How to use CalDAV to sync Google Calendar with iCal

on your iPhone or iPad

Office of Academic Computing Updated 8/1/2013

Why would you want to use CalDAV to sync Google Calendar with iCal on your iPhone or iPad?

• By creating a CalDAV account, you can sync and manage multiple calendars from your Google account on you iPhone or iPad

• Syncing a standard Google account with iCal will not support multiple calendars

• CalDAV is the most dependable means of enabling you to edit multiple calendars from multiple devices

Office of Academic Computing Updated 8/1/2013

Office of Academic Computing Updated 8/1/2013

Step 1: On your iPad or iPhone, go to ‘Settings’

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Step 2: Tap ‘Mail, Contacts, Calendars’ and then tap ‘Add Account’

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Step 3: Tap ‘Other’

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Step 4: Tap ‘Add CalDAV Account’

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Step 5: Type in the info as seen below with your Google account and password

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Step 6: If you already have your iPhone or iPad synced with your google account, tap on that account

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Step 7: Make sure ‘Calendars’ is turned OFF for this account – otherwise you will not be able to sync all the calendars on your Google account

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Step 8: Lastly, go to https://www.google.com/calendar/syncselect on your iPad/iPhone browser – check off all your calendars and tap ‘Save’

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Step 9: Now your iCal calendar is synced with all of your Google calendars