Create an event

You can create Google Calendar events from your computer or device.

Create an event

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Calendar app Calendar.
  2. Tap Create Create.
  3. Tap Event Event.
  4. Start typing in a title for your event. You'll often see suggestions – choose one or keep typing.
  5. Tap Done.
  6. Edit event details like the date, location, time, event visibility, and who's invited. If you don't share your calendar, you won't see visibility settings at all for your event.
  7. Optional: If you have more than one calendar and want to change which one you're adding the event to, go to the top and tap the calendar name.
  8. Tap Save.

Tip: You can also create events by finding an empty time on your calendar. Just switch to a view with an hour grid, like Day view, and then double-tap an empty time.

Edit or delete events

Edit an event
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app Calendar.
  2. Open the event you want to edit.
  3. Tap Edit Edit.
  4. Make changes to your event, then tap Save.

Tip: To move an event, drag and drop it to a new time and date on your calendar.

Delete an event
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app Calendar.
  2. Open the event you want to delete.
  3. In the top right, tap More More. 
  4. Tap Delete and then OK.

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