For a long time, Google Calendar has been a powerful tool for scheduling, coordinating, and sharing events with others. One area that could improve was the visibility of shared events: exactly who could see them? Google Calendar has clarified this—now you can see who else can see Shared Calendars.

The Visibility Challenge

They must be shared in Google Calendar to collaborate and coordinate. Before, it wasn't immediately obvious who could see the details of a shared event. 

The insufficiency of clarity can lead to one of these misunderstandings. Particularly when it involves one person or multiple parties interacting with each other, especially if the information is sensitive. 

Sharing permissions was not always intuitive, as users would have to dig into event settings to see each consent.

What's New?

Google Calendar has now streamlined the process of understanding event visibility. This update also gives a quick visual indicator of the event details.

It tells you who can access the event. This method removes the guesswork and makes it easy to confirm if you have sharing abilities.

How it Works

When you open the details of Shared Calendars in Google Calendar, a section for people accessing the event will also be available. 

The list can include feature names, group names, or another combination. The more ways the event was shared (individual invite, group invitation, etc.), the more level of detail.

Benefits of Increased Transparency

This feature will help you better understand how others can see your events and better control who can see them.

The new visibility feature makes it much easier to be certain that no legitimate person who should know about an event doesn’t.

You no longer have to be confused about sharing inside the menu when you will. The information is readily available at the event. You lose the confusion of whether you can see who can easily get to an event with ease and little time and effort and communicate easily.

How to Use the New Feature

It has been seamlessly integrated into the current Google Calendar interface so that users can use it to stay focused regularly. They can also find out which people can access a shared event.

Open Google Calendar (web or app).

Open details of a shared event.

The names or groups with access are displayed in the visual indicator (the section). 

The location will change slightly on a web vs. Android vs. iOS platform.

Conclusion

However, Google Calendar recently launched a feature called Shared Calendars that allows you to control what others see in visible event settings. This feature guarantees increased transparency and management of shared events. 

This small change will go a long way in decreasing confusion and increasing collaboration. Additionally, it will solidify Calendar's position as a top leader in the scheduling space. With the easy way, it is now easy to see who sees event details.

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