Windows 10: calendars

I am trying to follow what you say; I think the calendar choice is not right.
I cannot do much in the PC but on the phone I can see calendars.
There seems to be my Gmail address, my Outlook address and most importantly "MY" calendar. When I uncheck that, no entries show up n the phone no matter which other ones I check or uncheck.

I did say"create" an event and could see three calendars at the top>I selected my email address not the "My" calendar but this still did not solve he computer visibility.

@ admin I found a way to remove the address I thank and thank you.

 

We are getting closer. You don't want My calendar, at least I don't think you do. Likely that has been the default so that is what is populated, you can deall with that later.

Set the phone to only show gmail calendar and place an entry either into phone or computer and see if it syncs. I have my fingers crossed.

Honestly Android has to figure how to make this simply.

 

I know what you mean however when I uncheck my calendar even though the one that says my email address is checked I'll be in trees disappear and when I check my calendar again they all return I am on my phone and away from the house so I can't use the computer right now I wonder if a different calendar might yield different results

 

So not really following. I suspect the calendar the phone calls My Calendar is the default phone calendar. When you enter stuff in it it stays just on phone. Since it is likely set as default then it is populated when you enter an item.

The real test is when you click (enable) the gmail calendar. Now when entering items if My Calendar is still checked, and its your default, then the entry goes there. To avoid this I had suggested unchecking My Calendar so you know it is going into gmail's calendar. Then force a sync. Also check to ensure calendar app is allowed to use cellular data and if the capability exists, allow app to run in background.

 

I'll be in trees disappear = should have read,"All my entries disappear."
No wonder you could not follow - I was relying on the microphone instead of typing - sorry.

I am not sure how to force a sync but, I did uncheck My Calendar and click sync but all entries disappear. Should this happen right away or is there a time lapse?

Is there a way to start from scratch and remove all the clutter stored in the erroneous calendars I have created?

I wonder if using the Outlook.com calendar might be easier - I will try that.
BTW, I am also using my wife's Chromebook with no success.

 

Your entries are not disappearing. They are not being displayed. You can come back to those later. Please.

Is your gmail account listed as a calendar you can select, so select it. Once selected enter something in. Most phones sync at a minimum every fifteen minutes.

When fifteen minutes is up check you gmail calendar on computer. Is the entry there?

 

I am just beginning to understand.

I have a couple of calendars one being my first name and the other my gmail address. I do not know how I made those names.

Is having my address an security issue and if so how do I remove it?

On my wife's Chromebook I did not see any entries at first, then clicked on "today" and they appeared.

I have yet to see about my desktop when I get home later today.

 

Progress.

Please enter one in your gmail desktop and check gmail calendar on phone.

Is it a security risk, per say No. Your name isn't a security risk, you can get that in the phone book.

All phones should be password protected.

Ken

 

Ken
I sent you a new email by phone but cannot see it, so I will do so by desktop.
I removed one of the gmail addresses because there were two.
I finally can see the entry on my phone that I created on my desktop. Apparently it is not spontaneous.
The stock calendar cannot be removed nor hidden like the others. I do prefer this stock one for hovering etc but the Google one is synchronized and is good in case I get another phone so I can transfer.
Thank you for you patience and guidance.
Google sure makes one work. I am considering an iPhone. I would get a MS one if they were more reliable and knew they would be around for a while. I am comfortable in the Windows environment rather than Google and have been for over a decade.
I even find OneDrive more user friendly than Google Drive. I realize one is or free.
Anyway, thanks again.

 

You will love the iPhone setup, regardless of Gmail or Outlook. Add the account, select what to sync, decided what calendars to show and its done. Same for addresses and tasks. Very slick.


Ken

 

My daughter and family are Mac and they are all happy with it although they know Windows and Android. They agree that everything is simple and straightforward.
Thanks for all.

 

Is there a conservative way to remove all old traces of the calendar on the 2 phones, Chromebook and desktop then start over again. This is a mess so I cannot isolate the cause.

 

I think there are a couple but they are edging towards drastic.

You could remove all accounts from phone, which should delete their data. Then if there is still data, like in "My calendar" it is likely phone data. This would have to be deleted by hand unless you reset phone. Resetting phone would be the drastic part. Notes, pictures, contacts and anything locally stored on phone would be vaporized ( it may ask if you want to delete Sim card entries.) Not sure I would be resetting phone but you asked.

I think I would try another way. I assume on chromebook and desktop you are using a browser to sign into gmail. These calendars should be syncing fine. Are they?

If not and you are using some sort of app then you could remove accounts from these apps. If you are using app try the browser until you see the syncing working. Then you can attack app.

On phone, if gmail account is on phone have it as the only account to display. If entries are in other calendars I would move them by hand. There might be a setting for default calendar, ensure this is set to gmail calendar. If not when you enter something it could show on phone but you won't see in gmail.

I would first see that chromebook and desktop sync. Then move to one phone.

Should be a whole lot simpler.

 

The only sync is on my phone between the stock and Google calendar. Chromebook and PC do not sync. My wife's phone is not in sync. I unchecked only Picassa and Google Drive under sync.
It seems as though only my phone syncs. All 4 devices have the Google app to my knowledge as they all look the same.Thee is really nothing in the calendars I need so if there was a way to start over without damaging other features it maybe necessary. I do appreciate our deduction but if the Chromebook and the computer don't sync there is a big issue.

 

Progress. I noticed I had the first day of the week wrong. But before that I had made an entry and it now shows upon all the devices. Unfortunately the previous entries are nor synced. But it seems the new one did sync on all four devices. I will keep you posted.