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AlfredB
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Aug 04, 2018

What is the best way to implement a common shared calendar in O365 that works on mobile properly

Hi,   I have migrated a client(6 users) from Google G-Suite to Office 365 the other day, no issues with that.   With G-Suite they used multiple calendars ie Appointment calendar, Court Dates etc....
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VasilMichev
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Aug 04, 2018

The usual issue with such scenarios are mobile phones - they do not support access for shared mailboxes or public folders, and Groups have other limitations as you have noted. You should however be able to leverage the "new sharing experience" to show such Calendars on mobile devices, although it will require some additional setup. The new sharing experience is explained in detail here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/calendar-sharing-in-office-365-b576ecc3-0945-4d75-85f1-5efafb8a37b4

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AlfredB
Copper Contributor
Aug 04, 2018

Hi Vasil,

thank you for your response.

 

It sounds great but how long do I have to wait before this becomes a reality?

This year? Next year?

 

What can I do in the interim? Create a sharepoint calendar/s?

 

Will it integrate well with mobile devices?

 

Thanks.

 

Best regards

 

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    VasilMichev
    MVP
    Aug 05, 2018

    You can use the new sharing model now, it's available for mobile devices. Eventually they will bring native support for shared mailboxes too, but we don't have any specific timelines.

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