Follow the instructions on how to setup Thunderbird for IMAP Gmail:.Prerequisites: Mozilla Thunderbird 2, Google account with Gmail and Google Calendar, and a WebOS device (with that Google account integrated).
Thankfully, Jhoff80 on the forums has found a free solution involving Mozilla's much-loved Thunderbird email client.
While CompanionLink does have their syncing software and Mark/Space will soon have theirs, they're not free and I'm cheap. To many, the old PalmOS hotsync was vital system, allowing both backup of PIM data and the ability to locally view and edit that data, getting updated on the device next hotsync. One must go to the email app instead.For a long time now, it's been known that when you switch to the Pre, you won't have any sort of local syncing options.
However, on my Android phone the Google calendar app does not do that. If there is a way to get the Google reminders, I would be interested. I guess I will just have to create an event at an odd time to get it to show up. I wanted the ability to remind myself to do something on a given day when there is no specific time or event related. Perhaps that is why it does not recognize the Google reminder calendar. It appears that Lightning uses the term "reminder" to refer to sounds that are provided to notify of an upcoming event when set. However, when I go to create a new calendar in Lightning, that does not appear as a option. The reminder also appears in my Android phone calendar app. My Google calendar on the website also has one for "reminders." It is listed in the lefthand column with the regular Google calendar, birthdays, tasks, and holidays. Fortunately, I had very few events in my local calendar to worry about. I had already concluded that one must create events in Lightning in the Google calendar for them to sync in both places. – Then go to Thunderbird/Lightning, select "New Calendar" –> Google, then subscribe to the new calendars you have created. – First create new calendars on the web at It is possible to have more than one Google Calendar. That way, you will still be able to see past appointments but you will be forced to create new events in "My Google Calendar". To avoid future errors, either delete the local calendar or click on its property and make it "read only". Then import that file in "My Google Calendar" (or create a new Google calendar for them if you prefer to keep them separate). – With many (future) events in the local calendar:Įxport the local calendar in an.
They will now be part of your online calendar and will be synched. Simply select each event double-click to open it and change the calendar to "My Google Calendar". – With few (future) events in the local calendar: Obviously future events are more important than past ones.
How to do that safely? It depends whether you have a lot of events or just a few of them. The default calendar you had in Lightning is purely local and, quite frankly, you might as well delete it to avoid any future error. You have to make sure that all events are created in your "My Google Calendar". but I have no idea how to configure that function (and I don't need it). On the web, it also displays alarms you have set up with Google Notes Keep, but you can't get these alarms on Lightning nor in your Android calendar.Īs for "Family", it should display family events. "Contacts" basically displays anniversaries of people in your Google Contacts list. You already guessed the use of "My Google calendar" and "Holidays".
You will also have "Family", with a crossed eye (which means it is not visible on Google Calendar but also not listed in the Provider and Android phone. In the left panel, at about 1/2 point, you will see a list of all your calendars, both those you created and the default ones.īy default, you will have Calendar (I'll call it "My Google Calendar" to be clear) and Holidays which are ticked, and "Contacts" which is not ticked, therefore not visible on Google calendar. – Click on the cog wheel at the top and select "Parameters" When you subscribe to a Google calendar with Lightning, the provider will display all the calendars that are attached to your Gmail account and available, whether they are visible or not. Calendars available with Provider for Google Calendar