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please fix this soon

Please somebody read this and fix soon.  The inability of the default calendar on
one's phone to sync with their google calendar makes the possibility of time
productivity IMPOSSIBLE!  How much sense does it make to write something in an agenda
TWICE?

This feature of not being able to sync my calendar with my online one has made
scheduling problems for me. Not only that I got the android phone because it is a
google phone basically. I thought getting this phone would allow me to connect to my
gmail and all the other services that google has unique to other phones. So street
view gps and so on. Its kind of upsetting to know that the Iphone and Blackberry
which don't run on googles android system get bettter treament than the phones they "
call their own".

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Hey, guys, how about we knock it off with the comments about how upset we are?  These
comments are meant to be helpful to a developer.  If you have relevant details, by
all means, post them.  If you're just upset because "I want it NOW!", then keep it to
yourself.  I get enough emails as is, and I don't need to hear your whining.

To the devs: thanks for the wonderful product.  Sorry I don't have any
development-relevant feedback.  Keep up the great work!

Sorry. I just felt Like I had to have my say. I never knew the volume of the comments specially since there was
only 2 before me.  I dont know how to help the developer but maybe expressed feelings in volumes will get
attention on such a basic issue. It just looks bad if Iphone users and blackberry users get this over us.

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hi,  i too have been struggling to get a smooth sync on my htc hero in the uk.
my calendar events were being duplicated and i could not upload any calendar events
from my phone, either from the htc calendar or from gmail on the webbrowser on the
phone.
i seem to have it now, but here are some things i tried.  i'm not sure what worked!
firstly, i rang orange (my phone is not locked to orange, but my monthly contract is
with them) and asked them to lift my adult content screening on my account.  (this
idea came from some forum post somewhere saying that it might help.  i didn't see any
improvement, though.  
i rang orange tech support. they were aware of the issue and said i had to hard reset
the device, then create a NEW gmail account on start up, then having done that, i
could link my usual google account to my phone and it would pick it up from there.  i
did all of that .. still the same problem.
finally, i did another hard reset, went into the htc calendar settings and unticked
'connnect to outlook'  and also 'calendar', just leaving it linked ot my google
calendars.
it worked!!!  
however, i weakened when, after a few uses, it prompted me to install google gears i
guess.  just got a message saying that i could speed up the program if i added what i
assume to be gears..  as soon as i did this, then the old problem returned.   i have
gone back into programme management and have forced closure of google apps.  seems to
be working fine now, on either the internet on my phone or on the htc calendar.  
wooo hooo!

1. Needs the ability to set the default calendar.
2. Needs the abitly to disable My Calendar just like you can the other calendars.

Please fix soon.  I think this is rather important if android is trying to make
inroads in the business community.

I have transitioned to Sense UI (what they have on the HTC Hero) on my Magic/G2, and
that allows you to select which calendar you want to use by default. It's a huge
improvement over the stock Android 1.5 that came on my phone. Does anybody know if
Android 1.6 or 2.0 has this functionality?

I'd like an option to disable the calendar altogether such that it doesnt use memory
at all..My Droid has a lot of memory allocated to the google calendaer and
the "corporate Calendar" app.  I'd like to get rid of both so i can have the memory
for other things...

I just bought the HTC Eris from Verizon (running Android 1.6). The default calendar
on this phone DOES appear to be the Google calendar (the one with my name), but even
if it weren't the event creation screen allows me to select the calendar I want it
created on. However, this problem still is there when creating events on my Google
calendar. Events entered on the phone do not appear in my Google calendar on the web.
So I think there may be more to it than just this.

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It started working a few days ago. Google must have fixed it or changed something.
Both my Eris and Lightning (Thunderbird plug-in) both sync from either source.

The calender works now!!!! make sure you update your phone then follow these
instructions

http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=114500

It fully works now. If you have a rogers phone, yes it works for you too.

it's working!

Please lads, stay ON TOPIC! This issue was specifically opened for a "Possibility to
change default calendar".

For irrelevant issues please open another case!

I will give it a try, of course...
But to be consistent: how do I save the data from the NOT-synced calendar??

To stay ON TOPIC:
Is it a workaround about resetting/changing a default calendar?
Which calendars should I expect to find after this operation?
What happen if I delete in the mean time the calendars on google.com?
Do you have any detail or experience?

{HTC-Magic}

Yes this is quite frustrating as I enter events in my calender by error and dont get
sync on PC

I have the same problem.  Twice I've had to copy all of my appointments (through my PC) onto the
google calander and then clear the data and resync the phone.  Only now did I realize that I have to
change the calander from My Calander to my Named Calander for each new entry.  How has this not
been fixed yet?
Why would I want anything other than my Google calander to be the default?
Please fix!

