Google adds iCal support to Calendar
updated 04:20 pm EDT, Mon July 28, 2008
Google Calendar & iCal
Google's web-based Calendar application should now support iCal integration, the company has announced. The feature comes by way of support for the CalDAV protocol, which in turn allows access to a calendar via WebDAV. Users of the Google app should now be able to edit a calendar in iCal and have it sync with their online schedule, as well as vice versa. Changes are applied whenever iCal is able to go online, or a person signs into Calendar.
The CalDAV feature supports sync between multiple users and devices, but is at present only editable on a computer only through iCal. The technology also requires the creation of a new CalDAV server account for every calendar, and the typical re-ordering of calendars is non-functional. In that regard, syncing with multiple Google calendars prevents switching between calendars in iCal.
directions
07/28, 04:45pm (1 reply) reply
You have given no information on how to do this. I see how to access the information in ical format, but you have it in CalDAV and I don't see how I do that. Any help would be appreciated. I have been waiting since they opened Google Calendar for this.
moo083
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Jan 2006
Ha!
07/28, 04:51pm reply
Suck on that, Spanning Sync. I considered their product until I found out it was $65! What a rip off. Glad Google came out with this.
TimmyDee51
Grizzled Veteran
Joined: Jul 2000
Yes
07/28, 05:17pm reply
its about time! I was never going to for over the 65 bucks to do this!
jbondo
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Jul 2008
Thank you Google
07/28, 05:31pm reply
Here are the details and instructions:http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=99355Together with Gmail Contacts sync in iTunes 7.7, this is sweet. I can't imagine paying $99/year for MobileMe while Google keeps stepping up like this.
Guest
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Nov 1999
two for same cal?
07/28, 06:19pm reply
Does this mean that two people can finally edit the same iCal calendar?
Le Flaneur
Dedicated MacNNer
Joined: Oct 1999
How?
07/28, 08:23pm (1 reply) reply
I noticed you cant sync the Google calendar on the iCal on my iPhone.... I was playing with it and it wont sync the Google calendar I created. Is there a workaround?
PHoynak
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2000
Awesome!
07/28, 09:11pm reply
Great addition! Now if it would just wrap events lines....
loehman
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: May 2001