Google and Apple may fight in public, but I suspect in the background that they are as great a partners as Brigham and MGH.  In any case, I’ve been getting a lot of questions on how to sync Google calendars onto iPads.  So rather than put out the fires as they come in, I figured I would be proactive.

Note:  If you have already set up your Gmail account as an Exchange Account, skip to step 2.

Step 1:  Set up your Google Account as an Exchange Account on your iOS device.

Go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, and Calendar.  Tap “Add Account…”

In the dialog that pops up, select “Exchange”.

Type in your Google Account information, using “m.google.com” as the domain.

Step 2:  Select Sync Options

At bare minimum, you need to select Calendar Sync.

Step 3:  Head over to m.google.com/sync on your iPad

Click iPad. Then select the calendars you would like to sync.  You can sync up to 25 calendars onto your iPad.

Step 4:  Open Calendar on the iPad.  

Give the internet a few minutes to make the magic happen, and MEOW, you will have calendars!