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OK - first of all, I have multiple calendars and they all work. The problem I have is very specific.
My wife has shared her gmail calendar with me. We both use gmail & share calendars. I can see it great on my desktop - turn on, off, color coded, perfect.
However - I CANNOT see her calendar on my phone. All of my calendars show up, but not hers.
Any ideas welcome.
I am going to ask the obvious ...
Did you click on Menu -> More -> Calendars and select it?
Scott
tried that
Attached are two photos / screenshots:
1. From phone, shows all my calendars. My wifes is not shown.
2. From PC, shows my wifes calendar (in green, circled in red).
??
Just for grins and giggles, click on "settings" under her calendar in your Gmail calendar and make sure the box is checked under "show in list". Seems like I had a very similar issue and that was the resolution.
checked on "settings" in my gmail calendar, and her calendar was/is/continues to be checked as "show in list".
carlbettag said:
Attached are two photos / screenshots:
1. From phone, shows all my calendars. My wifes is not shown.
2. From PC, shows my wifes calendar (in green, circled in red).
??
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The biggest clue is that her calendar is showing up under "other calendars" on your PC. You need to change the calendar permission in her Gmail account so that you are allowed to both "see events" AND "make changes". At present, I would guess you are only allowed to "see events". Once the permissions are correct, her calendar will show up under "My Calendars" in Gmail, and then should sync to your phone.
Yes - what he said. I have the identical set up on my calendar as well as my wife's. She needs to set you to "Manage changes" at least, maybe "AND Manage Sharing".
If this is a google apps set up, and you aren't on the same domain, there is a setting in the Google Apps Manage this Domain ...
Outside somedomain.com - set user ability
By default, calendars are not shared outside somedomain.com. Select the highest level of sharing that you want to allow for your users.
I have mine set to "Share all information, and outsiders can change calendars".
it was kind of finicky to set up!
Scott
I think that the issue is what Epicardium and spatton point out. I have an apps account, and my wife is outside my domain. Even with a little tweaking her calendar shows up as 'other calendars' right now.
Seems like I need to fiddle with the Google Apps Manage this Domain privileges to get her calendar onto 'My Calendars'. Once this is done, sounds like it might work.
I agree with spatton - managing the privileges for apps is a little unwieldy. I am sure it's great for larger businesses, but for small businesses it can be a little frustrating.
Thanks for the help guys - never would have figured this out myself. Will update when I can fix it
Being bored - stuck on a conference call - having a gmail, and several google apps accounts - I decided to tinker with this.
On *HER* gmail/google apps account, you have to set the sharing of the google calender to *YOUR* google apps account to "Manage events AND manage sharing". As soon as you do that, it will move to the top. You probably then have to do a sync and select that calendar.
Manage events wont do it ... goes to the bottom.
TEAM - WINS!
Thanks everyone. I checked my apps settings, which were correct. She set her calendar to 'Manage events AND manage sharing', and the calendar popped up into 'My calendars'. Then, on my phone, went in to calendar, hit 'Add Calendars', and hers was there.
Yay!! So - how many people does it take to screw in a google calendar?
You should try to get the calendars to sync on an iPad. It makes this seem perfect and simple!
Glad I could be of some assistance.
source: http://mango.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/start/whats-new-in-windows-phone.aspx
The latest release of Windows Phone, code-named "Mango," has hundreds of improvements and new features. Here's a sampling of the smart, the fun, and the just plain cool.
Phone
Custom ringtones. You asked for it, we built it—now you can create your own ringtones using MP3 and WMA files.
Visual voicemail. No time to listen to rambling voicemails? Give them a quick read instead.
New Speech commands. Send a text with just your voice! That's right: with Speech, you can text, search the web, and lots more, totally hands- (and sometimes eyes-) free. Your phone can even read you an incoming text, and then you can use Speech to dictate and send your reply.
Email + messaging
Thread. Start with a text, and finish in Facebook or Messenger chat (or vice versa). The whole conversation stays in one thread, and all it takes to switch back and forth is a tap.
Conversation view. If you're fed up with deleting emails one by one or sifting through your inbox for related messages, then conversation view—emails grouped by subject—is for you. If you'd rather see your emails individually, you can still do that, too.
Linked inboxes. Juggling multiple accounts for personal or work email? Streamline things by linking them into a single inbox to see all the messages in one view (the accounts will stay separate).
People + social networking
Groups. Groups help you focus on the contacts you really care about—family, best friends, fellow soccer parents. You can pin your top Groups to Start to see everyone's latest status updates and to send quick texts, emails, or IMs to the whole Group.
