Use Google Calendar on your Android phone or iPhone

The Google Calendar app shows the same events as your computer. Anything you add on one shows on the other.

Install the app & sign in

Use your Google Workspace email address, not a personal Gmail address.

• Android: open the Google Play Store, find Google Calendar, tap Install, then open the app and sign in.
• iPhone: open the App Store, find Google Calendar, tap Get, then open the app and sign in.

Setting up Gmail on the same phone? See add your work Gmail to your phone.

Create an event on your phone

Guests get an email invitation, just as from a computer.

1. Tap Create (the + button at the bottom right), then Event.
2. Add a title and set the date and time.
3. Add guests by name or email address. A Google Meet link is added for work accounts when you invite people; if not, tap Add video conferencing.
4. Tap Save.

You can also tap Create > Out of office to block out leave.

If events are not showing

Try these checks in order on the phone that has the problem.

1. Check that Wi-Fi or mobile data is on and the phone is not in aeroplane mode.
2. Update the Google Calendar app from the Play Store or App Store.
3. Tap the Menu icon at the top left and make sure the box next to the calendar is ticked.
4. When you create an event, check at the top that it is going to your work calendar, not a calendar on the phone only.
5. Android: open the phone’s Settings app, tap Passwords, passkeys & accounts, pick your work account, tap Account sync and make sure Calendar is on. Menu names vary by phone brand.
6. iPhone: in the Calendar app, tap your profile photo, then Manage accounts on this device, remove your account and add it again.

Using Office Niaga Mail rather than Google Workspace? See sync your calendar with iPhone & Android instead.

Still stuck

WhatsApp our support team at +60 16-916 3324.

Common issues

My colleague shared their calendar, but it is not in the app. Why?

You cannot add a shared calendar in the phone app. Add it once in Google Calendar on a computer, then it appears in the app. See share & view calendars.

Old events from years ago are missing on my phone. Are they deleted?

No. The Calendar app only syncs past events from the last year. Older events are still there at calendar.google.com.

Can I use the iPhone's own Calendar app instead?

Yes, you can add your Google account to Apple Calendar. Google recommends its own Calendar app as the easiest way to keep events in sync.

Related articles

• Add your work Gmail to an iPhone or Android phone
• Create a Calendar event, invite guests & add Google Meet
• Share your Google Calendar & view a colleague's calendar
• Start or join a Google Meet video meeting