One of the main advantages of Google Calendar is how you can enter an event via the web interface and within seconds it is visible on your phone – or vice versa: add an event on your phone and woosh, there it is on Google Calendar on your computer.
Unfortunately, for some people that last situation doesn’t always occur – you add an event on yout phone but it doesn’t appear on Google Calendar on your computer. Yet events that are added via Google Calendar on the computer are still showing up on the phone – so what on earth is going on?
What this usually means is you’re associating mobile events with the in-built calendar that came with your phone, rather than with Google Calendar. The only phone that comes with Google Calendar built-in, is the Pixel phone from Google. Every other phone has it’s own in-built calendar app and by default any events that you create on your phone, even if you’re using the Google Calendar mobile app, will remain in that phone-only database.
Very annoying, but luckily there’s a quick and simple fix to the problem.
Establish a link between Google Calendar on your mobile and Google Calendar on your PC
- Create a dummy event on your phone
- In the edit screen make sure the calendar icon
says Events. If you don’t see that, tap the Event Calendar icon to switch to the correct calendar. The screenshot shows a meeting that has been properly linked to the Google Calendar.
- Save the event and confirm that it has synced to your PC. Once you’ve confirmed that, you can delete the dummy event.
What about all the events I already created? Do I have to re-create them manually to sync them to my PC?
Thankfully no, you won’t have to re-create your events. Do a search in either the Google Play or App Store for ‘export calendar events’ and you’ll find many different apps that will allow you to export your previously created items.
Once you’ve exported them, follow the import instructions in the Google Calendar help centre to add them to your Google Calendar on your PC.
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6 replies on “My Google Calendar mobile app does not sync with my desktop Google Calendar”
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Tried every step you have mentioned for my Google Calendar on my Samsung S21 and it still won’t sync with my PC Google Calendar. MY PC Google Calendar does sync with my phone but not vice versa.
Hi Al,
If you’re able to sync from the PC to the phone but not vice versa, then it usually means the events are being created on the Samsung calendar (called My Calendar). Can you try creating an event on the PC, and then editing it on your phone? If the changes come back through to the PC then you may not be associating new events with the Google Calendar when you create them on your phone. Check that the ‘Events’ calendar is selected in the details screen when you create your event on the phone.
Hi Al,
I’m having the EXACT same problem as you. Were you able to resolve the issue? Is so, any help is appreciated!!
my Google Calendar on my Samsung S21 will NOT sync with my PC Google Calendar. MY PC Google Calendar DOES sync with my phone but not vice versa.
Hi Kimberly, please try the following:
1. Create an event on your computer
2. Open the event on your phone and check what calendar name is listed there
3. Create an event on your phone and make sure the same calendar name is listed when you create that event.
Let me know if that newly created event syncs to your PC Google Calendar.
FAB FAB FAB – so simple and works for my phone to PC
Thank you from Scotland