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What's the easiest way to sync the iPhone with Google Calendar?
We use Google Calendar for all our calendaring. Is there a cheap (free) and easy way to sync to the iPhone? Someone suggested Plaxo, but....
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See my post on this at http://thebenderhome.com/blog/. With the new 2.0 software for the iPhone and a new (BETA - CAREFUL) service from NuevaSync (www.nuevasync.com), syncing Google calendar and iPhone calendar can be handled seamlessly (if not in completely fully-featured way), even with Windows, without any fees or additional software. It's true (finally).
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I strongly recommend Spanning Sync. It syncs all five of my Google calendars seamlessly, including shared Google calendars. I had some pretty serious problems syncing shared calendars with an earlier version of Spanning Sync but those problems seem to have been resolved in the newest version.
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I, also, paid for spanning sync.
The thing that pushed me over the edge was that they don't automatically rebill.
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it did cost, but it works with multiple computers -- it's tied to my gmail account info.
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I've used Spanning Sync and it worked perfectly. Lane recently paid the rather high price to license it. I'm still waiting for a free version, but I may have to break down and buy it soon.
I’m apparently cheap, too
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I've started using the following method:
Set up iCal to subscribe to my various Google calendars as webcal. This works for any calendar you've set up from a regular Google account, not a domain hosted one (iCal won't do https). Launch iCal and let it download your calendars. Sync the iPhone with your iTunes, allowing it to sync all calendars.
It's free, but it suffers from some drawbacks: pushing changes from iPhone to gCal, the aforementioned lack of support for hosted calendars, and the fact that you have to remember to launch iCal to get updates before you sync.
I’m cheap
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I recently heard about Spanning Sync, which looks like exactly what you need. I haven't tried it myself, but it seems worth a shot: http://spanningsync.com/
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Inappropriate?I recently heard about Spanning Sync, which looks like exactly what you need. I haven't tried it myself, but it seems worth a shot: http://spanningsync.com/
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Inappropriate?Anyone have any update on this? Surely people are sync'ing their Google Calendars to iPhones. Spanning Sync or Plaxo? -
Inappropriate?I've started using the following method:
Set up iCal to subscribe to my various Google calendars as webcal. This works for any calendar you've set up from a regular Google account, not a domain hosted one (iCal won't do https). Launch iCal and let it download your calendars. Sync the iPhone with your iTunes, allowing it to sync all calendars.
It's free, but it suffers from some drawbacks: pushing changes from iPhone to gCal, the aforementioned lack of support for hosted calendars, and the fact that you have to remember to launch iCal to get updates before you sync.
I’m cheap
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Inappropriate?I've used Spanning Sync and it worked perfectly. Lane recently paid the rather high price to license it. I'm still waiting for a free version, but I may have to break down and buy it soon.
I’m apparently cheap, too
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Inappropriate?it did cost, but it works with multiple computers -- it's tied to my gmail account info.
I’m sharewary
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Inappropriate?I, also, paid for spanning sync.
The thing that pushed me over the edge was that they don't automatically rebill.
I’m happy
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Inappropriate?I've been using Plaxo for this. Right now I have it synching iCal (which syncs to iPhone), Outlook (for work stuff), and Google Calendar. Overall it's working well but I've seen some issues with deleted or modified events in Outlook not getting picked up in Google Calendar & iCal. -
Inappropriate?I've beta tested Spanning Sync before.. Worked great, (although at that time it was just 1 of your google calendars)...
If I actually was organized, it'd probably be worth the buy...
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Inappropriate?I've been checking out Spanning Sync myself. It works perfectly. I'm planning on paying for it when the trial runs out. It's well worth the money they are asking and works without even thinking about it.
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Inappropriate?I strongly recommend Spanning Sync. It syncs all five of my Google calendars seamlessly, including shared Google calendars. I had some pretty serious problems syncing shared calendars with an earlier version of Spanning Sync but those problems seem to have been resolved in the newest version.
I’m satisfied
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Inappropriate?Yeah, Spanning Sync is the way I sync it all too. Love the app, just works, and is worth the cost IMHO.
I’m stoked.
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Inappropriate?Everyone's mentioned Spanning Sync (which I use) but I'm going to give you another easier (and free) but not as flexible option. You can go to "Calendar Settings" in Google Calendar, take your "Private feed" and import that into iCal. Then set iCal to update it every 15 minutes or so. It won't let you synch iCal stuff to Google Calendar, but it works otherwise fairly well.
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Inappropriate?Andy, I went that route for a while too. The problem was that I couldn't push changes I make on the iphone back into google calendar.
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Inappropriate?The problem I had with Spanning Sync is that I have around 5 different calendars going on in iCal (work, personal, etc.). After around two days, Spanning Sync changed every single appointment in iCal to be on the same calendar. It took me many hours to set things to rights, and of course I uninstalled Spanning Sync.
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Inappropriate?I've been using Spanning Sync for just over 2 weeks now with 5 calendars syncing to 5 iCal calendars. No problems what so ever.
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Inappropriate?I'm using gSync since a couple of days. Has the advantage that it doesn't need a third party server, like spanning sync to synchronize your calendar items. Performs very well so far. Even if you're not registered you can sync manually for free.
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Inappropriate?I'm a fan of spanning sync too. Works seamlessly, never had any trouble. Syncs with multiple macs, several calendars. Very easy and effective.
