Sunday, March 21, 2010

Add Google Calendars to your iPhone even if you use an MS exchange sync.

Do you use MS Exchange to sync your email, contacts, and calendar to your iPhone? I do too, however I'm also a huge fan of Google's calendaring system as it's flexible and easy to share with my wife and others as needed.

Did you know that you can add your Google Calendar to your iPhone and have it show up on your iPhone calendar app. Simply start by

CalDAV: CalDAV Calendar Sync
Sync your Google Calendar with your iPhone or iPod Touch and always have your schedule at your fingertips.

Note: If you don't already use exchange you can also choose to use Google Sync to sync your Calendar and Contacts. Click for instructions. This is the better option (in my opinion) for iPhone owners not using MS Exchange.


Syncing via CalDAV is only available for devices with version 3.0 firmware or above. You can check your current version by going to Settings > General > About > Version on your iPhone or iPod Touch device.


To sync with your device, follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings application on your device's home screen.
2. Open Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
3. Select Add Account...
4. Select Other.
5. Select Add CalDAV Account.
6. Enter your account information:
* In the Server field, enter [ google.com ]
* In the Username field, enter your full Google Account email address.
* In the Password field, enter your Google Account password.
* In the Description field, enter the name you'd like to appear on the account.
7. Select Next at the top of your screen.

After you've completed setup, open the Calendar application and syncing will automatically begin.

By default only your primary calendar will be synced to your device. You can sync additional calendars by visiting one of the following pages from any browser (via desktop or mobile device):
Note: I found it easier to do from my iPhone, you will see a list of your calendars that are available for syncing. I added my wife's calendar as well as my primary calendar.

* For non-Google Apps users: https://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect
* For Google Apps users: https://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/YOUR DOMAIN NAME/iphoneselect



TIP: When you have multiple calendars on your iPhone each entry is color coded in the calendar view. To change the Color of the Google Calendar Items, just change the color of your calendar on the Google Calendar web site. Mine was red as was my MS Exchange account. I found that changing the color online updated the color on the phone. This made it very simple to determine which calendar the item was on.

Hopefully this page will help you, I know it would have helped me :)

A little Self Motivation...

Date:3/2/2008 6:00 AM
Type:Race
Course:SRQ Marathon
Distance:26.2 miles
Duration:4:59:34
Pace:11:27 / mile
Shoe:ASICS Gel - Nimbus 9 (TN743) (Gel 9)
Weight:176 lb
Misc:Quality: 4/10, Effort: 10/10
Field Placement:420 / 532 (78.9%)
Age group:30 – 34
Group Placement:23 / 25 (92%)
Gender Placement:263 / 320 (82.2%)
Weather:55° F, Sunny, Humid
Event URL:sarasotamarathon.com
Notes:First Marathon.
Statistics:Calories: 3487
VO2 Max: 28.7