Google Home's calendar integration leaves a lot to be desired. Although Google has made it easy to create an event, you can only add it to your main Google calendar. If you want to use other Google calendars, that's not possible.
But what about adding events to your iPhone calendar? With this IFTTT applet, you can do exactly that.
First, make sure the IFTTT app is installed on your iOS device, and then activate the applet. You can specify the name of an iOS calendar. If you leave it blank, new events will default to your main iOS calendar.
To add an event to your iOS calendar, use the following voice command:
Now, the applet is somewhat limited. You have to be very careful with your wording. Otherwise, Google Home will confirm that it's adding the event to your calendar, and nothing will appear on your calendar.
It seems like it's only really useful for events within a week of its creation. You can use words like “today,” “tomorrow,” and the days of the week. If you say “Add haircut to my iOS calendar on Saturday at 6 pm,” the event will be added next Saturday.
The phrase "Next week" also seems to work, where using that voice command on a Thursday would add the event for the following Wednesday. Using exact dates, however, did not work for us.
As with most things related to Google Home, if you have an Android phone with Google Assistant in addition to your iPhone, you can also use these voice commands.
Do you have any tips or tricks to make Google Home work better with your calendar? Let us know in the comments.