From the number of comments I've read about problems with sync and google android calendar, it would seem that this is the cause. People think it's not syncing because the android app is set to use the internal non-syncing calendar rather than the google one.

It is a 'must have' to be able to change your default calendar.
Our corporate users use their smartphone to mainly sync with our exchagne environment.
When they create a calendar entry...it should be therefore an Exchange Calendar entry. Having the user to explicitly pick each time the exchange calendar when they create a new appointment is asking for problems !

'must have'

I agree my previous speaker. It is frustrating that Android promote as a business mobile device and that it is not possible to change the default calendar to Exchange or to Gmail Calendar?
I hope google and here the developers take care as soon as possible about this bug.

Amazing that the problem has not been resolved since it as initiated in September of 2009 almost 11 months.  This change should be a simple for developers and I would have thought there would have been some changes in firmware since then.  I am currently running 2.1-update1 and am having the identical issue of 'my calendar'being set as the default.

I know that there is going to be a new firmware 2.2 release sometime this summer.  Please either remove the 'my calendar' by defult, or at least give us the option to delete it or any other unwanted calendars that sync through google/calendars or other.  

This seems to be a no brainer.  I hope this catches someones eye at google soon. this kind of an oversight and lengthy delay in resolution could really imply some negatives about google.  Simple fix = happy customers.

I'm disappointed that I have to point out AGAIN that these comments are not for tirades about how upset you are that this bug exists.  These are for comments relevant to the developers about what the bug is, and how to reproduce it.

Given that Android is open-source, why don't you make yourselves useful?  Here's the relevant source code: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Calendar.git;a=summary

Have you fixed it yet?  No?  Then stop spamming my inbox.  The bug report has been filed and your whining isn't helping.

relevant information regarding bug:
* Bug found in google calendars firmware version 1.5 cupcake.
* Bug still found in google calendars firmware version 2.1 !

I now have this issue on a stock Samsung Galaxy S.
Events I added were originally going straight to my gmail calendar  After adding a calender for CallTrack and linking to one for TripIt, now all events I create on the phone are defaulting to the phones built in "My Calendar".

Hi, try using Jorte app, free from Android Market, you can set the default calendar there.

And how can I set Jorte as the default calendar app? :)

I don't know how to set Jorte as the default calendar app. I just use Jorte instead of the provided calendar app is because in Jorte, you can specify to use your google calendar as the default calendar instead of "My Calendar".

I have the Galaxy S and have had to train myself to select the exchange calendar like the other posts.

I wanted to add another request. My Calendar is yellow but the exchange calendar is purple. With black writing it is very hard to read. Can it be made so I can change the color.

Thank you to the developers for putting in their time!!!!!!!

@ coolman5001

I am not sure about a simple bug report to developers. is it?

It looks like a design problem. More over, right now, we have few versions of
android running. Some are working, some not, some are politically involved.

Why not to stop this thread and address people to the correct one?
My new (old) LG phone is indeed confused between exchange and google calendars.

While I think that the original bug is solved in the new android releases,
for the lucky new customers, I think there is still a political problem
in synchronization with any calendar. Or I wouldn't understand why my evolution
cannot work with the new exchange servers. (some droids do).

The bug is solved in the newer androids. The problem not completely.

Who is the default? Me, google or MS?

I would choose "Me". But they do not know.

Bis
F

Sorry... The target:
Click: meeting: Click: at 10 with J On: tomorrow..

Not too fancy... or?

I Have a Galaxy s that I just bought and I too cannot set my default calendar to google instead of my calendar. this thread goes back to 2009. I hope they fix this issue soon. In the mean time i'll have to select google calendar instead of my calendar.

I'm having this same problem with a Samsung Galaxy S on T-Mobile. The frustrating thing is that I upgraded from a G1 and Android 1.6 where this was working perfectly. Please fix as it's really annoying to have to remember to change the calendar every time I create a calendar entry.


@coolman5001 - Please quit whining and use a filter to move these messages out of your inbox if it bothers you that much. The more of us that complain about the lack of this basic feature, the sooner they'll get around to doing something about it.

Whether or not this bug is patched has *nothing to do* with how many people
complain about it.  The only thing you can do to raise the importance of
this issue is to star it.  Having said that, the comments are going to
continue no matter what I do.  For those, like me, who have starred the
issue and just want to move on with their life, go here:
https://code.google.com/hosting/settings - uncheck "If I starred the issue"
under "Issue change notification".

