[photoman355]

It took me a while to find an answer for this so I thought I'd share my solution here as it may be helpful to others with the same problem.

PRIMER
Syncing multiple Google calendars on Blackberry used to be easy using Google's Calendar Sync app. As of winter 2012 they pulled the plug on the app and many users lost the ability to sync their calendars. Luckily Blackberry has a Wireless Sync option by default which we can use as a workaround.

PREWARNING
This solution will work in certain circumstances and is not ideal for everyone. It will not allow syncing of calendars you do not have ownership of/login details for. The procedure below is for OS6 it might differ slightly for your OS.

STEP 1
If you still have it installed delete the Google Calendar Sync app from your phone and reboot.

STEP 2
After rebooting either navigate to Set-up > Email Account or open one of your current email inbox's and hit the Blackberry Key > Options > Email Account Management

STEP 3
You will need to set up each Google account you have a calendar for on your Blackberry. Choose "Set up another email account" from the bottom of the screen > Select Google as the provider, enter your Google account details and hit "Continue".

STEP 4
Complete the account setup by following the on-screen instructions. While setting up the account under "Synchronisation options" you should be able to select "Calendar" to enable the wireless sync for that account. If you don't see that option don't worry you can add this after the account is set up by opening one of your current email inbox's and hit the Blackberry Key > Options > Email Account Management> Select the account that has the Google Calendar you want to change settings for > Scroll down to Synchronisation Options and select what you'd like to sync from here.

STEP 5
Hit Save and complete the setup.

STEP 6
Repeat steps 2 to 5 for each Google account you would like to sync.

STEP 7
If you only want to sync the calendar/contacts and nothing else you'll need to edit the service books. Go to Options > and type in Service > Click the Service Book option.

STEP 8
For each Google account you don't want to receive mail for find the email address in the list and delete the entry that says CMIME for example myaccount@email.com [CMIME]. This is the entry that handles your email messages. Exit the Service Books when finished.

STEP 9
Go to Options > and type in Default > Click the Default Services option.

STEP 10
Select the default Calendar you want items to be added to, hit the Blackberry Key and choose Save.

STEP 11
Everything should now be set up correctly but as a final check you can open up the Calendar app > hit the Blackberry Key > then Options. Under accounts you can click into each Google account and make changes to the calendar colour, wireless sync, reminders etc.

Double check it is syncing ok by creating a few entries but otherwise that's it, you're done. Hope this helps

[lunaticwithin]

While this option works for those with multiple Google accounts, for those who create multiple calendars under one google account or subscribe to shared calendars this solution will not work as they only have one google account.

[kandwsmom]

I changed the address on my Google account to a new Gmail address and was able to sync the calendar with the steps listed. I was also able to not sync the mail so it's working perfectly. Now I won't miss anymore appointments. Thanks for listing this I was missing a lot and it took me a few days to figure out why my calendar was so wrong.

[qc424]

In OS5, it is under "Manage Internet Email." You cannot access these from the Gmail account's Inbox.

[MortenFenger]

Thanks for solving this issue. It's great that people like you takes time to share your solution, with great detail such as no mail sync but keeping calendar sync. My wife is on a blackberry, myself on android, so it's great to have our calendars visible to each other again, without flooding each-others inboxes. Thanks again!

[Cal En Dar]

The solution above works well with the primary calendar associated with a gmail address. Anyone found a solution to mulitple calendars off the same address?

[chanir]

B"H

i followed these directions exactly. i have my calendar and contacts synced. i do not want to get email on my phone and tried to follow these instructions to deactivate email. i deleted the line in the service book and emails are still coming through. is there something else i need to do?

thanks!

[otaku2]

Worked like a dream. Thanks.

[kwtoy]

Rather than deleting service books - You could also try just setting up filters to prevent emails (both sending & receiving from appearing per each account so that they do not forward messages, but keep syncing calendar (and contacts if you want)