How to accept Google Calendar invites in Apple Calendar

I use the Apple Mail and Calendar apps on my Mac, iPhone and iPad. When I receive an invitation from a friend who uses Google Mail and Calendar, I can either:

  • click the Reply Yes link in the email, which allows me to accept the invitation, but wants to add the event to Google Calendar
  • open the invite.ics attachment, which adds the event to my Apple Calendar, but doesn’t allow me to accept it

Is there any way to add the event to my Apple Calendar AND accept the invitation?


Posted on Feb 5, 2026 6:11 AM

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Feb 5, 2026 8:04 AM in response to JWaterworth

JWaterworth wrote:

On any device, as far as I can see, but definitely on iOS and iPadOS. The invitations do appear in the inbox. If I add the from there, the event doesn’t show who it’s from, doesn’t show my as an invitee, and doesn’t send back an acceptance.

What is your calendar account on your devices? iCloud? Google? Something else?

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