Google Calendar and Outlook and the iPhone
2:03 am January 4th, 2008 by Sal Cangeloso
I’ve been using Google Calendar as my primary calendar/scheduling tool for some time now, but I’m getting really tired of relying on SMS messages and my mobile view to access it from the road. My main goal- getting gcal to work better with my iPhone.
Since I’m using Windows XP is looks like I HAVE to use Outlook (2007), which I hate and have not used in years, in order to get anything done.
– These are just my notes. I figured I post them here as I worked things out. I’m not an Outlook expert. –
Helpful link #1: Subscribe to gcal in Outlook
It’s worth noting that this is not syncing outlook with Gcal. This is just putting a single google calendar into Outlook. This creates an internet calendar in Outlook. I’m trying to figure out if this can be copied over to my iPhone- and no, it’s not recognized by iTunes.
If you click the ICAL button in Google Calendar (settings) you can open the .ics file with Outlook. This will create the Gcal calendar in Outlook.
Despite having the iTunes Outlook Addin installed and active in Outlook 2007, iTunes does not recognize any of my calendars.
Trying the iPhone Outlook troubleshooting tips from iPhoneAtlas. Using the second tip I found out that Outlook WILL sync with my main calendar. It just refuses to see any other ones.
Nothing yet- iTunes still refuses to see any other calendars. I’m reinstalling iTunes 7.5. I really don’t want to downgrade… this is getting ridiculous.
So what do you do if iTunes does not recognize your calendars? Are mine in the wrong location? Do I need to move everything to the primary calendars? I’m not finding any easy answers…