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Inappropriate?NemusSync: http://www.nemustech.com/iPhone/ -
Inappropriate?And for us PC users out there who don't use Outlook? -
Inappropriate?See my post on this at http://thebenderhome.com/blog/. With the new 2.0 software for the iPhone and a new (BETA - CAREFUL) service from NuevaSync (www.nuevasync.com), syncing Google calendar and iPhone calendar can be handled seamlessly (if not in completely fully-featured way), even with Windows, without any fees or additional software. It's true (finally).
I’m excited
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Not only do I sync with Google Calendar through NuevaSync I also sync my contacts with Gmail now. Awesome recommendation. Thank you Peter. -
Inappropriate?thanks for everybody answer, but i still want to find a free solution on sync problem.
I’m undecided
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Inappropriate?Google recently published their free alternative to spanning sync and other software: see http://www.google.com/support/calenda... for the details - basically they have exposed support for the CalDAV protocol used by the latest versions of iCal.
Personally I am using BusySync instead of Spanning Sync. I've tried Spanning Sync in the past but BusySync seems to be more solid - or was when I evaluated the two of them.3 Comments Add a comment
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By far the best option for mac users (and free) http://www.google.com/support/calenda...
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CalDAV mostly worked for me. I can add an event in my desktop iCal to one of my Google Calendars with no problem.
However when I add an event on the iPhone iCal, I can't add it to one of my Google Calendars. So when I sync with the iPhone, the event shows up in my iCal calendar and does not sync up to Google. -
CalDAV mostly worked for me. I can add an event in my desktop iCal to one of my Google Calendars with no problem.
However when I add an event on the iPhone iCal, I can't add it to one of my Google Calendars. So when I sync with the iPhone, the event shows up in my iCal calendar and does not sync up to Google. -
Inappropriate?I just setup the Google Calendar CalDEV with iCal and for me it has worked perfectly. Once you have your calendar in iCal it will sync with the iPhone. This won't sync over the air, but with the iPhone you can access your google calendar on their mobile web site any time.
I’m thankful for CalDEV support!
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Inappropriate?What about Windows? How do you sync your Google calendar with the iPhone calendar on Windows?
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Inappropriate?(Directed to Pierre) - You could do this by using a middleman - most typical would be Outlook. There is a free Outlook Sync tool available from Google for syncing an Outlook calendar with Google calendar.
Once you have that configured and working (and it works quite well, I use it as well as BusySync to syncronize my calendars across multiple systems) then you sync the iPhone with Outlook using iTunes.
Now having said that, there's another tool available named Nuevasync that reportedly will handle over the air syncing of iPhone to Google Calendar, but I have not investigated or tested it yet, so I can't endorse it - yet. I'll post an update once I have a chance to give it a try.1 Comment Add a comment
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Thank you. I had that "middleman" setup. I will re-instate it. It's a little cumbersome but it works
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Inappropriate?I've been using Nuevasync for about a week to sync my Google Calendar and my iPhone Calendar, and it seems to work perfectly. The setup is poorly designed, however, and is not for technical novices. -
Inappropriate?Hey I use this method and it works perfect :
http://www.ianfernando.com/2008/sync-...
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Inappropriate?By far the best way to do this is NuevaSync. Not only can you sync calendars, but you can sync them using push, over the air! (Spanning Sync has now become useless with CalDav anyway). I would HIGHLY recommend NuevaSync and it also is able to sync your contacts and may soon sync Gmail via push!
I’m overjoyed with NuevaSync
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neuvasync rocks! hopefully they'll add in multiple calendar support soon (they say that's on their list of things cause right now everything gets sync'd to a single calendar on my itouch). do we know anything about pricing once it's out of beta?
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Inappropriate?Nuevasync is by far the best. Sync your Google calendar and contacts Over The Air by using the free NuevaSync. Sign up for an account and follow their instructions. And I have some more tips. -
Inappropriate?I agree with Martijn. I just got the new iPhone 3G and syncing w/NuevaSync is by far the easiest and best way. The only problem (if I can call it a problem) is that when it syncs down to the phone, NuevaSync doesn't put them in separate calendars so everything is in the same color and when you add an event on the phone, it defaults to your primary calendar on Google. Not a huge deal for me, just means I have to go to Google to update to the right calendar. If you add this to using CalDAV with iCal, I can create an event online at Google, on my iPhone, or on my iMac, and within seconds (yes, seconds) I have the event visible in all three places!
I also sync my contacts through NuevaSync and it has been just as successful as my calendars.
I’m very thankful
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Inappropriate?Add another NuevaSync fan to the list! I am not a techie person and I was able to, in under 10 minutes, set up my NuevaSync account, configure it and voila! My contacts and calendar are now on my Iphone AND I can interact with them! Yippee!!! See my happy dance? I am sooo excited! So easy, so on target and FREE...Yes!
I’m estatic!
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nuevasync.com
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Inappropriate?I use NuevaSync too, and works like a charm. I use it for google calendar and plaxo contacts.
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Inappropriate?why spend any money has anyone heard of google sync its this little secret that google has up its sleeve check it out at.... http://www.google.com/mobile/products...=blackberry
it works perfect i share and also view about 15 different calendars and i can see all of them. the calendars all sync every time i open the calendar app on my iphone and it will also upload any events i input into my own calendar. also check this out if you have an iphone but first check out the website above and then follow these instructions
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/...
