How to add, hide, and delete birthdays in Google Calendar
There is nothing worse than forgetting the birthday of someone dear to you. To make sure you see those important days, you can add birthdays to Google Calendar. If you decide to hide them or remove one later, it's just as easy.
Notes: According to Google, you currently cannot add birthdays from Facebook to Google Calendar.
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Add birthdays to Google contacts
Birthdays that you see in Google Calendar are for your Google Contacts. So, to get started, make sure the contacts you want to show on your calendar are in your Google Contacts with Birthdays.
Head to Google Contacts and add a new contact by clicking on "Create Contact" at the top left. To edit an existing contact, click the pencil icon to the right of their name in the list.
Under your contact's basic information, click “Show more”.
Then enter their date of birth in the Birthday field.
Click on "Save" at the top right of the contact card.
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Add birthdays to Google Calendar
When you're ready to view your contacts' birthdays, visit Google Calendar and sign in. Expand "My Calendars" on the left side and check the Contacts box. You should then see your Google contacts' birthdays displayed with a birthday cake icon.
To add birthdays to the Google Calendar app on your mobile device, open the app. Next, tap the menu icon at the top left and tick the Birthdays box.
Hide birthdays from Google Calendar
To hide birthdays from your Google Calendar, reverse the above steps. In Google Calendar on the web, expand My Calendars on the left side and uncheck the Contacts box. You should see the birthdays disappear from view.
On your mobile device, tap the menu icon at the top left and uncheck the Birthdays box. The birthdays of your contacts should disappear.
Remove birthdays from Google Calendar
You may have certain contacts whose birthday you don't want to see in your Google Calendar. As mentioned earlier, this detail comes from the person's contact card in Google Contacts. So, to remove their birthday from your calendar, you need to remove it from their contact card.
Visit Google Contacts, click the pencil icon to edit the contact, then click "Show More" on their card. Click the X to the right of their date of birth in the Birthday field and click "Save" at the top right.
To make sure you remember those birthdays, learn how to get Google Assistant birthday reminders.
