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title: Google Calendar integration
slug: bar/apps-and-integrations/google-calendar
description: Learn how to get reminders on your BUSY Bar and show your status with Google Calendar integration
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Google Calendar integration allows you to get reminders about upcoming events on your BUSY Bar and show your status during meetings. It helps you never miss important events and lets others know you’re busy.
On this page, you’ll learn about Google Calendar integration, how to connect and disconnect calendars:
- [How the calendar syncing works%section%](docId\:BLGy7-zUp3bo9IXaMhGea)
- [Connect to your Google Calendar%section%](docId\:BLGy7-zUp3bo9IXaMhGea)
- [Customize reminders and statuses%section%](docId\:BLGy7-zUp3bo9IXaMhGea)
- [Disconnect from your Google Calendar%section%](docId\:BLGy7-zUp3bo9IXaMhGea)
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# How the calendar syncing works
Once synced with your Google Calendar, the BUSY Bar automatically displays real-time updates for your events:
:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/jjjcc5pvaUQCnIA3GEtoj_reminder.png" alt caption width="72" height="96"}** Before the event:** BUSY Bar shows a reminder with the event title and a countdown to the event start.
:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/hGQW_sFMrWzCPfllkj4HX_event.png" alt caption width="72" height="96"}** During the event:** The display switches to an active status, showing the event title and the time remaining. You can change the status to a custom message.
You can customize the reminder and the message shown during the event, or disable them completely. You can also sync multiple calendars from different Google accounts and set notifications for each one separately.
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:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/JzzAMWPfMWluW80KVupgz-20260311-152018.png" alt caption width="76" height="88"}** ****How events work on BUSY Bar**
- **Always on top\:** Events overlay any status and are shown even in sleep mode
- **Event overlap\:** Newest events and most recently added calendars take priority
- **All-Day events\:** Events lasting 24+ hours are not shown
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# Connect your Google Calendar
Before connecting, make sure:
- :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/SFkJbuMrpDI2lbNtHKnpq-20260310-132733.png" alt caption width="88" height="88"}[BUSY Bar is linked to your BUSY account%page%](docId\:CtPB9O5UzErW5xMxE3Yuw)
To connect your Google Calendar:
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Open [cloud.busy.app](https://cloud.busy.app/) in your browser.
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1. Open :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/QHcyDZeejE_E7ndcwFKpR_busy-app-icon.png" alt caption width="88" height="88"} **BUSY App **on your computer.
2. In the BUSY Bar tab, click **Google Calendar**.
3. Click **Connect**.
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Log in to your BUSY account with your email address, or continue with Google, Apple, or Microsoft.
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Go to :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/Y2NYFG9F_J5mMKTaW4s7J_integrations-icon.png" alt caption width="72" height="96"}** Integrations → Google Calendar → Connect.**
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Choose a **Google account** you want to connect to.
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Allow BUSY account to view your Google Calendar events to display them on the BUSY Bar screen.
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Select calendars to synchronize with.
Once you connect your Google account, all calendars are added automatically. To hide reminders from specific calendars, you can turn them on or off in the integration settings for Google Calendar.
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*(Optional) *Connect calendars from other Google accounts by clicking **Add account**.
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# Customize reminders and statuses
You can adjust how reminders appear before an event and what status is shown during the event.
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Go to :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/Y2NYFG9F_J5mMKTaW4s7J_integrations-icon.png" alt caption width="72" height="96"} **Integrations → Google Calendar → Manage**.
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Click the :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/GcXQTz7qtJ9RWys_bFN3N_calendar-settings-icon.png" alt caption width="72" height="96"}** Settings** icon next to the calendar you want to customize.
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Customize reminders and meeting status.
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:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/jjjcc5pvaUQCnIA3GEtoj_reminder.png" alt caption width="72" height="96"}** Event reminders**
Configure how BUSY Bar notifies you before an event:
- Enable or disable reminders
- Set how long before the event the reminder should appear
- Enable or disable sound notifications
- Show the upcoming event name in the reminder
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****:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/hGQW_sFMrWzCPfllkj4HX_event.png" alt caption width="72" height="96"}** Status during events**
Control how your status appears while a meeting is active:
- Enable or disable automatic status for events
- Display the event name or choose a status from the list
- Enable or disable sound notifications
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# Disconnect your Google Calendar
You can disconnect individual calendars or remove all calendar connections at once.
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Open [cloud.busy.app](https://cloud.busy.app/) in your browser.
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1. Open :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/QHcyDZeejE_E7ndcwFKpR_busy-app-icon.png" alt caption width="88" height="88"} **BUSY App** on your computer.
2. In the BUSY Bar tab, click **Google Calendar**.
3. Click **Connect**.
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Log in to your BUSY account with your email address, or continue with Google, Apple, or Microsoft.
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Go to :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3StCFqarJkJQZV-7N79yY/Y2NYFG9F_J5mMKTaW4s7J_integrations-icon.png" alt caption width="72" height="96"} **Integrations → Google Calendar → Manage**.
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Click **Remove** to disconnect an individual Google Calendar.
If you have multiple calendars, you can remove them one at a time by clicking **Remove** next to each calendar, or disconnect all at once by clicking **Remove integration**.
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