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Why Some Calendars May Not Sync

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Written by Su Ogedegbe
Updated over 2 weeks ago

When you connect your calendar, we try to sync all calendars your provider makes available. However, some calendars can’t be synced due to permission or provider restrictions. This is expected behavior and is controlled by your calendar provider—not by our application.

Below are the most common reasons a calendar may not sync and what you can do about it.


Common Reasons Calendars Don’t Sync

1. Read-Only Calendars

Some calendars only allow viewing and don’t permit apps to add or update events.

Examples

  • Shared calendars without edit access

  • Calendars you can see but can’t modify

What you can do

  • Ask the calendar owner to grant full edit access, or

  • Use a different calendar that allows changes


2. System or Built-In Calendars

Many calendar providers include automatic calendars that don’t support syncing.

Examples

  • Holidays

  • Birthdays

  • Company-wide announcement calendars

What you can do

  • These calendars usually can’t be synced and can be safely ignored

  • Create or select a personal or shared calendar instead


3. Shared or Delegated Calendars with Limited Permissions

If a calendar is shared with you, it must allow full access for syncing.

Examples

  • Assistant or team calendars

  • Delegated executive calendars

  • Department calendars with restricted permissions

What you can do

  • Confirm the calendar is shared with edit permissions

  • Ask the calendar owner or administrator to update access


4. Work or School Account Restrictions

Organizations often limit which calendars can connect to third-party apps.

Examples

  • Admin-restricted Microsoft or Google work accounts

  • Security policies preventing external app access

What you can do

  • Contact your IT administrator

  • Ask whether third-party calendar syncing is allowed for your account


5. Changing a user's email address within Office 365

When a user is first authorized through either Individual Connect or Enterprise Connect, the system uses the User Principal Name(UPN) as the email address source for the calendar profile for the connecting user.

If the user’s email address later needs to be updated for example, then the user’s email address in the calendar profile will not reflect this change and will still display the old email address set as the User Principal Name.

Examples

  • Name change

    • Old email / UPN: jane.smith@company.com

    • New email: jane.doe@company.com

    • If the UPN remains jane.smith@company.com, the calendar profile will still show the old email.

  • Company domain change

    • Old email / UPN: alex@oldcompany.com

    • New email: alex@newcompany.com

    • If only the mailbox is updated and the UPN is not, the system will continue using alex@oldcompany.com.

What you can do

  • Update the User Principal Name (UPN)
    Ensure the user’s UPN is updated to match the new email address in your identity provider (e.g. Azure AD / Entra ID).

  • Reauthorize the user’s calendar
    After updating the UPN, the user will need to reconnect their calendar for the changes to take effect.

  • Verify the update
    Once reauthorized, confirm that the correct email address is now showing.


What You’ll See in the App

  • Calendars that can sync will connect automatically.

  • Calendars that can’t sync will be skipped.

  • You may see a message explaining why certain calendars weren’t connected.

This helps ensure your connected calendars stay reliable and up to date.


Still Missing a Calendar?

If you believe a calendar should sync but doesn’t appear:

  1. Check the calendar’s permission settings

  2. Confirm you have edit access

  3. Contact your calendar administrator if it’s a work or school account

  4. Reach out to our support team if the issue persists

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