{"id":330,"date":"2026-05-29T15:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownbase.eu\/?p=330"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:30:51","slug":"get-rid-of-google-calendar-a-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownbase.eu\/en\/get-rid-of-google-calendar-a-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Get rid of Google Calendar: a step by step guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\">Google Calendar knows exactly when you\u2019ve got an appointment, who you\u2019re meeting and how long you\u2019re away on holiday. That information isn\u2019t sitting on your server. It\u2019s sitting on Google\u2019s and Google decides what happens to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">If you\u2019re already working with your own Nextcloud environment, you\u2019ve got a calendar that belongs to you. What you\u2019re missing is that calendar on your phone. Three free, open-source apps will sort that out: F-Droid, DAVx5 and Fossify Calendar. No Google Play Store, no Google account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><b>In brief: <\/b>you\u2019ll be installing F-Droid as an alternative app store, connecting DAVx5 to your Nextcloud calendar, and using Fossify Calendar as a privacy-friendly calendar app on your phone. The whole thing takes around ten minutes. After that, Google Calendar can go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Here\u2019s how to set it up.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">What you need<\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">Before you start, make sure you\u2019ve got the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li value=\"1\">An Android phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to your Nextcloud environment: the URL, your username and your password<\/li>\n<li>You know whether two-factor authentication (2FA) is switched on for your Nextcloud account. If it is, read the section below on app passwords before you carry on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Step 1: Check whether you\u2019re using 2FA<\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">Log in to your Nextcloud environment in a browser on your computer. Click your profile icon in the top-right corner and go to <b>Settings<\/b>. Under <b>Security<\/b>, look for a section called \u2018Two-factor authentication\u2019 or \u2018TOTP\u2019. If it\u2019s switched on, follow the instructions below before continuing. If you had to use an authenticator app to log in just now, you already know: 2FA is active.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Not using 2FA? Skip this step and head straight to step 2.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\">If you\u2019re using 2FA: create an app password<\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\">Apps like DAVx5 can\u2019t handle the two-step verification you\u2019re using in your browser. To get around this, you\u2019ll create a separate, one-off password that only applies to this app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">In Nextcloud, go to <b>Settings &gt; Security<\/b>. Scroll down to <b>Devices &amp; sessions<\/b>. You\u2019ll see a field where you can type a name. Call it something you\u2019ll recognise, like \u2018DAVx5 phone\u2019. Click <b>Create new app password<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Nextcloud generates a long password automatically. Copy it and keep it somewhere handy for now, because you\u2019re only going to see it this once. This is the password you\u2019ll be using when you set up DAVx5, instead of your regular Nextcloud password.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Step 2: Install F-Droid<\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\"><a href=\"https:\/\/f-droid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F-Droid<\/a> is a free, open-source alternative to the Google Play Store, built for privacy-friendly Android apps. It\u2019s where you\u2019ll be getting both DAVx5 and Fossify Calendar, no Google account needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">On your phone, go to <span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/f-droid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0071bb;\">f-droid.org<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> and download the F-Droid app. Your phone will probably ask whether you want to allow apps to be installed from unknown sources. That\u2019s exactly what you\u2019re doing here: you\u2019re giving F-Droid one-off permission to install apps on your behalf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Once it\u2019s installed, open F-Droid and let it finish updating its list of available apps. The first time, this takes a minute or two.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Step 3: Install DAVx5<\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">DAVx5 is an open-source synchronisation app that connects your Android phone to calendar and contacts servers via the CalDAV protocol. Here, you\u2019re using it to bring your Nextcloud calendar to your phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Search for <b>DAVx5<\/b> in F-Droid. You\u2019ll recognise it by the yellow icon. Install it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Open DAVx5. If it\u2019s asking for permission to access your calendars and contacts, grant those permissions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Tap the plus sign or the button to add a new account. Select <b>Login with URL and username<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Fill in the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>URL:<\/b> The CalDAV URL of your Nextcloud environment. You\u2019ll find it in the Nextcloud Calendar app: click <b>Calendar settings<\/b> in the bottom-left corner, go to <b>General<\/b>, and copy the URL showing under <b>CalDAV<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Username:<\/b> Your Nextcloud username<\/li>\n<li><b>Password:<\/b> Your regular Nextcloud password, or the app password if you\u2019re using 2FA (see step 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\">Tap <b>Login<\/b>. DAVx5 will connect to your Nextcloud and show you an overview of the calendars it\u2019s found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Tick the calendars you want to synchronise and save the settings. DAVx5 will now be keeping everything in sync in the background.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Step 4: Install Fossify Calendar<\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">DAVx5 is handling the sync, but it\u2019s not a calendar app. For that, you\u2019ll install <b>Fossify Calendar<\/b>, which is an open-source calendar app with no adverts or trackers, also available in F-Droid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Search for Fossify Calendar in F-Droid and install it. When you open it, Fossify Calendar will automatically pick up the calendars DAVx5 has already set up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Take a quick look in the settings to make sure the right calendars are showing. Through the menu \u2014 the three lines or the cog icon, depending on your version \u2014 you\u2019ll find an overview of linked calendars. Check that your Nextcloud calendar is ticked.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Step 5: Remove or disable Google Calendar<\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">Now that Fossify Calendar is working with your own calendar, you can silence Google Calendar for good by uninstalling it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">However, on most Android phones, Google Calendar can\u2019t be fully uninstalled because it comes pre-loaded. You can disable it, though. Go to <b>Settings &gt; Apps<\/b>, find Google Calendar, and tap <b>Disable<\/b>. It\u2019ll disappear from your home screen and stop running in the background. You can also remove its updates to free up a bit of storage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">If you\u2019d also like to set Fossify Calendar as your default calendar app, you can do that via <b>Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Default apps<\/b>. This option isn\u2019t available on every device.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Done<\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\">Your calendar is now sitting on your own Nextcloud server, syncing via DAVx5, and showing up in Fossify Calendar. Google\u2019s no longer in the picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Your calendar is one part of taking full ownership of your data and your workplace. <span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/ownbase.eu\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #0071bb;\">Ownbase<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> helps businesses install and manage their own Nextcloud environment on European servers, including files, e-mail, and collaboration, without depending on Google or Microsoft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Calendar knows exactly when you\u2019ve got an appointment, who you\u2019re meeting and how long you\u2019re away on holiday. That information isn\u2019t sitting on your server. It\u2019s sitting on Google\u2019s and Google decides what happens to it. If you\u2019re already working with your own Nextcloud environment, you\u2019ve got a calendar that belongs to you. 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