To help remind you about upcoming events, you can get notifications on your phone, computer, or by email. You can change your notification settings for one event or multiple events.
Change your notification settings
You can can choose to:
- Edit your default notifications for both one-time and all-day events.
- Be notified with device notifications, emails, or both.
Important: Changes you make to notifications only apply to you. Others invited to the event get notifications based on their own settings.
- Open the Google Calendar app .
- In the top left, tap Menu .
- At the bottom, tap Settings .
- Choose a calendar.
- Select Change, Remove, or Add a notification.
For single events
Changes you make on your mobile device sync with your computer notifications. For example, if you choose a "1 hour before" notification on your phone, you also get a pop-up notification on your computer 1 hour before your event.
- Open the Google Calendar app .
- Open the event.
- Tap Edit .
- In the notifications section, tap a notification to change or remove it, or tap Add another notification.
- In the top right, tap Save.
Turn off notifications
To turn off all notifications for Google Calendar, you can change your calendar’s default settings. Because notifications sync between your mobile device and your computer, you can change your settings from either the app or a computer.
- Open the Google Calendar app .
- In the top left, tap Menu .
- At the bottom, tap Settings .
- Select a calendar.
- Tap a notification and choose None. Repeat for each notification.
If you have multiple accounts or calendars, repeat these steps.
Turn off notifications for another calendar app
If you get duplicate notifications from a different calendar app on your device, follow these general directions to turn off notifications for the other calendar app. Directions for your device may be a bit different.
- Open the Settings app on your phone or tablet.
- Select the calendar app you don't want notifications for.
- Find the Notifications section and adjust your settings.
Troubleshooting
Two notifications for the same eventYou may get duplicate notifications if you have another calendar app installed on your device. Turn off notifications for the other app.
- Open your iPhone's Settings app.
- Choose Notifications.
- Select the calendar app you don't want notifications for.
- Turn off Allow Notifications.
- Make sure to turn on notifications for your calendar and follow the directions in this article.
- Make sure sync works properly. Fix sync problems with the Google Calendar app.
Tip: You won't get notifications for flights or reservations added by default from Gmail.