Common Reasons Your Calendar Notifications Are Not Working as Expected

  • Event-level notifications are overriding your default notification settings: Check 

  • Browser notifications are blocked for Google Calendar: Check your browser settings.

  • Your device's notifications are disabled: Check your audio settings.


If you need to review or modify your Google Calendar notifications, follow the steps below.


1. Open Google Calendar in Chrome.


2. Open Calendar Settings.

  • In the top-right corner, click the Gear icon (Settings).

  • Select Settings.


3. Choose the Calendar You Want to Modify.

  • On the left side, scroll to Settings for my calendars.

  • Click the calendar you want to adjust ("New Student" will be your calendar name, instead).


4. Change Event Notifications.

  • Scroll to Event notifications.

  • Adjust the default notification (example: “10 minutes before”).

  • To add more notifications, click Add notification.

  • To remove a notification, click the X next to it (if shown).


Still having issues? Please email us at helpdesk@kinkaid.org