Cheers, all.  Like you, I hope this bug gets fixed.  But I don't care what
you have to say about it.  :)

Finally, a way to stop the emails

Comment #37 on issue 36909306 by coolman5001: Possibility to change default
calendar


http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3920
Whether or not this bug is patched has *nothing to do* with how many people
complain about it.  The only thing you can do to raise the importance of
this issue is to star it.  Having said that, the comments are going to
continue no matter what I do.  For those, like me, who have starred the
issue and just want to move on with their life, go here:
https://code.google.com/hosting/settings - uncheck "If I starred the issue"
under "Issue change notification".

Cheers, all.  Like you, I hope this bug gets fixed.  But I don't care what
you have to say about it.  :)

Can I just set Jorte to be my default calendar app? No offence, guys, but your Calendar is not great

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The calendar is great, but this the the only real issue for me, I don't wanna change to calender from PC Sync to my Google Agenda (online sync). so please fix it.

Thanks,
Melroy

Ps.
I can't even change my current appointment (via PC Sync) to a Google Calender (online sync) :S

you may not like this coolman5001, but it does feel good to complain about this !

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Yes please this is very annoying every event I enter I have to set it to my Google calender.  Will be on pins and needles waiting for this.  Thanks

Same situation as cmaslow (but Magic not G1) - very annoying to have to remember to switch calendars when creating new items on SGS.

really a hassle not being able to make my exchange calendar default, please address this asap...

For those using a Samsung Galaxy S, (possibly also other devices where the manufacturer has 'customised the calendar & calendar provider applications) the problem is caused by the Samsung touch calendar, if this is replaced by the standard Android calendar, the problem is solved, This is refered to by the original post in this issue where the poster inadvertantly states the solution, when they say that there was no issue with this with the standard calendar, only with HTC Sense.
The downside is that, in order to reinstate the standard Android calendar the device has to be routed.

If comment #47 is correct, all of us who have an AT&T Captivate (SGH-i897) should contact Samsung and let them know about our issue. Please contact Samsung @ http://www.samsung.com/us/info/contactus.html#. Be sure to let them know about our problems with the "My Calendar" issue.

I would like the ability to change the default calendar on the droid to use the exchange one.  My users that I support do not remember to change the calendar when they create a new event.

I just encountered this problem on my Epic, and would like to add my voice to those that point out that this needs to be fixed.  While it may seem frustrating to have this many posts pointing out the same problem, the developers should recognize that some problems (such as this one) are so severe, that they must be dealt with, or their inboxes will fill up until the problem are fixed.

Still the same...can't change default calendar on Sprint's Galaxy S (Epic)

I don't understand why this is happening.  I've had the Moto Droid, now the Droid X, and it never provided me with a default "My Calendar" that was un-syncable.  I just got my wife the Samsung Fascinate, and this is a SERIOUS ISSUE.  Why did I get her this phone?  So we could share calendars.  That's the SOLE REASON.  Now I find out she'll have to manually go into each thing she adds and make sure she's adding it to her Gmail calendar instead of the default.  WHAT A SERIOUS BUG.

Is there any hope of a fix??

Epic -this is a huge problem for me. I will try to figure our h how to switch to the default calendar and hope that it truly resolves the issue. This is going to be a big issue in making android more popular and user friendly. samsung should have fixed this and google should make carriers more awarehis.

Same issue happens on Android 2.1 for the Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000), i hope the next update solves this issue...

btw, it's almost the issue first anniversary, only 3 days left :[

Happy birthday issue!

T-Mobile Galaxy S user. The Google Calendar feature was the primary reason I splurged on a fancy smartphone rather than a car (in Phoenix!) as a grad student -- an organized, productive life is my priority right now. Yet it's faster and more convenient for me to carry a pen and large agenda book than to deal with this sync issue on my phone!

This is ridiculous! I love my phone other than this feature, but I would NOT recommend it right now. This is a deal-breaker. Fix the code, please, for the love of all the sane people searching for ways to keep themselves on top of their busy schedules!

For Galaxy S users: The issue will be fixed in the upcoming firmware release according to the I9000XXJPC (unofficial) change-log http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7929508&postcount=1 .

I found a very simple solution.  I returned the phone.  For all their other shortcomings, both BlackBerry and iOS have long gotten past basic functionality not working.

Android has a lot of potential, and I can't wait for it to make it, but it's just not ready for business prime-time use.

I find it amazing that this problem has existed for so long and yet the powers that be haven't paid any attention to it.  It is unacceptable.

Still a problem with set default calendar.

Comment #60 on issue 36909306 by c.hellbom: Possibility to change default
calendar

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3920
Still a problem with set default calendar.

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are you working on it or is it low on the priority list.  This is really
negatively impacting my productivity.  I'm thinking of switching back to
mytouch which didn't have the problem.

