This is an android issue - the android calendar will only sync back 4 weeks I think and no further than a year ahead. There is a calendar app Calengoo which allows you to set it to directly sync with the google calendar itself so that all of your events will appear on your phone calendar

 

I cannot recommend Calengoo highly enough, the list of options / settings is awesome


Trev

 

Dear jkg,

Thank you for your post that reflects my exact situation. I just got an Android phone and I need to transfer my Blackberry Torch calendar to the new Galaxy S3. As you, I have masses of calendar entries from many years back and they won't be displayed in the Google calendar (only four weeks worth of entries), as you said (so I do not want to use google sync). I also have CalenGoo already. I have been using this app for almost a year and absolutely love it. You said that with CalenGoo you can sync everything, which is what I need. So, I was wondering if you could be a bit more specific about what to do exactly to make the syncing with Google work with a complete version of my calendar. Thanks in advance for your help. I am not sure how to transfer the Blackberry calendar to my new Android and use CalenGoo to have Google calendar recognize ALL calendar entries. Thank you.

 

I've done this many times in the past

Solution

 

Dear jkg,

Thanks so much for going through the trouble of responding to my request. Here is what happened following your instructions. I synced Outlook to Google calendar. It went relatively smoothly. Then I opened CalenGoo for the first time and saw that all calendar items were there, the full 10 or more years. So, I did nothing else. Now I have the whole calendar on Google and CalenGoo.
Thanks again.

 

Hi jkg (and other posters),
I struggled with this problem for nearly six months, and only found the solution about a week ago. It was so easy, that I could not believe it myself. I can't find the original website to credit the original author unfortunately, but it goes like this:

1. (optional step) Remove your Gmail account from your Accounts and Sync
2. Go to your e-mail app and add an account
3. Enter your Gmail account that has your calendar details
4. (MOST IMPORTANT STEP) Select Microsoft ActiveSync
5. Follow your nose through the settings. If you did not do step 1, deselect contact synchronisation, but when you get to Calendar sync, you have an option to sync 3 days, 1 week, 1 month and All. SELECT ALL.
6. Complete the setup by select all other options that you prefer (e.g. push e-mail delivery or scheduled etc.)
7. Give the phone about an hour, and you will have EVERY calendar entry in your calendar.

It is worth mentioning that if you do not do step 1 and you choose to sync contacts, you end up with another set of contacts identical to your google account. That's because Microsoft ActiveSync creates a different account in your accounts and settings. As far as using this protocol for e-mail delivery, I can say that it works as seamlessly as before.

I hope the instructions aren't too sketchy, I have 2 Galaxy S II phones with Vodafone (my wife and I), and this has worked for both. We are currently on ICS 4.0.3, but the original author had used this method on Gingerbread 2.3.5.

All the best.

 

I also use Companion Link to syn b/w the desktop Outlook and the phone. Once its running if you go into Companion Link Setup and hit the Advanced settings button, it will take you to the configuration.

On the General Settings dialog it asks you how days in the past you want to sync. You can enter 999,999 days which is 2,739 years (727 BC) - that should be enough in the past?!!

DaveSyd

 

That will only just get you into Ironass's late teens, and he likes to keep a record of when he first oiled the truncheon.
Must to better I'm afraid mate!

 

Calengoo Rocks! It's unbelievable that the Android calendar on the Samsung Galaxy S3 is a piece of junk.