Alexa works with several calendar types, including Apple iCloud, Google Gmail, Microsoft 365, and Outlook.com. You can also sync a corporate Microsoft Exchange calendar with it if your company has an Alexa for Business account.
How to Sync Your iCloud Calendar With Alexa
Before connecting your iCloud calendar with Alexa, you need to enable two-factor authentication on your Apple account and create an app-specific password. Now that two-factor authentication is active and your app-specific password is in place, it’s time to sync your iCloud calendar.
Sync Your Microsoft Calendar With Alexa
Follow the instructions below to link a Microsoft 365 calendar to Alexa or to connect a personal Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, or Live.com account.
Sync Your Google Calendar With Alexa
Take the following steps to connect a Gmail or Google Workspace calendar to Alexa.
Managing Your Calendar With Alexa
Once you’ve linked a calendar with Alexa you can access or control its contents via the following voice commands:
Show me my calendar.What’s on my calendar?When is my next event?What’s on my calendar on [day of the week]?What’s on my calendar tomorrow at [time]?Add an event to my calendar. (If you want to be more specific with this command, use the following syntax: Add [event name] to my the for [day] at [time]).Delete [event name] from my calendar.Delete my [time] event.
Scheduling a Meeting
In addition to the commands above, you can schedule a meeting with another person using Alexa and your calendar. To do so, first activate Alexa Calling and Messaging by taking the following steps: Here are a couple of common voice commands that can be used with this feature.
Create a meeting named [meeting name] with [contact’s name].Schedule a lunch with [contact’s name] for 12 p.m. tomorrow.
Alexa also asks you whether you’d like to send an email invitation after you initiate a meeting request.
Calendar Security
While linking your calendar with Alexa is convenient, there could be a privacy concern if you’re worried about other people in your home or office accessing your contacts or appointment details. One way to avoid that potential problem is to limit calendar access based on your voice. Follow the steps below to set a voice restriction for your Alexa-connected calendar:
