Delegate calendars won't sync with iPhone

Jeffason wrote:
I think i found the issue.

Go to m.google.com/sync and select the other calendars!

So I tried this, and then I resynced - saw the google calendars for a second and then they dissapeared when i switched to over the air mobile me synching. Does this not work with over the air synching? I've tried everything and can't get the calendars to reappear!!! So frustrating since they DID work for a hot second :\

i used a way that is the simplest to me cause i can't figure out the way provide up here. as the calendar is created first with informant on my iphone, i checked back the source of problem and saw that i have created a lot of calendar outside my SHOULD BE Calender ( the one able to sync), so I just change my events back to my SHOULD BE Calender and created new tag inside that calender instead of creating a NEW Calendar. It immediately sync to all devices. after all i just need one calendar.

Kayo's solution worked perfect for me! THANKS BRU!!!!!

SOLUTION: Looks like iTunes won't recognize the delegates, so we are going to have to set up a new "account" for each delegate through iCal, not Google. Here are the steps:

1.) Open iCal, go to Preferences, Accounts tab, click on the "+" sign at the bottom to add an account for a delegate calendar. (Basically, the same instructions when you added your Google calendar)
2.) Type in your same Google username & password. (For description, this is where you probably want to type in the name of the delegate calender you are adding. Remember, we can only add one calendar at a time).
3.) Click on the Server Options arrow and this is what you have to type in the box:

https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/<CALENDER ID>/user

4.) Now, you have to replace "<CALENDER ID>" with your delegate calendar's ID. How do we find this? Go to your Google calendar main page. On the left-hand side under "My Calendars", click on the down arrow next to the delegate calendar you wish to add and find "Calendar Settings"
5.) Now that we are on the Calendar Settings page, scroll down where you will see
(Calender ID: ___________) on the right and yes, it is in the parentheses. It should look like a bunch of jibberish followed by "@group.calendar.google.com" This is your calender ID.
6.) You need to copy & paste this in to the URL that I put up above, starting with the first letter of the jibberish and ending at ".com"

Now, you are ready to add this calendar, and it should show up in iCal as a "separate account" and in your iTunes!

To avoid what looks like repeating events, make sure to uncheck your delegate calendars under the Delegation tab under your original default Google calendar.

It's not a perfect solution, but it works for me. And sorry for the longgg post, but if you're anything like me, you need a step-by-step, idiot proof instructions lol.

I hope it works for everyone! If you need any help, send me a message on my Twitter first before following so I won't deny you. Twitter.com/ayo_Kayo

This worked for me!

Note that the <CALENDAR ID> is the full string, including the "@group.calendar.google.com" at the end. Use this in the "Server" field when creating a new CalDAV account in iCal and you should be all set.

The calendar doesn't appear as a "delegate" in iCal anymore, but as the home calendar under the new account. Still, I can now sync it with my iPhone without creating a whole new Google Calendar, so this is a good fix for me.

I completed all the steps and was able to get my calendars on iCal, but they are still not showing up on my ipod touch. Any thoughts on what I'm missing? Thanks

THANK YOU this is the solution I was looking for!

I didn't read through the whole discussion, sorry, but as of December 2012 the simplest solution I know is to make Google the link rather than iTunes. Google explains how to set up an account to sync Mail, Notes, and/or Calendars with the appropriate apps on the iPhone (and I imagine that iPod Touch works the same way):

http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740