I have a Captivate - big problem for me - I amgoing back to BB.

The "Sync Calendar" option is not available in my secondary (Google Apps) account settings. Anyone know how to add a calendar from a Google Apps account for a phone initially set up using a regular Gmail account? Maybe I need to ask our administrator to change the sharing settings in Google Apps?

Does anyone even read this?

This is really amazing that it is not being addressed!

Same problem with Samsung Fascinate - I can't imagine that this functionality would be difficult to add...

Annoyed! I was messing around for ages trying to sync gCal on my phone as default before I read this thread....Please fix this!

This is ridiculous, this issue is more than a year old. I'm returning the phone while I can. Good luck guys.

Although i love the Galaxy, i had to return the phone because of this malfunction.
I need to rely on my calendar for my job, and can not take the risk of entering an appointment in the wrong calendar.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS IS NOT FIXED. WAS LOOKING TO BUY FOR MY EMPLOYEES BUT NOT UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. THIS WAS A 20 UNIT PURCHASE.....SIMPLE...YEAR OLD ISSUE NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I AM LOOKING FOR

THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS IS NOT FIXED. WAS LOOKING TO BUY FOR MY EMPLOYEES BUT NOT UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. THIS WAS A 20 UNIT PURCHASE.....SIMPLE...YEAR OLD ISSUE NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I AM LOOKING FOR

Guys, honestly. Go tell your barber and then stfu. Leaked ROMs from Samsung already contain the fix for this, so just wait a few more weeks for an official OTA upgrade and stop complaining. Could you do this for me?

2.2 Froyo hopefully solves this issue

Samsung Fascinate with same issue.  Can't tell from all these posts WHEN we will be able to change default calendar.  

Whilst I am well aware that the problem is in samsung's custom build of the calendar and that the stock android calendar is fixed (my n1 was fine anyway), I would like to point out that samsung's fix is useless if you use an exchange server. It still doesn't let you *choose* the default calendar, it merely defaults to google calendar if you have one. So it's still lame.
Honestly, between HTC Sense's broken exchange activesync mail on exchange 2003, Samsung's broken calendar and un-fixed exchange 2010-sp1 sync, it's really looking like stock android is the only way to go.
I miss my Nexus One! All it needed was a better dialer and to not have gotten stolen!

Sorry, I take it back. Samsung Froyo calendar remembers last calender used for input. Super! And now I have stock Email.apk too.

For anyone stumbling on this thread because they are having this problem with a Samsung Galaxy phone (like the Epic, the Fascinate, the Captivate or the Vibrant).

A little background:

The samsung phones currently do not use Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) which apparently fixes this problem.  There is a "leaked version" of the 2.2 ROM available to those of you who like to try out such things.  And, for the rest of us, Android 2.2 is "coming soon" supposedly within weeks and we all hope this will bring this thread to a close one year and one month after it started.

why don't Gmail and a Google based phone play nicely with each other? "my calendar" is pointless. I want my google calendar to be my default!!!!

@michael.boeckling and others: Well, I did just install 2.2 update for Galaxy using Kies but I just can't find any setting that would bring my secondary google calendar to the calendar list. So how about it. Where's the fix?

Well, reading the status of this issue might give you a clue why it isn't
there.
Status is "new"...

default

mike.rautiainen:

   The claim in the changelog is:

       33.calendar defaults to Google calendar if using Google account

With your Galaxy using 2.2... If you enter a new appointment, does it default to your Google account?


http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7929508&postcount=1 .

It sure does work now. Case closed I guess. :-)

@talarson:

Yes, by default I have both "My calendar" and my primary google calendar selected in "Calendars". After I have added a calendar event on my Galaxy S, if sync is ON, it sends the event by default to my primary Google calendar. There seems to be no way to have secondary Google calendar in my "Calendars", nor to use it as a default Calendar.

However! It IS possible to create a new event and manually change the Event Calendar to "My Calendar", which is on device. This way the event is not automatically sent to my primary Google Calendar. This setting seems to stay on the last set calendar for new events.

I haven't tested what happens to Outlook calendar events if they are transferred to the phone using Kies so I don't know if these events will still fly straight to my Google primary or not.

As far as I am concerned, I would like to have my secondary Google calendar available in my phone settings, so that I could use it to sync my work events and leave my primary calendar view-only.

Hope this helps!

My T-Mobile Galaxy S now syncs with Google Calendar as the default! Glorious! I am happy. Thanks for fixing it.

My Epic Galaxy S with Sprint does NOT sync phone's 'my calendar' with my google calendar, it is only maintained on the phone.  And I have been unable to change the default calendar.  So EVERY entry into the phone has to be switched to one of my calendars before it will be backed up.

