Help Samsung Galaxy S2 Calendar App Does Not Detect Google Calendar Account

[Griffolion]

Hello all,

The Google account on this phone syncs fine as far as Accounts and Sync is concerned. However, in the Calendar app, it does not even detect or implement the Google Calendar account (let alone any other potential calendar account from anywhere else). The only calendar that events can be saved to is 'My Calendar', which appears to be a local calendar only. When I go into the Calendars option at the bottom of the settings menu, it takes me to the Accounts and Sync page with only those accounts that are compatible with the Calendar app showing. The Google account I want to set up is there and fully green (meaning everything has synced fine), however there is no possible way to "add" it to the calendar. I have looked everywhere in the Calendar app settings and found nothing that can "add" the Google Account calendar to the app.

Since I have recently bought a Galaxy Tab 10.1, I would like to use my Google Calendar account to save events, so they sync across both phone and tablet. The funny thing is, on the G Tab 10.1, my Google Calendar account has been added perfectly fine!

Are there any suggestions for this? Please don't suggest to buy another app from the Market unless that is the ONLY solution available to this problem.

Thank you.

 

[skimminstones]

bit confused. Do you mean if you go into calender, menu, settings, calenders at the top of the screen, (not the bottom), you havent got your googlemail account listed and ticked?

 

[Griffolion]

Skimminstones, that is correct. Only a local calendar called "My Calendar" is available to check or uncheck.

In "Accounts and Sync" the Google Account I wish to use is perfectly set up and all 4 things (including Calendar data) is synced perfectly, the Calendar app just does not have that calendar as part of it! Am I missing something blatantly obvious here?

 

[mike.mossop]

Hi Griffolion,

I very recently went through a similar problem. See the link below for a suggestion that worked very well for me. It does involve downloading Business Calendar, a (free) app from the market place, but once it is installed your calendars will magically appear in your stock calendar app (and then you can delete the Business Calendar app).

This solution has managed to make all of my google calendars appear on my phone calendar, EXCEPT for the birthdays associated with my google contacts. I am still looking for something that will help me get this working, but have yet to find a solution. If anybody has an idea for this it would be much appreciated.

Hope that helps!
Mike

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-international/429638-galaxy-s2-google-calendar-sync-problem.html

 

[Hawker]

Install a free app called Business Calendar Free
Run this, you will see all your google calendars.
then go into the stock calendar app.
Et voila, as if by magic all your google calendars become visible.

synching after this has never been a problem for me.

Obviously a flaw in the stock app.

 

[Griffolion]

Mike.Mossop & Hawker, the solution worked perfectly fine. You have my gratitude!

I suggest this solution be stickied for other potential sufferers of this problem to see this.

 

[mike.mossop]

Hi Griffolion... glad the solution worked for you too!

Just out of curiosity, could you let me know if it added your birthday calendar as well (assuming you have on).

Anyone else, if you know why the birthday calendar wouldn't add for me along with the rest of them could you please advise.

Thanks!

 

[Hawker]

My birthday calendar appears no problem.
Try going into the app I mentioned again. If you see it there then it will then be in the stock app.
If not it will be a google-side issue so have a look at options in your google account's calendar.