Switch between accounts in the Google Calendar app

You can find and manage events from different accounts in the Calendar app.

Get all features with your Google Account

When you use your Google Account, you can:

• Add people to your events.
• Get invites to events.
• Use different colors for events and calendars.
• Add files or video calls to your events.
• Sync your calendar on all your devices.
• Create tasks.

Learn about non-Google accounts

If you use a local or third-party account with Calendar, some features might not work.

Account type	Description	How it works in Google Calendar
Local account	A calendar that’s saved on your phone or created by another app on your device.	If you turn on this account, you can get events from its calendar in the Google Calendar app. You can’t switch to this account.
Third-party account	A calendar managed by a different calendar service, such as Outlook or Apple Calendar.	You can get events and switch to this account from your profile picture to create events on its calendar.

Before you begin

• To switch accounts in the Calendar app, set your screen orientation to portrait mode.
• Your current account is at the top of the Menu . Other accounts you turn on are below it.
• To show or hide all calendars from accounts you turn on:
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Calendar app .
  2. At the top left, tap Menu .
  3. Select the calendars you want to display in the grid.

Switch accounts

Important:

• You can’t switch to a local account.
• Turn on a third-party account in Calendar app settings to switch to it. Learn how to turn on non-Google accounts.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Calendar app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture .
3. In the menu, you can:
   • Select a different account: If you have many accounts, you can pick another account that you turn on.
   • Open your Google Account settings: Tap Manage your Google.
   • Switch between your work and personal profiles: If you have a work or school account with an Android Work Profile, select:
     • Switch to work profile
     • Switch to personal profile
   • Manage accounts on your device: To add, remove, or update accounts, tap Manage accounts on this device.
   • Add another account: You can add another account to the Calendar app. When you add a new Google Account, it becomes the one you use.

Tips:

• Your profile photo shows which account you use.
  • Before you switch to a different account, save any changes you make.
  • If an account can’t do something, Calendar automatically switches to an account that can.
• To manage any personal calendars you have on your work profile, switch to the Calendar app associated with your personal profile.

Turn on a non-Google account

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Calendar app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings.
3. Tap Manage accounts.
4. Enable the non-Google account.

Learn about account switch notifications

• When you create an event in a non-Google account in Calendar, you get a notification about what that account can’t do.
• This message shows when you use an account that doesn’t support common Calendar features, such as colors, tasks, and syncing.
• To switch to your Google Account and use all Calendar features, in the notification, tap Switch account.