Block calendar spam on Android

To stop different types of calendar spam, you can remove abusive apps’ access to Google Calendar and choose which events to display.

Review which apps have access to your calendar

Important: Settings can vary by phone. If the steps here don’t match your device, contact your device manufacturer.

If you don't want an app to make changes to your calendar, you can remove the app's permission to access your calendar data.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Security & privacy Privacy controls Permission manager.
3. Tap Calendar.
   • If you allowed or denied permission to any apps, you can find them here.
4. To change an app’s permission, tap the app, then choose your permission settings.

Tip: If you remove an app’s permission to access your calendar data, it doesn’t delete the events already on your calendar.

Hide a calendar

To no longer view spam on a specific calendar, you can hide that calendar. To prevent the creation of new spam calendars, you’ll need to remove the app’s access to your calendar.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Calendar app .
2. On the top left, tap Menu .
3. In your list of calendars, uncheck any calendars you didn't create.
   • To view all of your calendars, tap Show more.

Manage invites from unknown senders

To display event invites from known senders on your calendar, update your invitation settings to "Only if the sender is known." When you choose this setting, events are automatically added to your calendar if the sender is:

• In your contacts
• Part of your workplace or school
• Someone you previously interacted with

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Calendar app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings.
3. Tap General Adding invitations Add invitations to my calendar.
4. Select Only if the sender is known.

Tips:

• If an event isn’t added to your calendar, you get an invitation email. After you mark a sender as known or you interact with them, future invitations from that sender are automatically added to your calendar.
• You can also change your invitation settings to "When I respond to the invitation in email." When you choose this setting, an event is added to your calendar only after you respond to the email notification.

Check with your third-party service provider

If you’re signed in to the Google Calendar app with another calendar service provider, like Calendly or Asana, visit your provider’s Help Center to learn how to manage spam.

Related resources

• Delete or unsubscribe from a calendar
• Delete an event
• Manage invitations in Calendar
• Change app permissions on your Android phone