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August 27, 2021
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How to sync zoom to google cal and ical

  • August 27, 2021
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Hello. My zoom meetings are syncing to my google cal but not my ical. My google cal is snyced with my ical, so I'm not sure why the meetings are now showing up. I'd like to be able to view the meetings from both my personal calendar (ical) and work calendar (google cal). Any insight?

      Best answer by helenssd

      P. S. When you log back into Zoom, log in first from your PHONE, not your laptop. If that test works you should now be able to schedule a new meeting from your laptop as well. Worked for me at last. 

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      jdott16
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      jdott16
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      August 27, 2021

      Hello @enest 

      At the moment Zoom can sync with Google, O365, and Exchange. You can find out more about syncing the calendars here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360000488243-Setting-up-calendar-and-contacts-integration-for-the-desktop-client 

      I hope this helps and please make sure to mark the solution as accepted if this information is what you needed.

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      enestAuthor
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      August 27, 2021

      Thanks, @jdott16! I ended up figuring this out. The reason why I had difficulty is bc I was trying to do it from my pc instead of through the app on my cellphone.

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        gleng1
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        August 26, 2022

        Sorry to be so dense, but when i sign in to the Zoom app on my iPhone I don't see a Setting button (the gear picture).  I just downloaded the app so it should be the latest version -- what am I doing wrong here?  (Trying to set it up so that when someone sends me a Zoom meeting invite it appears on my Apple iCal calendar).

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          enestAuthor
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          August 27, 2021

          For anyone else having issues syncing calendars, go at it from the app on your phone versus through your computer. (Maybe that's obvious, but I should have done this initially.)

          1. Open App

          2. Settings

          3. Meetings

          4. Scroll all the way down to "Synced Calendars"

          5. Make sure "Sync Zoom Meetings from Calendars" is turned on

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            flyingbird
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            January 10, 2022

            I continue to have issues when someone sets up a zoom meeting for us on their google calendar, it's not showing up on my list of upcoming meetings nor on my ical (mac calendar).  I was hopeful with the comment above.

            I was unsuccessful however:

            My zoom app on the iphone has "synced calendars" disabled.  When I click on it I see "sync zoom meetings from calendars" but it won't let me turn that on.

            Help?

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              Goodworks
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              April 4, 2022

              Same issue...  Perhaps that advice is only for NON ical?  HAs this been fixed, is it on roadmanp?

               

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                soderalg
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                December 12, 2022

                Found this thread after doing some research. I have the same issued, zoom has always been working fine with my iCal but since the update zoom only gives me the option to sync with outlook, google and M365. No articles about if it doesn't sync with iCal no more?

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                  tbadg23
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                  December 12, 2022

                   Same for me - Zoom and iCal played well together until the Ventura update.  I can't seem to find any help for this problem.

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                  helenssd
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                  January 2, 2023

                  See my reply to flyingbird. Finally got it working. Now to get all those contacts back that were deleted with the latest major upgrade!! AAARGH. I have been a Mac/Apple user since the 1980s and love my devices and the seamless interface within macworld, but the responsiveness to user concerns leaves a lot to be desired. Same issues with duplicating contacts and calendar events not landing on the actual date selected have persisted for years. It is time to resolve these longstanding issues and be more responsive to dedicated users.

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                    gaw44
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                    January 3, 2023

                    All of a sudden (Updates!!!) I can no longer sync with iCal...it isn't a choice when I follow the steps in my profile.  What do I do? I was one of the original clients of zoom, but this is enough to make me leave...

                     

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                      helenssd
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                      January 4, 2023

                      What worked for me:

                      1. Log into Zoom from your phone, NOT your laptop

                      2. GO TO Settings

                      3. GO TO Meetings

                      4. Scroll all the way down to "Synced Calendars"

                      5. Make sure "Sync Zoom Meetings from Calendars" is turned on

                      6. *** UNCHECK all other calendars EXCEPT iCloud***

                      7. Save settings changes and quit Zoom. 
                      8. Log back in and schedule a TEST Zoom meeting. 
                      9. Check your iCal calendar. The test meeting should show up in your iCal calendar. 
                      10. I have not added back any other calendars yet, so don’t know what will happen if you check to add Google calendar back, for example, after setting iCal as your default. Right now I have several meetings scheduled and want to handle the backlog before testing the second phase of adding other calendars back. For the moment I’m sticking with just the iCloud/iCal calendars and no longer having a problem. 


                      Hope this helps. 

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                      helenssdAnswer
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                      January 4, 2023

                      P. S. When you log back into Zoom, log in first from your PHONE, not your laptop. If that test works you should now be able to schedule a new meeting from your laptop as well. Worked for me at last. 

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                      NODC
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                      January 4, 2023

                      Same problem!!! I'm trying to set up a bunch of meetings and can't get them to sync to iCal. I don't use Google Calendar or Outlook Calendar for work. Please fix this!!!

                       

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                      JS100
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                      January 17, 2023

                      Thanks for all the helpful comments above. Got there in the end.

                      Note that when you schedule a new event there is a calendar choice at the foot of the window (scroll down as it can easily be off the page on my Mac). After the recent upgrade to Zoom, my default was not pointing to iCal.  

                      Also a number of my other settings on the website list needed to be reset after the recent upgrade, including the option that allows the host role to be passed to another meeting member. 

                       

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                      Patrick22
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                      May 11, 2023

                      It seems iCal is no longer supported by Zoom. I opened a ticket to get a clarification but the options suggested by some users above no longer appear on the settings page. I am using Zoom version 5.14.7 (18149). I will post info as soon as I get a reply from Zoom support.

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                        Sususu
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                        September 19, 2023

                        I recently got a new Mac and for sure the new zoom software I downloaded does not allow any options for syncing with iCal.  Very dissapointing.  Unfortunately if I have to start using google calendar (which I do not want to do), I'll just start using google meets because it's free.  No sense in paying for Zoom if I can't even continue with the workflow I've grown accustomed to.  

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