You'll see the default family calendar under 'My calendars' on the main calendar page.Įveryone you've added has access and can edit, delete, and create events. Now that you've got your Google family set up, you automatically have access to a shared calendar called 'family' (creative, we know, but you can change it later in the calendar settings). Find the 'Manage family group' setting or, using a voice search, say, 'Manage family group.' All these apps are available in both the Apple App Store and Google Play app store. Use the Google One (Opens in a new tab) or Google Assistant (Opens in a new tab) app to set up the family account. If you're the manager, you have a few different options for setting everything up:Īdd people on the family Google webpage (Opens in a new tab).ĭownload Google's family link app (Opens in a new tab). It's easiest to do this on a web browser, but there are also apps, like Google One and others listed below, that help you build your 'family.' You will need everyone's Gmail addresses to find them and connect those emails to the group account. You can make a family account with a minimum of two people. A family maxes out at six people total, with one person appointed as the family manager. This sounds like something out of the Sims, but it's really just gathering together friends, bandmates, book club members, or family members and creating a digital shared account.

An easy way to do this is through a family account.įirst you've got to create a family on Google (Opens in a new tab). Once you have your own Google account (Opens in a new tab) (sign up directly through the Google homepage or through Gmail (Opens in a new tab) click 'create account'), you can do more with your calendar, like share it or link it to other accounts. Here's how to get the most out Google Calendar for groups, whether that means your blood relatives or housemates.

Install google calendar on mac