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JohnFoelster
Mar 18, 2026Tin Contributor
Problems using Outlook, Gmail and Google Calendar
For a while now, when I have taken Teams meeting invites to my Microsoft Gmail account via Outlook, when I accept them it deletes the email and I lose the Teams link. I have now diagnosed that my...
Ahmed_Masoud97
Sep 08, 2026Steel Contributor
Use Google Calendar as your primary calendar rather than the Hotmail calendar in Outlook.
In Google Calendar, open Settings > General > Automatically add invitations to my calendar and select one of the Yes options. Accept Teams invitations from Gmail or Google Calendar, and they should remain available in Google Calendar and sync to your phone. If you use Outlook, ensure Gmail is added as a Google account with calendar access, not as an email-only IMAP account. Changing the primary Microsoft/Hotmail account will not merge the separate Hotmail and Google calendars.