Create calendar events and ask about your schedule

You can ask your Google Assistant to add events to your calendar and tell you about your schedule. You can add or ask about events on most Assistant-enabled devices.

Important: The languages you can use depends on the device. Learn which languages work on your device.

Calendars that you can use

Your Google Calendar.
Calendars that you share with others or that others share with you, such as Google Calendars. Learn how to share a calendar.
Calendars imported through links or iCal.

These calendars won't work:

Birthdays, holidays and other automatic events.

Set up personalisation

One Google Home user

To add or hear your calendar information, turn on personal results.

Important: Make sure that your devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Open the Google Home app .
At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial.
- Sign in to the same Google Account that’s linked to your device. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
Go back to the home screen .
Touch and hold your device.
At the top right, tap Device settings Recognition and sharing Recognition and personalisation.
Turn on Allow personal results.

Multiple Google Home users

If multiple people use the same Google Home and want to hear their personal calendar info, they must all set up Voice Match. This process includes the person who set up Google Home.

Important: If you've already linked your Google Account and voice, skip these steps.

Open the Google Home app .
At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
- Make sure that you’re signed in to the same Google Account that’s linked to your Google Home or Nest device. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
Tap Assistant settings Voice Match Add a device.
- Make sure that any devices that you want to link to your voice are ticked.
Tap Continue I agree.
Follow the in-app steps.
- To hear personal information, you must turn on personal results: Tap I agree and proceed with Voice Match setup.
- To invite others to set up Voice Match for customised results: Tap Invite, choose your communication method and send the invite. To skip this step, tap No thanks.

Google Assistant

Open the Google Assistant app .
At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial.
- Make sure that you’re signed in to the same Google Account that’s linked to your Google Home or Nest device. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
Tap Voice Match Add devices.
- Make sure that any devices that you want to link to your voice are ticked.
Tap Continue I agree.
Follow the in-app steps.
- To hear personal information, you must turn on personal results: Tap I agree and proceed with Voice Match setup.
- To invite others to set up Voice Match for customised results: Tap Invite, choose your communication method and send the invite. To skip this step, tap No thanks.

Add an event or ask about your schedule

Make sure that your Google Calendar is synced.

Add a calendar event:
- “Add a meeting to my calendar.”
- “Schedule an event for me on Saturday at 8.00 p.m.”
- “Add an event called Birthday Dinner.”
Find out what’s on your calendar:
- “When’s my first meeting today?”
- “Where’s my next event?”
- "What’s my agenda for 1 August?"

Cancel an event

On your phone or tablet, you can ask your Google Assistant to cancel an event, like a meeting.

Important: This feature is only available in the US and English.

To cancel an event, say:

"Cancel my next meeting."
"Cancel my meeting with Andrew today."
"Cancel my 4.00 p.m. meeting."

Add a shared calendar

Your Google Assistant uses your main Google Calendar by default. To have your Assistant tell you about events on a shared calendar:

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app .
At the top right, tap your Google Account profile picture or initial.
Under "Services", tap Calendar.
To hear events for a shared calendar, tap the box next to it.
Your Assistant will now tell you about events on the shared calendar as well as your main calendar.

In some languages: You can have your Assistant add events to a shared calendar instead of your main calendar. Under “Default calendar to create events”, tap the one that you want.

Find events with your Google Assistant

You can find events with your Google Assistant on your smart display in English in the US. Choose an event to learn more about and add it to your calendar or find tickets.

Say "Hey Google".
Say a command. For example, you can say:
- "Hey Google, show me events near me".
- "Hey Google, what concerts are happening in Los Angeles?"
On your smart display, tap the screen to bring up cards, like Events.
Swipe to find suggested events.

Add or send a calendar event

Say "Hey Google".
Say a command.
On your smart display, tap the screen to bring up cards, like Events.
Swipe to find suggested events.
Tap on an event and then:
- Add to your calendar: Tap Add to calendar or say "Hey Google, add to calendar".
- Send to your phone: Tap Send to phone. On your phone, you’ll find a notification with a link to the event.

Tip: You must be logged in to the same Google Account to send events to your phone.

Browse recommendations for you

You can find recommendations based on activity across other Google products if you allow personal results on your shared devices. You can also find events that are popular near you.

At any time, you may access and control activity in your account and turn personal results on or off. If personal results are off, you can only find popular events near you.

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