I created a google account, but i wanted to use my other mail account (no gmail), but i can't add this account to my ipad, because it does not have mail. But i do want to use it for synchronisation with calendars. How do i do this? Or: is this even possible?
iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 9.0.2
1. It is possible to calendar / drive / plus account without gmail. just use your non-gmail account to create them.
2. I wanted to do the same, ie. to add my google calendar to iOS calendar app but failed. The app assumes that there will be a gmail account, attempts to connect to it but fails. It bombs out and returns to the Account screen.
I tried to kill the app while it is attempting to connect to gmail but fails.
Workaround #1. If you only want to view the calendar events but not create new event against that calendar, you can share it had have the iOS calendar app subscribe to the shared calendar.
Workaround #2. Not something that I prefer but you can use another calendar app instead of the built in iOS calendar.
Any proper solution?
[UPDATE: Solution found - use CalDAV]
[behaviour observed in iOS 10.3.x]
1. It is possible to calendar / drive / plus account without gmail. just use your non-gmail account to create them.
2. I wanted to do the same, ie. to add my google calendar to iOS calendar app but failed. The app assumes that there will be a gmail account, attempts to connect to it but fails. It bombs out and returns to the Account screen.
I tried to kill the app while it is attempting to connect to gmail but fails.
Workaround #1. If you only want to view the calendar events but not create new event against that calendar, you can share it had have the iOS calendar app subscribe to the shared calendar.
Workaround #2. Not something that I prefer but you can use another calendar app instead of the built in iOS calendar.
Any proper solution?
[UPDATE: Solution found - use CalDAV]
[behaviour observed in iOS 10.3.x]
Just add it in settings my ipad has
Icloud, Hotmail, GMAIL, AOL, and yahoo mail synced to it
You clearly did not get my question. I meant, i have a google account wich has no gmail in it. I can't add that account
If you created a google account, yes, it will have an email associated. You may not be using it for email, but it exists the moment you created the google account. All of google's account services (gmail, calendar, voice) are all tied to the master email account.
No, you don't have to have a gmail account when you use google, i selected: use alternative e-mail adress.
this did NOT solve it! I can't select not solved anywhere!
Believe what you wish to, but EVERY Google account automatically gets a gmail account, regardless of whether you use an alternative account to log in - https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/176347?hl=en
Add the account in the Settings where you would generally add an email account, but turn Mail off after you have finished the set up.
This goes the right way, but it just crashes the setup of the account, and then goes back to the add account option...
Sounds like something you may want to escalate with Google.
How do i add a google account without gmail?