Pretty dumb!

Just returned by Epic today. I give up!

Hey, Ive found something really usefull here, worked for me anyway. Doesnt make you to switch defalut calender, but make every else go away.

App: Troubleshooting syncShare Comment

On Android devices, the Calendar application is automatically synced with the Google Calendar server, and vice versa. If you experience problems with syncing, try clearing your device's calendar application data and doing a fresh sync with the server.

Just follow these steps:

1. Press your device's < Home > button, then press < Menu >.
2. Select Settings and then Applications.
3. Select Manage applications.
4. Select Calendar Storage and then select Clear data. Answer OK when prompted.
5. Restart your device (Press and hold the < End call > button, then select Power off. Press < End call > to power on).

Your device will re-sync with the server after restarting (this may take several minutes).

//Mauan

Checked on line and learned 2.2 froyo has been released but not in north
america yet at least through keis. Any one have any other suggestions?

Comment #88 on issue 36909306 by tommy.majuri: Possibility to change default
calendar


http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3920
Hey, Ive found something really usefull here, worked for me anyway. Doesnt
make you to switch defalut calender, but make every else go away.

App: Troubleshooting syncShare Comment

On Android devices, the Calendar application is automatically synced with
the Google Calendar server, and vice versa. If you experience problems with
syncing, try clearing your device's calendar application data and doing a
fresh sync with the server.

Just follow these steps:

1. Press your device's < Home > button, then press < Menu >.
2. Select Settings and then Applications.
3. Select Manage applications.
4. Select Calendar Storage and then select Clear data. Answer OK when
prompted.
5. Restart your device (Press and hold the < End call > button, then select
Power off. Press < End call > to power on).

Your device will re-sync with the server after restarting (this may take
several minutes).

//Mauan

Please guys, this is the official issue/enhancement request "Possibility to change default calendar" for Android.

- Not a generic Samsung/HTC/Motorola "how-to" forum.
- Not a "how-to get Google calendar as default" forum.

IMO a really important "feature", I would actually want to label it as a "Defect". The status of the issue is "New" - not accepted by the team. Please do star this issue!

OK.  Only this issue should not be just medium priority and it is NOT an enhancement, it is a required feature.  It is truly amazing that it is not being handled, and for the record, the approx September 29 update pushed out by Verizon which failed for many (it installed on my just fine) does NOT handle this issue for my Fascinate.

PLEASE create a way to change the default calendar to something other than the non-sync-able "My Calendar."

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Samsung Epic -- default "my calendar" on device still does not sync w/ google calendar.  I've messed up several appts this way when they weren't backed up and viewable online where I do most of my calendar work!

For a business phone vs a toy, this seems pretty basic.

DEVELOPERS, PLEASE.
1] LET USERS CUSTOMIZE WHICH IS THE DEFAULT CALENDAR.
2] ANY CALENDAR THAT DOESN'T BACK UP TO GOOGLE CALENDARS ONLINE IS FOR THE MOST PART USELESS, SO WHY HAVE IT???
3] THIS SHOULD NOT WORK ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO CREATE A NEW GOOGLE ACCT FROM THEIR PHONE, NOR FOR PEOPLE WHO ONLY HAVE A SINGLE GOOGLE CALENDAR.  Again, if its supposedly a PDA and business friendly, this basic function should be an easy fix, not a long standing complaint on forums.  

What do we need to do to get it resolved for all phones?

Please fix this problem.  Seems so simple but very irritating...

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For those of us with Samsung devices, we should be contacting Samsung.
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/form/formmail/common/common_usa_prod4.jsp?SITE_ID=1

Google,

As more and more people are using android for business purpose, I suggest that you listen a bit more to your users at this 'bug' (not an enhancement, it's a bug).

Funny thing is, I don't have this problem with the iPhone...
(I use the android for as a private phone, came with a subscription, I use Apple's iPhone for business)

Because of this bug (I tested both a Nokia, Apple and Android device) android phone's are now ruled out within our company.
See it as a action to no reaction kinda thing...

Don't be evil :)

As an FYI...I followed markbisch instructions on how/where to contact Samsung. Here is the response I got back from Samsung:
===================
Dear Creg,

Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, there is no configurable options that a calendar event will automatically synch into the google account. You would have to manually save it.

We thank you for your continued interest in Samsung products.
 