More ways to share. You've got great new options for posting to social networks from your phone, including Facebook check-ins, video sharing, and sharing a link right from Internet Explorer.
More social networks. Never be out of the loop again: Twitter and LinkedIn are now built into Windows Phone, so practically everything you do on your social networks is a tap away. And don't worry—we've also included new ways to filter all those new contacts and their social updates.
A better Me card. It's all about Me—and the Me card is now one of the most useful spots on your phone for staying in touch with your friends and keeping tabs on your social networks.
History view. Contact cards now show the history of your recent calls, emails, texts, and chats with the person. Just tap in the list to return the call or go to the thread.
Smarter apps
Multitasking. Keep your place in a game while reading email? Check. Listen to music apps while texting? You bet. Many apps can run in the background, so you don't need to shut one down to use another—plus you can switch between open apps in a flash. Learn how
App Connect. Get the app you need—sometimes before you even know you need it. Search the web, and alongside the usual results you'll see apps you can use—like a movie app when you're looking up showtimes. You'll also see photo apps in the Pictures Hub and music apps in Music + Videos.
Improved Live Tiles. The Live Tiles on Start dish up more (and quicker) updates on your apps, and they're also a whole lot of fun—the Pictures Tile animates with a slideshow of your favorite snapshots and Group Tiles flash your friends' latest updates.
More in Marketplace. Marketplace has an ever-expanding lineup of standout apps and marquee games, and it's now easier to find what you want in the online store. So start limbering up those gaming thumbs!
A cleverer calendar. Your schedule is crazy—and your phone's calendar is here to help tame it. View multiple sub-calendars within a single account, see and respond to Facebook events, and create to-dos that show up in both list form and alongside your daily appointments.
Browsing + maps
Better search. Bing helps you search the web in more ways, with voice search, Music search, and Vision search, which uses your phone's camera to look up product info.
Local Scout. Live like a local! Local Scout, powered by Bing, teams up search and mapping to show you nearby restaurants, shopping, and activities in a single tap, so you'll never feel like a clueless tourist again.
Mall maps. Desperately seeking the food court? Zoom in on the mall in Maps (or go to its Place card) and you might find an indoor map to help you track down the nachos.
Driving directions. Your Windows Phone can get you where you're going by showing you on the map or giving you directions from where you are.
Pictures + camera
Video sharing. Send them in email or post them to Facebook or Windows Live. Learn how
Picture tagging. Your phone automatically detects untagged faces when you're uploading pictures to Facebook or Windows Live—just tap, tag, and post.
Persistent camera settings. Now if you change camera settings—for instance, photo resolution, brightness, or another option your phone manufacturer might have included—you can save them for the next time you use the camera. Learn how
A redesigned Pictures Hub. The Pictures Hub just got more personal, more social, and more fun.
Music + videos
Playlists. Add songs to Now Playing and then save them as a playlist, all on your phone.
Smart DJ. Play Smart DJ mixes on your phone—or if you've got a Zune Music Pass, you can stream them from Zune.
Podcasts. Subscribe to podcasts—audio or video—on your phone.
Office Mobile
Sync with SkyDrive. You can sync your Office docs between SkyDrive and your phone, so you can edit them on your phone now, then edit some more on your computer later.
An expanded Office Hub. The improved Office Hub has more ways to view, navigate, and search for your docs.
OneNote to-do lists. Check off your errands one-by-one with this handy new feature in OneNote.
Excel improvements. Excel Mobile on your phone has easier cell selection—just tap and drag—plus AutoSum for quick calculations.
Games
A revamped Games Hub. Now you can do more in the Games Hub—including track your achievements, dress up your avatar, and get messages from your Xbox LIVE friends.
Networking
Internet connection sharing. Turn your phone into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot by sharing your Internet connection with your laptop and other devices.
Hidden Wi-Fi networks. Now you can connect to hidden Wi-Fi networks (networks that don't broadcast their network name).
My Windows Phone
Manage your phone on the web. Find a lost phone, see your pictures and Xbox stats, reinstall apps, and more on the My Windows Phone page.
It might be helpful/interesting to compile apps that allow a "cloud" experience. With your responses, please list what category the app should go in, and a brief description.
What is a cloud app?
An application which enables you to perform some task from any location. This may be enabling functionality on devices that were not intended to have it (VOIP); or syncing info/files/etc across devices to allow you to access and manipulate them from anywhere (google music); or services that are platform agnostic, allowing access from anywhere (pandora).
