Subj : This nifty new feature gives Google Calendar a badly-needed upgra
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jul 03 2023 17:45:05

This nifty new feature gives Google Calendar a badly-needed upgrade

Date:
Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:26:30 +0000

Description:
Google Calendar is getting a new feature that will let you share events with 
large groups of people.

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The Google Calendar app for Android has plenty of features to offer and solid 
integration with other Google Workspace apps. And while planning events 
through Calendar is easy enough, its finally getting a much-needed upgrade. 

 Google Calendar is adding a share button to events, meaning that event 
organizers can invite a large number of people at once without having to add 
each contacts email address individually. It was first introduced back in 
March 2023, albeit in an incomplete state, but now we can see how it looks 
thanks to Twitter user AssembleDebug and reported on by Android Police . I 
have shared earlier about Google preparing to add event link sharing directly 
from Google Calendar app, it was not functional before. Now it works and here 
is a video showing it in action.#Google #Android pic.twitter.com/c4DDkP6cwY 
July 1, 2023 See more 

Once you create an event, there will be a Share button under the name and 
date and when you tap it you can choose from several apps to share the event 
with platforms like Telegram, WhatsApp, or Discord. Those invited can then 
choose from Yes, No, and Maybe, with the event link being forwarded to their 
email IDs. 

While we dont have an official release date for this new feature, it should 
be coming soon since, judging from the video, it already seems to be in a 
complete state. Google Calendar continues to innovate 

Google Calendar is easily one of the best calendar apps on the market. Just 
in 2023 alone, its gotten plenty of great features that truly enhanced the 
user experience. 

For instance, Google Workspace finally let users without paid accounts create 
paid booking pages, as well as take appointments or meetings and share their 
availability through Gmail. Calendar also added a UI update for new location 
suggestions through Google Maps, which gives you a series of suggestions 
based on your recent locations to make it faster to schedule an appointment. 

And, in a surprise move, Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook improved their 
interoperability . This means that Outlook users who also have a Google 
Calendar with the same email address are now able to receive Google Calendar 
invitations and RSVPs directly in Outlook without having to be in the Google 
ecosystem. Its a Google-wide feature too, so both businesses and individuals 
can take advantage of it. 

I look forward to seeing what kind of quality-of-life updates the Google 
Calendar app will add in the future  Im sure the tech giant will think of 
more. Especially since its been dreaming up tons of interesting AI features 
and tools for Google Workspaces.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/email-messaging/this-nifty-new-feature-giv
es-google-calendar-a-badly-needed-upgrade


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