# Synching between Google Calendar, Mac Calendar, and iPhone caldendar **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 18, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synching-between-google-calendar-mac-calendar-and-iphone-caldendar/780127 "2017-02-18T02:12:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synching-between-google-calendar-mac-calendar-and-iphone-caldendar/780127/1 "2017-02-18T02:12:19Z")
Basically, I want to be able to input in Google Calendar and have it go to my iPhone. I’d also like to input in my iPhone and have it go to Google Calendar, though the latter is not strictly necessary. Currently, if I input in my iPhone, it goes via iCloud to my Mac Calendar but does _not_ go to Google Cal. Also, if I input in Google Cal, it also goes to my Mac Calendar but doesn’t make it to my iPhone. All of the settings seem to be right, but I must be doing something wrong. Thanks for the help! ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synching-between-google-calendar-mac-calendar-and-iphone-caldendar/780127/2 "2017-02-18T05:19:14Z")
I just put Google Calendar on all my devices. Works great—except for not understanding time zones very well. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synching-between-google-calendar-mac-calendar-and-iphone-caldendar/780127/3 "2017-02-19T17:47:49Z")
Thanks for that insight. Any further ideas as to what might be going on? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synching-between-google-calendar-mac-calendar-and-iphone-caldendar/780127/4 "2017-02-20T04:44:00Z")
No, I was just suggesting an approach that avoids the problem altogether. Google Calendar is free, and seems to do everything the iPhone Calendar does. ---
**Author:** ![Francis\_Vaughan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/francis_vaughan/32/3093_2.png) [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synching-between-google-calendar-mac-calendar-and-iphone-caldendar/780127/5 "2017-02-20T05:39:07Z")
The Apple calendar should see Google calendars. However you may not have the credentials fully set up on the iPhone. The iCloud component only provides storage - it doesn’t know how to push the data to Google. That actually needs to come from the device you are entering into the calendar from. It sounds as if your phone doesn’t have the full credentials set up. Similarly for seeing entries. In general this is a continuing problem with the two worlds of iDevices and Macs. Apple is slowly converging them, but they do not yet form a seamless whole. Things fall between the cracks. You need to ensure that both sides (iDevice and Mac) are fully set up. You can’t yet trust that settings and credentials migrate properly. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synching-between-google-calendar-mac-calendar-and-iphone-caldendar/780127/6 "2017-02-22T02:24:38Z")
Thanks for the replies, guys!