I use Google Calendar to schedule my meeting or appointments. And, at the same time, I also use your iPhone’s built-in Calendar to do the same. If you’re like me, you probably are looking for solution to synchronize iPhone Calendar with Google Calendar.
Before I upgrade my iPhone to firmware 2.0, one way to achieve the synchronization is to first synchronize your Google Calendar with Windows Outlook or Mac’s iCal. And then, you use iTunes to synchronize the calendar with iPhone’s Calendar. This approach does work but it’s not the ideal way I want. I thought anyone who needs this kind of calendar synchronization, expects to synchronize the calendar on-the-go and without the needs to connect to iTunes.
NuevaSync makes this happen on iPhone 2.0. As you may know, one of highlights of iPhone 2.0 is the support of enterprise. iPhone can connect to Microsoft Exchange to sync email or calendar event. NuevaSync is trying to provide a free Exchange server for you that you can now synchronize your iPhone calendar with Google one wirelessly and on-the-go. Any new event you add into the iPhone calendar will be uploaded to Google Calendar. The same, you add a new appointment in Google Calendar. NeuvaSync will push it back to your iPhone. Pretty great, right? Yes, I tried using the service for a couple of days. That’s quite good for a free service and BETA product.
Interested in NuevaSync? Okay, here comes to the “HOW”. How can you configure your iPhone to do the synchronization. As usual, I’ll guide you through the steps.
Register with NuevaSync
1. First, register your account at NuevaSync
2. Once complete the registration, NuevaSync will send you a confirmation email. Follow the URL in the email and continue to setup the account.
3. Click “Change” on Calendar and select “Google” to enable synchronization.
4. Continue follow the URL to configure your NuevaSync account. Fill in your Google email address and click “Request account access”. You’ll then be directed to Google’s webpage to grant access. When complete, you’ll see a green light for Calendar Sync.
Configure your iPhone Calendar
5. Next, you’ll have to configure your iPhone. Go to “Settings”. Then select “Mail, Contacts, Calendar”. Next, tap “Add Account” and select “Microsoft Exchange”
6. Under Email, type in your Google email address. Under username, type in your user name registered under NuevaSync. Also, type in your password of your NuevaSync account. Also, type “Google Calendar” for the description. Then tap “Next”.
7. Next, it’s prompted with “Unable to verify certificate” warning. That’s OK. Just accept it. The certificate should be alright.
8. Next, you’ll find a new “Server” field available. Then type “www.nuevasync.com” for “Server” field.
Then tap “Next” and turn off “Mail”. Also you may turn off any of the functions you don’t want to sync.
Tap “Save” to save the settings. And, confirm “Sync”.
9. Finally, go back to “Mail,Contacts,Calendar” setting. Tap “Time Zone Support” and turn off “Time Zone Support”.
Let’s try it out…
Now, your iPhone should be ready to synchronize with Google Calendar. Let try it out… Try add an event in iPhone Calendar. Once you save the event in iPhone. It’ll be sync back to Google Calendar.
Why it doesn’t work…
You may have wait for more than several minutes, but you still find that the iPhone calendar does not sync with Google. Try this… Turn off and on the Calendar sync. iPhone will then try to sync with Google calendar again. Mostly, this should fix the synchronization problems.
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Thanks so much for this… it works like a champ!
Brilliant! Thank you thank you thank you!!!! Clear instructions, piece of cake to set up and it works perfectly.
I got my iphone last week and the only downside I could see was the fact that I used Google Calendar; I was worried that I might have to abandon it due to compatibility/syncing issues.
Woo hoo!!
Hi,
Just tried it myself too and it works fine, except that all my (my own, my wife’s and my daughter’s) calendars are synced. Any idea how you could deselect them from beeing synced ?
Stef
I was finding a way to sync between gCal and came across your elegant solution. Simple & Easy. Got my calendars in no time.
Thanks alot!
I just wish this solution gave the option of syncing multiple calendars….
maybe next time.
I can’t believe it! Wow.
What does NuevaSync have to gain. I didn’t see any ad’s or donation buttons? I’m willing give some $.
This is the perfect solution for my biggest headache!!!!!! Thank you.
I cannot get this to work with my iPhone 3G. I have upgraded to 2.1 software, could this be it?
I tries to do something as deletes my calendar contacts but NeuvaSync A/C says phone not contacted them.
Emailed support@neuvasync.com but it says it is still waiting a response from their server and can’t deliver…is this still up and running?
Ian,
It still works very well for me. I hope that you’re able to get it up and running. It’s a life saver.
I went on to the website and read the section labled need help to configure you phone. It states that iPhone calenders will be deleted when you first sync. Is there any truth to that?
BIG TNX! Perfect!!!
Thank you for providing this! Syncing my calendar to google was such a dilemma and you made it so wonderfully easy. Thank you!
When I set up the iPhone portion of the setup and went to tap Sync as instructed in Step 8, it stated that calendar would be deleted from iPhone. But I thought no big deal because it would be in Google and I could eventually sync it back. But NO. I synced and my calendar is not in Google and not on my iPhone. I’m sick!!!!!! Can I get it back from somewhere in cyberspace? Help!
Simon could you make a step by step to world peace? If it works as well as everything you post we’ll be dancing is the streets in no time. Thank you so much!
This is awesome. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. I was trying to use MobileMe by Apple to synch my Personal Calendar (Gmail), Iphone, and Work. My work is on microsoft exchange server and MobileMe won’t talk to it. Can I use this solution also for Microsoft exchange server email accounts? If not can you recommend any?
Thanks,
BRLM
I am having the same problem as many people are- it deleted all of my contacts, and calenders- and worst of all, it did not sync.
please, help me.
It DOES delete your current calendar, so if you’ve had your iPhone for a bit and put everyone’s birthdays in, I would NOT recommend doing this, instead, wait for 3.0 which’ll be your solution. However, if you’ve just gotten an iPhone and haven’t entered much yet, go ahead, this works great.
But, let’s say you did go ahead and run this while you’ve already entered a bunch of stuff. Just plug back into your ‘puter and sync as normal and everything should be back to normal.