GOOGLE CALENDAR INTEGRATION

LiveDocumentation reviewed September 10, 2026

Turn Google Calendar into a clear availability signal.

Presence uses read-only Google Calendar access to translate scheduled availability into a simple status for the people around you—without displaying meeting titles, attendees, or descriptions.

ALEX ISIn a Meeting

Please do not interrupt

Available at 2:30 PM
BUILT FORMultiple accountsRead onlyWorking hoursPrivate displays

FOR GOOGLE WORKSPACE & PERSONAL CALENDARS

One clear answer before someone interrupts.

Presence combines only the availability connections you approve into one simple, privacy-safe status. The people around you see whether now is a good time—not the private details behind the answer.

01

Multiple calendars, one answer

Connect personal and work Google accounts, then choose which calendars in each account should contribute to one Presence status.

02

Meeting soon and in a meeting

Presence can show an upcoming meeting before it starts, switch during the scheduled window, and return to your automatic baseline afterward.

03

Working hours included

Use your calendar timezone and Presence work schedule to make Available the normal workday baseline and Away the normal after-hours baseline.

04

Titles stay off shared views

Door displays, family links, and reception boards show only the availability answer—not event names, attendees, descriptions, or conference links.

SET IT UP ONCE

Presence works quietly in the background.

  1. 1Connect Google Calendar

    Approve read-only calendar access from the Presence dashboard and choose the Google account you want to add.

  2. 2Choose the calendars that matter

    Select primary, shared, or subscribed calendars from each connected account. Presence remembers your choices and keeps calendar names off shared views.

  3. 3Let Presence keep the answer current

    Your approved schedule signals flow into the same status used by private links, team views, browsers, tablets, and TRMNL.

PRIVACY FIRST

Availability is shared. Calendar details are not.

Meeting titles, attendees, call participants, precise coordinates, chat, recordings, audio, and video stay out of shared views. Every user controls their own connections and links.

COMMON QUESTIONS

What people want to know.

Does Presence read my Gmail?

No. Presence does not request Gmail access and does not read email. The Google integration uses read-only Calendar permissions.

Will people see my meeting title?

No. Shared views and displays show a simple availability status. Meeting titles, attendees, descriptions, and conference links stay private.

Can I connect more than one Google account?

Yes. Presence supports multiple Google Calendar accounts so work, personal, and other schedules can contribute to one availability answer.

GET STARTED

Make availability clear.

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