Sync both Outlook Calendar & Gmail Calendar to iPhone via Google Sync

This workaround will get your personal Google calendar and your work Outlook calendar syncing to your iPhone via Google Sync without sharing your personal calendar with your work Outlook Calendar.

Note: You can only run one Exchange ActiveSync account on your iPhone – that’s why this workaround is necessary. Also, this sync does NOT support email sync.

The Setup

1. Back up your iPhone. We don’t want to take any chances.
2. Create a new Google Calendar account – I chose to use my work email address which is setup with Outlook. This doesn’t create a gmail address, merely a calendar. Also, this isn’t going to replace your personal
3. Download Google Calendar Sync on your work computer or a computer where Outlook can access it’s associated calendars. Set it up to sync your Outlook account with your new Google Calendar
   • Here are some instructions if you get stuck.
4. Go to your newly created Google Calendar and go to Settings > Calendars > Shared Settings. Share the calendar with your personal Google Calendar account and give it FULL access privileges.
5. Login to your personal Google Calendar account and in settings, rename the shared calendar to “Work” or whatever you like.

NOTE: Upload any Contacts and Calendars from your phone to your computer before proceeding. The iPhone will delete Contacts and Calendars during setup.
Learn how to upload your Contacts with iTunes: PC Users – Mac Users.

The Execution

NOTE: for the full Google instructions, click here. I am just pasting in for simplicity’s sake.

Open the Settings application on your device’s home screen.
2. Open Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
3. Tap Add Account….
4. Select Microsoft Exchange.

Enter Account Info

5. In the Email field, enter the name of the account (anything you’d like).
6. Leave the Domain field blank.
7. Enter your full Google Account email address as the Username.
8. Enter your Google Account password as the Password.
9. Tap Next at the top of your screen.
10. A new Server field will appear. Enter m.google.com.
11. Press Next at the top of your screen again.

12. Select the Google services you want to sync. Currently only Contacts and Calendar are supported.
Make sure that you have uploaded your data before proceeding. Press Sync.

I didn’t select Contacts, only Calendar. I didn’t have my Google Contacts setup properly and didn’t care to have a bunch of extraneous email addresses synced to my phone.

After you’ve made it through all the steps, visit m.google.com/sync on your iPhone and activate the sync service. Now you’re set! Your personal calendar is not shared to Outlook but any changes you make on the work Calendar (either via your iPhone or via Google Calendars), it will sync to Outlook.

Comments or questions? Please let me know below!