Sync calendar and Facebook events on Android device
In the following practical tip, we will explain how you can synchronize your Facebook appointments with the calendar on your Android device.
How to add Facebook appointments to the calendar
A direct way for the synchronization of Facebook appointments with the calendar on the Android smartphone is not easy. The best variant is still the event export via the web version. Especially with the Google calendar, appointments can be synchronized so well and are then immediately available on the Android device. Here's how it works:
- Log in to the Facebook page with your account and call up the event area via the left side menu.
- Click the settings gear at the top right of "Today" and select "Export".
- In the following pop-up window you can either export birthdays of your Facebook friends or upcoming event dates. To do this, right-click on the respective link.
- Select "Copy link address" from the context menu.
- Then open your Google calendar and select "Additional calendars"> "Add via URL" from the context menu.
- Paste the link from the clipboard into the released field and confirm the link import.
- After a short synchronization time, you will find all events from the Facebook calendar in the Google calendar.
- If you prefer to use another calendar tool on your smartphone, simply enable the Google calendar in the respective settings. So you finally have access to Facebook appointments in the Android calendar.
We will show you how to hide event proposals on Facebook in another practical tip.