3 Ways to Fix Google Calendar Not Syncing on iPhone

Quick Tips

• Enable a Google account for the Calendar app in both iPhone Settings and the Calendar app.
• Open Settings > Account > Calendar > Fetch New Data > Gmail > Enable Automatically fetch new data.
• Open Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Gmail > Delete Account > Add the account again and enable Calendar access.

Basic Fixes

• Switch to Wi-Fi: If you are using mobile data, we suggest switching to Wi-Fi on your iPhone.
• Choose Google Calendar as the default: Open Settings > Calendar > Default Calendar > Gmail.
• Force quit and restart Calendar app: This will give the app a fresh start on your iPhone.
• Update iOS version to update Calendar app: Open Settings > General > Software Update > Install if one is available.

Fix 1: Enable Google Account For Calendar App

To see your Google Calendar entries in the Calendar app, permission to use your Google Account needs to be enabled on your iPhone.

Using Settings App

Step 1: Open Settings > Calendar > Accounts.

Step 2: Select Gmail from the list of email accounts.

Step 3: Enable Calendar access.

Using Calendar App

Open the Calendar app > Calendars > Enable Google Calendar > Tap on Done.

Fix 2: Enable New Data Fetch For Google Calendar

If you are unable to see the latest entries for specific dates after enabling Google Calendar in the Calendar app, you should now check if data fetching is enabled for your Gmail account or not. This will help in updating all your Google Calendar data in the app. Here’s how to check the same.

Step 1: Open Settings > Calendar > Accounts.

Step 2: Select Fetch New Data > Gmail > Make sure that Fetch is selected your Google Calendar data

Step 3: Under Fetch, select Automatically at the bottom to regularly update your Google Calendar data

Using Automatic Data Fetching for several apps can impact the data consumption and battery life of your iPhone. To avoid that, you can choose the app to fetch new data based on different time slots – Hourly, Every 30 Minutes or Every 60 Minutes.

Fix 3: Delete and Add Google Account Again

If you cannot sync Google Calendar on your iPhone, you can try adding your Google account again on your iPhone by following these steps.

Step 1: Open Settings > Calendar > Accounts.

Step 2: Select your Gmail account.

Step 3: Tap on Delete Account.

Step 4: Select Add Account in the Accounts menu and then add your Google account again.

Google Calendar is a good alternative to your iPhone’s default Calendar app. While there are other alternatives for Apple Calendar, you can directly sync them in the default Calendar app without downloading them separately.