Sincerely,
Technical Support
Carissa Joy

Hi All - Pocket Informant by WebIS can do this.  Using PI, it will allow you to set the default calendar for event entries, and this will sync to Google.  It's currently beta, but seems to work pretty well except if you try to then sync your Mac with Google's calendars - there's a bug in iCal that shows the event, but it's in dashed lines because it things the calendar name is an invitee.  Anyway - check it out and try it out - it might just be usable for until the beta bugs are squashed.

http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pocketinformant_android

I'm in full agreement. This is the most annoying thing. Sometimes I forget to change it when I am in a pinch and then when I go to my computer in the evening, whatever I added isn't there. Thus, I forget important things.

Yeah, this issue is HIGHLY irritating. There is no issue of this even with my iPod Touch (4Gen iOS4). I hope Google addresses this soon!!

So where do we go to post suggestions that developers respond, update or maybe even FIX, the issues?

This is very important issue and may affect whether I keep my new phone.
The color part of it is secondary.  If I could change "My Calendar" to red, however, I could more easily spot appointments/events that need to be changed to Google calendar.

Ive got the same problem with my SGs, I love the phone but this is something so basic which makes it all the more annoying. I havnt had the 2.2 update, but was wandering if there was any change to the calender default?

PLZ FIX URGENTLY THIS IS BUGGING ME

This is yet again one of the features (in addition to syncing Exchange Tasks) that's just bad design. Please add this feature as soon as possible.

Still waiting on this AND 2.2!

what a bloody joke, just got this phone and am seeing it's still an unresolved problem!

Still broken, AT&T Captivate w/ Android 2.1.

This has been more than a year without a solution.  Who is the responsible person for this fix?  Is is being worked on or not?
 
What we need is to be able to set the Google calendar as the default calendar.
Or better yet, to be able to set a default for the calendar.  

This has been more than a year without a solution.  Who is the responsible person for this fix?  Is is being worked on or not?
 
What we need is to be able to set the Google calendar as the default calendar.
Or better yet, to be able to set a default for the calendar.  

This feature is a must. The typical business user will not remember to change the default to their exchange calendar and this could eliminate the use of Android phones entirely in our environment.

Blackberry can do it. Windows Mobile can do it. Should we change back? So far it's looking like that.

bump!!!

I have "My Calendar" disabled from showing, but it still defaults to creating events on it.  Having to switch to Google is pretty easy, but I am afraid I may forget one of these times.

Very annoying!

I would LOVE to be able to change the default setting on my Droid2 calendar to "Public" when I create a new appointment using the phone. I work in a team environment, with multiple colleagues having access to my Outlook calendar. When I add an appointment on the go, using the phone, all they see is "Private Appointment". I have to remember to manually set each appointment to "Public" when I enter it. Is there somewhere/somehow to change this so that the default is "Public"? I also am annoyed by not being able to start my phone calendar on Monday, like every other calendar I use. Any tips on how to do this on a Droid2 would be appreciated.
Thanks!!

This is critical to me for sync to be set to default and get rid of onboard calendar.  Thank you for your attention in this matter

This is ridiculously annoying. Same issue exists with the contacts. It's sad that google sync works perfectly on my blackberry and it's such a nightmare on my Fascinate.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!
I am truly shocked- Had I known this was an actual problem with the phone itself and not user error I would have returned this POS before my return period was up. What a piece of garbage.
I think this is a conspiracy. How the hell could google not know about this problem, and if they do know about it, not have dealt with it IMMEDIATELY???
Goes to show looks aren't everything... Shoulda known when the stock photo of the phone shows some highschool kid and the facebook application... Obviously the phone for people who don't have jobs, responsibilities, and therefore don't need a damn calendar.
I'm not bitter, noooo....

Holy Crap! There were more stars for an Arabic Language feature than for this????

The Jorte app seems to be a good solution if your goal is to have Google Calendar as the default.  As noted by the comments here, I expected android vendor's solution to be more robust than a free app.

I agree, this is so stupid!  Not being able to select your own default calendar option.  

So if you use pocket informant, a free app, gmail as default works. Set with settings, events, calendar visibility. Easy.
Is it right that if I had created a new gmail from my phone then it would also work?
Still would like issue resolved for contacts as well as the phones calendar.

It seems to me that Google does not care about their customers. We need the ability to set our corporate calendar as the default. Google insists theirs be default. Unless this is corrected and other calendar items, deletion problems, recurring events on a biweekly basis without loging into the web, I wil be going to another phone that allows customer changes. If more people changed to a phone that can handle the changes in the calendar we need, maybe Google will get it.

For a while now I've been stumped as to why I can't sync my galaxy s with my google calendar.  I'm completely flummoxed to learn that it has its own calendar and that I can't make my google calendar the default.

Worst calendaring app ever.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S. I MUST be able to change the default calendar in the native calendar application, when I input a new event. By default it puts events on the phone's calendar and thus there is NO SYNC with a google calendar or any subsequent calender that is synced with the google calendar. Yes, I can change the setting when inputting a new event... but this is an extra step which can easily be forgotten. This makes for missed appointments, angry bosses, and hence ANGRY CUSTOMERS who will GET RID OF THEIR GOOGLE PHONES!

Almost a year and a half without a solution! UNACCEPTABLE. Please fix now.

This is also an issue with the Samsung Fascinate. I didn't take the time to read the thread completely but after skimming it seems this phone was left off.  

I note the "type" category for this complaint is "enhancement".  As a developer myself, (not phone apps, sadly) this generally means very low priority, since it is not revenue-generating.

With the penalties involved in cancelling a phone contract, you're kinda stuck unless the software vendor decides to correct the issue.

This issue really bothers me too... It makes the process of adding an event more lenghty, and half of the time i just forget and have to change things by hand (galaxy 3)

So is this an Android problem for HTC\Samsung etc.  I want to be able to add a calendar entry and it go to my Exchange account by default.  Have the manufacturers removed this functionality or does it simply not exist.  If not - make it exist!

Please escalate this issue. It is extremely annoying, as is the inability to EDIT an event and correct one's mistake by moving an event to the correct calendar.

When one makes the mistake of putting an event on the default (google) calendar, the only way to rectify the mistake is to 'share' the event via e-mail with myself, and then accept my own invitation to the event in outlook.  Again, very annoying indeed.

Please Fix this.. problem

Having a default be a calendar that does not sync anywhere is just dumb. At the very least I would expect Google to push more Google services. I use the Google calendar service but with my android phone I constantly have to deselect "create event in my calendar" and have to select my Google calendar. Often, if I forget to do this my calendar event does not appear at all. Why, you may ask? Because with multiple calendars I have no use for one that is specifically tied only to my phone, so it does not appear on my displayed calendars. I am so frustrated with this seemingly simple fix. Obviously 134 other people have taken the time to note this and 491 people have starred this issue. Do you developers not use a calendar? If the developers did, this would have been fixed a long time ago. Please!

Samsung Fascinate as well.
What is amazing is that in the calendar settings you can chose to not show any of the events you enter into the default "My Calendar"
This setting is set once, and it, unlike the default calendar entry, sticks....

And yet, every time you enter a new event, it is entered into the same, now invisible, default "My Calendar"!!!!

This is not just a missing feature. With the fact that you are forced to enter every event into a an invisible calendar by default, a calendar that you can no longer see even on your phone, this is a grade A certified Bug (or "Undocumented Feature" to use MS parlance.)

I'd love to see this undocumented feature adjusted.
thanks.

I'm constantly entering my info into the default "my calander" which I don't want to use.  Why can't I make my google calendar as the default, this type of super simple fixes are found throughout the entire google phone apps and is extremely irritating.  I wish I didn't have to find a work around via another app such as jorte.  

google will NOT solve this bug.

So almost a year and half since this issue was logged in September 2009 and there is still no fix? For a basic functionality such as syncing Google Android's default "My Calendar" with Google Calendar?

Google, you've really let us down on this one.  

I was told I could easily get my Google calendar...so I bought this phone...THIS SUCKS... Droid X and Goggle do not play well with eachother...I'm leaving both.

Good news:

With the Android "Froyo" update (version 2.2) on a Samsung Epic... This problem is resolved.  

When you create a new calendar item, the default calendar is the Google calendar.

I don't want it to set Google as default... It needs to be Exchange.  Is there a way?  Does the new update do it?  If not problem not resolved.

If I could get Froyo, this irritating bug would go away? Okay great. I'll hold my breath for that Froyo update. I KNEW I should have bought an Evo. This phone has been riddled with a terrible user experience from day one. Sigh.

Me too waiting for the fix. Do not forgot to click on star.

How does one get the Froyo update??

Is this ever going to be resolved?

How about a new feature request.

Let Galaxy s users set a default calendar of there choosing and make it stay set to that Choice.

It's been two years, the developers have everything they need to know to fix it, now F&*CKEN FIX IT PLEASE..

Thank you.

I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to have the calendar entries default to gmail calendar.    Having to change the entry from my calendar to gmail calendar is foolish , and dangerous.  One of the reasons I went to a smart phone was for the calendar with it automatically backing it up. Really want to get rid of the paper calendar.  I have a Samsung Fascinate.  I think this should be a priority requirement.

