Google Calendar Comes to Apple Watch—But There’s a Catch

It took Google nearly ten years, but Calendar is finally on your wrist. Yes, Google Calendar now has a dedicated Apple Watch app, which is rolling out quietly with the latest version, 25.24.1 update.

For years, if you used Google Calendar on iPhone, you had no direct way to check your events on Apple Watch. You had to rely on Apple’s native Calendar app, which syncs Google accounts but lacks Google Tasks integration. Now, that changes.

What You Can Do with the Google Calendar App on Apple Watch

The new Google Calendar app for watchOS is simple but useful:

• Shows your upcoming events and tasks. You get a week’s worth of schedules in a clean list format.
• Color-coded cards for each event or Google Task, making it easy to spot them at a glance.
• Each card shows:
  • Time of the event or task
  • Title
  • Location (if any)
• Tapping a card gives more details, like notes or addresses.

But there’s a catch – you can’t create or edit events directly from your watch. If you try, it prompts you to open the Calendar app on your iPhone to make changes. Basically, it’s a viewer, not an editor.

New Complications for Quick Access

Google also added two new complications to make life easier:

• What’s Next: Shows your upcoming event. Available in circle, rectangle, or as a Smart Stack widget. Tap it to open the app directly to that event.
• Today’s Date: A small circular complication showing the current day and date, which also opens the app when tapped.

How It Compares to Apple’s Native Calendar App

Apple’s own Calendar app on watchOS lets you see:

• Full month views: Lets you see your entire month’s calendar layout with small dots or markers for events on each date.
• Detailed event info: Shows all event details including guests, notes, attachments, and alerts.
• Customizable views: You can switch between day, list, or month views for better planning.
• Add, edit, or delete events: Directly from your watch without needing your iPhone, making it a full calendar management tool on your wrist.

In comparison, Google Calendar’s app is simpler and more limited. It doesn’t offer monthly overviews or the ability to edit events from your wrist.

Why Is This Big News?

Because Google had almost abandoned the Apple Watch entirely. Right now, only three Google apps exist on watchOS:

1. Google Maps (first launched in 2015, removed in 2017, returned in 2020)
2. Google Keep (2019, removed in 2025)
3. YouTube Music (2020)
4. Now, Google Calendar (2025)

That’s it. No Gmail, Google Fit, or Photos yet, despite them being available on Wear OS. Just today, Google also removed the Google Keep app, bringing the available apps to three again. However, bringing its own Calendar app instead of relying on Apple Calendar can be a hint that Google might finally bring more services to Apple Watch in the future.

Also Read: How to Watch YouTube Videos on Your Apple Watch

Google Ecosystem on Apple Watch

It might not deliver all the features and flexibility of Apple’s Calendar app. However, for people like me who are tied to the Google ecosystem and mostly use their watch just to check upcoming events at a glance, this is useful and clean. It may have taken a decade, but at least it’s here.

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