set up (a laptop to open the web version of Google Calendar).
1.OpenGoogle Calendaron your laptop in your choice of browser.
2.Place your cursor over the calendar you want to add and tap on thekebab menu(three dots).
3.Click onSettings and sharing.
4.On the Settings page, scroll toIntegrate calendarsection and tap on thecopy iconnext to the “Secret address in iCal format”.
5.Now send that link to the person’s iPhone. If you want to send this yourself, you can use WhatsApp tomessage yourselfand then copy it on your iPhone.
Now for the next part, we need to paste that link to iPhone’s Calendar. Let’s move on to that.
6.Open the Calendar app on your iPhone, and tap onCalendarsto begin.
7.Tap onAdd Calendar.
8.Now tap onAdd Calendar Subscription.
10.Review the Google Calendar and tap onAdd.
11.Tap onDoneto confirm. Now the Google Calendar has been added to the Calendar app on your iPhone.
2. Add Google Account to Your iPhone
Maybe you use multiple devices and you want to view and edit your Google Calendar events on each of them including your iPhone. In that case, let’s take a look at how to add a Google Calendar by adding a Google account to your iPhone.
Pros:Syncs all the events, can add and edit calendar events from iPhone also.
Cons:Needs credentials (of the related Google account).
1.Navigate to theSettingsapp on your iPhone and tap to open it.
2.Scroll down and tap onCalendarto begin.
3.Tap onAccounts.
4.Tap onAdd Account.
5.Now tap onGoogle.
6.Type your email and then tap onNext.
7.Now type in your password for your Google account and tap onNext.
8.Grant iOS permission for your Google Calendar, tap onAllow.
9.On the next page, tap onSave.
10.Tap onDoneto confirm adding of Google Calendar to your iPhone.
3. Install Google Calendar App on iPhone
If you are an Android user who uses Google Calendar a lot then you might not like the two methods mentioned above. In that case, you can also add a Google Calendar by installing the Google Calendar app on your iPhone.
Pros:Full Google Calendar experience, can add or edit events from iPhone also, syncs across devices.
Cons:Doesn’t show in the Apple Calendar app (only visible in Google Calendar app).
1.Go to App Store andinstall Google Calendaron your iPhone.
2.Navigate to theGoogle Calendarapp on your iPhone and tap to open it.
3.Tap onAdd a Google Account.
4.A pop-up menu will appear on the screen, tap onContinueto proceed further.
5.Type your email and then tap onNext.
6.On the next page, enter your password and tap onNext.
7.Tap onGet Startedto finish. Now you’ve successfully added a Google Calendar on your iPhone via Google Calendar app.
Do More With Google Calendar
In a nutshell, adding a Google Calendar to your iPhone is a quick and easy process. Whether you choose to use the built-in iPhone Calendar app or the standalone Google Calendar app, we’ve shared the steps for both. By following the above-mentioned steps, you may add a Google Calendar to your iPhone in three different ways. Go ahead and try the newly added Google Calendar to your iPhone and become a pro in managing your schedule.
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Subham Raj
Subham is a tech enthusiast and a has knack for writing, he also has a deep love for filmmaking. He is currently working as a full-time Technical writer at TechWiser and his roots are from Samastipur, Bihar.
