Just found this yesterday, life is so much better now for me that I can use CalDav for secondary calendars.
http://www.atnan.com/2009/6/19/configuring-multip…

How is the sync between the contacts working? Is this a two way snyc or is the iphone i.g. "overrulling" the gmail account?

Keen to see if anyone has got the secondary sync thing working. Anyone?

Hey Ian, thanks for the comment, and tip about Sync In A Blink. I'm going to take a look at this app, since I also use Google Contact groups and don't want to loose them. Also, not sure if adding a second CalDav account will work, but I'm going to give it a shot, and if it does, I'll post an update!

Any luck yet?

Glad it worked for you, thanks for the comment!

I'm glad it worked for you! I'm also looking for a way to sync my iPhone contacts with my Google contacts, over the air without using the Exchange account. I'm going to look at Sync In A Blink as recommended by ichilton in a previous comment. If it works, I may write a review for a later post.

I'm glad it worked for you! I'm also looking for a way to sync my iPhone contacts with my Google contacts, over the air without using the Exchange account. I'm going to look at Sync In A Blink as recommended by ichilton in a comment below. If it works, I may write a review for a later post.

I'll have to check that app out! Thanks!

Try deleting the CalDAV account and setting it back up. Mine syncs pretty quickly when I add an appointment on my iPhone. Within about 5 minutes it's on my Google Calendar if I view it on the web.

This is a good tip, I haven't yet tried this. I will soon, and post an update if I can get it to work! Would be awesome if it does!

The 'Sync In A Blink' app in the App Store.

Hi,

I've not tried this yet, but why not add a 2nd CalDev entry to get a 2nd calendar? (I assume you will be able to modify the caldev url for the 2nd calendar google calendar).

The 'Sync In A Blink' app from the App Store is great for sync'ing your iPhone contacts with Google Contacts – I have been using Google Sync for Calendar but Sync In A Blink for Contacts because it supports groups and I have all my contacts sorted into loads of different groups.

Thanks,

Ian

"and from my understanding CalDAV is not a push service".

Thats right, but the Darwin CalendarServer already supports XMPP PubSub for CalDAV collections. This adds the push facility to CalDAV environments. Hopefully Google is going to support that (after all they already have XMPP infrastructure 😉

BTW: can't you connect secondary Google calendars using the calendar-id? (can be found in the web interface), Eg using such a URL:
https://www.google.com:443/calendar/dav/CALID@gma…

blane64, sorry you haven't been able to get this to work yet. I would suggest checking under Advanced settings to verify that the URL looks exactly like this,

“http://isource.com/?p=8758#comment-9252 In reply to blane64.

blane64, sorry you haven't been able to get this to work yet. I would suggest checking under Advanced settings to verify that the URL looks exactly like this, “https://www.google.com:443/calendar/dav/username@… and that "Use SSL" is enabled. Let us know if you get it to work!

]]> https://isource.com/2009/06/23/google-calendar-speaks-caldav-to-the-iphone/#comment-9249 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:46:56 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=8758#comment-9249 In reply to theatom1.

theatom1, I know your hesitation. I too have been using MobileMe to keep everything in sync and love the fact that "it just works!"

So far, since I've enabled Google Calendar sync over CalDAV on my iPhone, I've been able to enjoy the same type of sync between my Mac, my iPhone, and Google's web interface. My iPhone is able to add, delete, and edit items off my Google calendar in real-time, over the air, and I use iCal on my Mac to do the same, since iCal can also use CalDAV calendars. This has replaced my MobileMe calendar. I've had to make one concession though: since the iPhone's CalDAV only supports your primary Google calendar at this time, I had to consolidate my four MobileMe calendars into a single Google calendar.

It's unfortunate that I cannot keep various types of appointments on different calendars, but for me the pros of having my Google calendar available OTA out-weighs the benefits of multiple calendars. Others may disagree on this point, and for them, the iPhone's CalDAV may not be a viable option yet.

Keep in mind though, that this article only describes the ability to sync your CALENDAR data to Google. This will not do anything for your contacts and other information that MobileMe syncs, such as Bookmarks between Safari and MobileSafari. I have yet to find an adequate solution to keeping my iPhone's contacts in sync with my Google contacts over-the-air without requiring me to connect my iPhone to my computer.

Good luck, and thanks for the question!

]]> https://isource.com/2009/06/23/google-calendar-speaks-caldav-to-the-iphone/#comment-9248 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:39:09 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=8758#comment-9248 In reply to Josh.

Glad you got it to work! Thanks for the comment.

]]> https://isource.com/2009/06/23/google-calendar-speaks-caldav-to-the-iphone/#comment-9246 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:27:20 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=8758#comment-9246 No joy here. I, too, have a corporate acct that occupies my sole Exchange slot, so I was excited. I cannot get anything to verify. I will delete and try again.

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