File Sync
Dropbox - allows you to download/upload files to dropbox storage
Dropsync - live or scheduled sync app for dropbox. User selected folders will 2 way sync with a folder on dropbox and other devices. Use this to add cloud functionality to apps that don't have them (i.e. audible, save games, mind maps, etc)
Communication
Gmail - Seems standard at this point, but it is one of the original cloud apps. Allowing you to view, respond, and create emails from anywhere that sync with all your devices.
Google Voice - Call and text from pc, tablet or phone.
Groove IP - auxiliary app to call over wifi or data from tablets, phones, etc.
Skype - Chat, voice, video, and VOIP service on most devices
Google Talk - IM Service from google
Facebook Messenger - Facebook's native messenger that posts cross platform
Documents/Office
Google Docs - Edit, create, and collaborate on documents. Great on the PC, but yet to be user friendly on phones/tablets.
Cloud Print - Print documents from your phone/tablet
Financial
BofA - Make payments, transfers, or just check ballences (limited devices...)
Paypal - Make payments, transfers, or just check ballences
Mint - Establish financial plans, monitor charges, etc
Music
Google Music - Upload your library for access from anywhere.
Pandora - Streaming radio service. On pretty much every platform out there.
Gooveshark - Stream music from your computer
Spotify - Premium music streaming service
Video
Youtube - Stream videos from anywhere
Netflix - Stream Movies and TV shows from anywhere
Remote Desktop
Splashtop - Remotely control your PC from phone or tablet (requires HD version)
uTorrent Remote -Control your torrent downloads on your computer from your phone.
Location-based
My Tracks - Create routes and upload/download from google servers
Glympse - Share your location with friends, or your boss to proove you are stuck in traffic
Communication:
Facebook Messenger - Officiel messenger app for fb chat
Music:
Spotify - Music streaming service (requires premium account)
File/File sync:
Pogoplug
HiDrive
you might also want to set,what is US only.as these are US/UK only(that i 100% know of:
Google Voice
Google Music
Netflix
dont know about the rest.
I just noticed that "HTC weather sync provider" has just too many permissions, in my opinion. It might just seem that it has all possible permissions:
Your personal information (add or modify calendar events and send email to guests, read calendar events, read contact data, write contact data)
Services that cost you money (directly call phone numbers)
Your messages (edit SMS or MMS, read SMS or MMS)
Your location (coarse (network based) location, fine (GPS) location, mock location sources for testing)
Network communication (full Internet access)
Your accounts (act as an account authenticator, Google Calendar, Google mail, manage the accounts list, use the authentication credentials of an account)
Storage (modify/delete SD cards contents)
Hardware controls (record audio, take pictures)
System tools (change your UI settings, modify global system settings, mount and unmount filesystems, prevent phone from sleeping, retrieve running applications, set time zone, write subscribed feeds, write sync settings)
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Default (useTwitterProvider)
Your location (access extra location provider commands)
Network communication (view network state, view Wi-Fi state)
Your accounts (discover known accounts, view configured accounts)
Hardware control (control vibrator)
System tools (automatically start at boot, disable keylock, expand/collapse status bar, read subscribed feeds, read sync settings, read sync statistics)
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I copied this here by hand, reading from my Desire.
Do you think it's okay that a "weather sync provider" can act as a spy program, that can shoot photos, record audio, know where I am, access all of my account data, wipe my phone?
Do all Desires' weather sync provider have the same set of permissions, or could this be because of a recent FOTA update I installed?
I discovered this because I was investigating about continuous crashes of com.htc.bgp service after FOTA update: that service seems related to weather information sync.
Please, can anybody confirm that his Desire has the same set of permissions posted above granted to HTC weather sync provider?
According to http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/myanswers/ "Ask Google for your flights, reservations, package delivery info, and more
We can instantly fetch this stuff for you if it’s in your Gmail, Google Calendar, Google+, or Google Drive"
For example, I put AA100 and Hilton in my Google Calendar. I ask "what's my flight status" and "where is my hotel". For flights, I get a generic link to flightstats.com. For hotel, I get something about there being an upcoming hotel stay in gmail, but no actual info on the stay in my calendar or whatever it's seeing in gmail.
Is google not looking at my calendar? How do I make this work?
For a flight/hotel status, I think you need to receive a email confirmation in Gmail for your purchase of the flight/hotel. Thats how package status works anyway. If you just put the event in your calendar, the only thing you can do is ask Google Now "what are my plans for (insert date)"? Then it will tell you the details you entered.
That's how it seems to work, but why do they say "We can instantly fetch this stuff for you if it’s in your Gmail, Google Calendar, Google+, or Google Drive"?
The announcement I linked reads as if they are expanding the list of places they look for the information.