Took me some time first to charge the galaxy tablet fully to do the update to the latest version, but STILL unsolved by SAMSUNG. I used a G1 developer phone from the beginning. Never sync issues! Friend of mine sent me Calengoo. After installing first question is: what calender do you want to use for new appointments? YES, worked within seconds. So now appointments from Galaxy appear in cloud calender. Easy! :)

Wow, I am truly disappointed. My Samsung Continuum has this same problem with not being able to default to the Google calendar, so I'm here in the "Help" section to try to find an answer. What I found was that people have been asking for this change since September of 2009 (at least in this forum). This should be a priority, Google.

Problem solved?  My HTC Incredible Android 2.2 defaults to the last calendar used to create an event, which seems to be the right approach.  I have 5 calendars (Exchange, 3 Google, PC sync), and I switched the default from Google to Exchange just by creating a new event there.  So, no problem here.  

Thanks, here on the Galaxy S2 too. If you once select the right agenda, then the next time it will remember it. Pitty that I had to read till the last post before the solution was found.

Galaxy S reverts to my calendar...at least for me. So, since I'm not holding my breath for a fix, I'll have to manually switch to google calendar.  I just hope I don't forget.  I can tell this is going to be trouble and will probably cost me $.  The day I miss an appointment is the day I make the switch to an iphone.

And I just realized it's because I'm still on 2.1  Regional carrier hasn't upgraded to 2.2  Super

Wow.  I've been suffering in silence with this issue just assuming it was something I'd misconfigured on my Samsung Fascinate.  Can't believe so many users have complained of this, for so long, and this is still outstanding.   What's the deal?

We need this too.  I just missed an important meeting because the event accidentally went onto My Calendar.  Please click the star at top left of page everyone.  This is embarrassing for Google.

Testing a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate here with v2.2. I can confirm that it uses the last used calendar when creating events, that means, it remembers the last setting.

I can successfully change the default calendar, but then cannot change the alert settings. If I change the alert settings to an audible alarm, as opposed to a silent notification bar icon, the calendar reverts.

Sorry, I should have mentioned, I have a Samsung Galaxy Prevail running a Boost Mobile Modified Calendar app (I believe it's only the color scheme that's changed) and Android 2.2

I finally have had to get my computer guru husband to sort this out - he had to really search out the solution for a few minutes and his career is in email/internet/pda comms! Heaven help mortals like me! Android must address this problem and fast - I cannot live my life by fiddling for hours with my Galaxy to put a simple appointment in ensuring it goes to the right calandar etc. I have nearly wrecked a good friendship and business opportunity by missing an appointment that djd not sync with my home computer calaedar! Sort it out Samsung/Google whatever!

I've just got a new Android phone (Galaxy Ace) having been using a different system previously. I'm surprised and disappointed that you can't simply set a default calendar. Thanks to those who've identified the fact that subsequent events default to the last used calendar - but even that has the risk that I'll forget when I've put something in a less-used and might end up put everything in that for the rest of the day! A global setting for default calendar for new events is definitely needed.

Google. fix this. This has to be what, 3 lines of code?  I missed several meetings because of this.  Come one.

THIS IS SO F&?%#?$ STUPID... 1998 palm pilots figured it out. My calandar! not, Android's calandar, plus mine on the side I might need it... Maybe it's better to add apointment in my phone and hide it from me on my desktop... One life in two calandars... Very helpfull... Reeal geniuses tought it out... Are you taking crak or what!!! Sory I am pissed I tought resetting my tablet would make it functional, now I will take 2-3 hours to put it back to almost practical... Lets put contacts on a text file and copy paste on the phone app!!!! Seriously guys,, why is emails synking ok but My calendar is not mine on my desktop...

Just set up my Samsung phone to sync the calendar with Lotus Notes. Now I'm struggling with the same issues as 163 people before me. Amazing that after more than 2 years something basic like user-friendly calendar management is still not possible. Please fix it. If you want advice: (1)When a particular calendar is made visible/invisible in the calendar settings, add/remove it from the drop-down list in "create a entry" (almost as good as adding/removing a calendar); (2) give the user the option to select a default calendar; (3) create a feature to move an entry from one calendar to another one (to allow the user to fix errors without having to re-type the whole thing).

Samsung phones, Android 2.3, using CalDAC-Sync,
1st an option to change the default calendar.  
2ndly an option to change the calendar that an appointment is on after you realise it is on the wrong calendar.  
This is frustrating our staff.  If the option is already there, then an easier way to do it would be nice.

Any estimate on when this will be fixed?
Any other useful calendar application with a default settings menu out there?
Help! Please!

OK, I'm calm again, and happier... The calendar app actually remembers which calendar account I last selected during the creation a new event, so maybe we don't need a default calendar setting in the menu, since it will always just use the sync account selected for the previously created new event (on the phone). Case closed?

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Please let us change the calenders in the tablet at existing event.

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