How do I setup Google Calendar on my mobile device?

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After reading this article student, faculty, and staff should be able to:

  • Setup their Google Calendar on any of the following mobile devices:
    • iOS device
    • Android device
    • Windows phone

 

Note: 

This article applies to built-in calendar apps on your mobile device.  For iOS and Android devices, you also have the option of downloading the Google Calendar app from the App store or Google Play store. For information on how to setup applications made by Google, see How do I use G Suite apps on my mobile device?

 

iOS device

If your Gmail account isn’t set up on your iOS device:

  1. Go to Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Add Account.
  2. Choose Google.
  3. Enter your FirstName.LastName@uconn.edu and press Next.
  4. Enter your NetID Password then press NEXT.
  5. Select Calendar and any other Apps you want your account to use.
  6. Press Save.
  7. If you do not have a passcode setup, press Continue when Passcode Requirement popup.
  8. Enter new passcode and press Continue.
  9. Re-enter your new passcode and press Save.

 

If your Gmail account is already set up on your iOS device:

  1. Go to Settings > Calendar > Accounts.
  2. Choose your UConn G Suite Account.
  3. Press the toggle next the Calendars to enable it.  Green means it is enabled.

 

Android device

If your Gmail account isn’t set up on your Android device:

  1. Open Settings.  Navigate to Accounts > +Add account.
  2. Select Google.
  3. Select Existing.
  4. Login using your G Suite account and wait for your account to sync.
  5. Click on your Google Account under Accounts and make sure that the Calendar is checked off.

 

If your Gmail account is already set up on your Android device:

  1. Open Settings.  Navigate to Accounts.
  2. Tap your Google Account in the list of accounts.
  3. Tap your Google username.
  4. Ensure that the Calendar box is checked so that your Google calendars get synced.

 

Windows phone

If your Gmail account isn’t set up on your Windows phone:

  1. Navigate to Settings.
  2. Under system, choose emails + accounts
  3. Select add an account
  4. Choose Google from the list of accounts.
  5. Enter your firstname.lastname@uconn.edu email into the Email address field, and your UConn Google apps password into the Password field. Click next.
  6. You can then choose to sync email only or email, contacts, and calendar. Once a choice is selected, click sign in and the phone should start syncing your information.

 

If your Gmail account is already set up on your Windows phone:

  1. Navigate to Settings.
  2. Under system, choose emails + accounts
  3. Select your Google account.
  4. Ensure that Calendar is enabled.

 

 

 

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Last Modified: 7/17/2017