This tutorial will guide you though installing and setting up GCalendarSync, which allows you to sync Google Calendar with your Windows Mobile 5 smartphone. GCalendarSync is free (it’s released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License) and absolutely genius. GCalendarSync doesn’t require that you dock your smartphone or use Outlook in order to sync your Google Calendar with your smartphone.
Though GCalendarSync does support 2 way syncing, you may want to review the Notes section here to understand the limitations (eg. Date/Title changes on the mobile device to events already existing online will be overwritten by the online data).
Before you get started, make sure that you have the .NET 2.0 Compact Framework installed, as it’s required by GCalendarSync.
- Open Internet Explorer Mobile and load http://files.thegooley.com/gcal
- Download the file GCalSyncSetup.CAB to your Windows Mobile device. note: you can also download the file and transfer it via ActiveSync or whatever software you use to copy files from your computer to your Windows Mobile device.
- Once the file is on your Windows Mobile device, select it using the File Explorer. GCalendarSync will start the installation process.
- Click Yes when asked to confirm the installation.
- Select a location to install GCalendarSync (if you have a storage card you can install it on that) and then click Install.
- Click Done once the installation has completed.
- Launch GCalendarSync from your programs section. Enter your Google Calendar username and password in the spaces provided, and select Save Password if you don’t want to enter it each time you sync. Make sure that the GMT time zone is set correctly, otherwise your Windows Mobile calendar events won’t be set to the correct time. Now click the Save Settings button, then the Pick Calendars button.
- Select each of the calendars you want to sync with your Windows Mobile device. Click Options when you’ve selected them all (even if you only have one).
- Select the Choose Default item from the Options list.
- Select the calendar you want to be set as the default. When you add events in Windows Mobile, this is the calendar that those events will sync with. Click Done.
- Click Done again.
- At this point you’ll be prompted to import your Google Calendar(s). Click Yes.
- Your Google Calendar events will now be added to your Windows Mobile device (and vice versa).
- A summary will appear in the bottom status section once the sync has completed.
- And now your Google Calendar events will be available in your Windows Mobile calendar.
- As long as GCalendarSync is running - and you’re connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or GPRS, your Google Calendar and Windows Mobile device will be in sync.
{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }
i don’t have outlook on my computer..only windows mail.
I have a windows mobile with data on it..contacts calendar being the main thing i would like to see in my windows calendar and contacts. ….
so now i thought of syncing google calendar with my mobile pim data and after exporting the content to a file, which i could import into windows calendar.
But i see this program only deals with this sync-issue from one side…calendar data to mobile first.
how is it possible to sync van mobile to calendar?
it’s maybe of topic, but does anyone know a way to sync windows mobile content with vista’s standard calendar/contact content? i was surprised when i learned that this was not possibe.
thanks
Shafiq
Holland, Utrecht
Hi - Love the app! Been using it to sync my Moto Q. One problem. The times of the events on my google calendar are 5 hours off(behind) the events as they show on my PDA. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Nice app, but I’m still having trouble with the time zone. Both my Google calendar and device(Motorola Q) are set to GMT-5, but my appointments come into my device from Google calendar as 5 hours early. Any ideas?
A
great concept. however it runs an error on my mobile Q that says it can’t locate my google calendar… i do have google calendar set up already. any toughts?
I have a HTC Touch with Windows Mobile 6 will this software work on it?
Andy, you need to set the GMT offset to properly align the time w/ your timezone. It’s in the program’s “options”.
I too have an issue with the timezone. I have mine set up for Pacific on my phone and in my gmail calendar. It is syncing 7 hours behind. Any other suggestions?
Hi,
unfortunately the tool only works with one calendar with my device.
If I choose more than one calendar the events are not imported.
Cheers,
JPH
This was beautiful! I am so excited to be able to synch my calendars, I thought I would have to go through outlook, but I love my google calendar, and I love the Q.
Thank you DEARLY for the screenshots, they really help visual learners. I am so thankful for this amazing technology, and for those who take time to help us learn it.
Much Love to you!
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