Plan: Basic & Pro · Setup time: 2 minutes
Step by step
- In your private chat with Sonic, send
/google connectand approve Calendar access (see the Google tutorial). - Add Sonic to your WhatsApp group, or open a group it's already in.
- Mention Sonic in the group with
/calendar on. Your calendar is now linked, and only you can use it from the group. - To share it with everyone, mention Sonic with
/calendar share on, or just ask: “@Sonic let everyone here use my calendar”. - Now any member can mention Sonic to see, add, move or cancel events on the shared calendar.
/calendar share offmakes it yours only again.
What Sonic can do
- Show what's coming up in the next two weeks, and answer “when is…?” or “am I free Friday evening?”.
- Add events from a plain message, timed or all-day, with a place and notes.
- Move, rename or cancel events.
- Stay private by default. Only the member who linked the calendar can use it until they share it, and only they can share it or make it private again.
- Tag the calendar's owner when someone else asks to use it, so they can decide.
What it can't do (yet)
- Link two calendars to one group. It's one calendar per group.
- Use calendars other than the owner's main calendar, or send invitations to guests.
- Be shared by anyone except the calendar's owner, not even the group's other subscribers.
- Keep working if the owner leaves the group or their plan no longer includes Google. The group has no calendar until someone links one again.
- Run on the free trial. The calendar's owner needs the Basic or Pro plan.
Try asking
- “@Sonic add team dinner Friday at 20:00 at Café Noir”
- “@Sonic what's on the calendar this weekend?”
- “@Sonic move the dentist to Tuesday at 9”
- “@Sonic cancel Thursday's practice”
- “@Sonic let everyone in the group edit my calendar”
Commands
/calendar on— link your Google Calendar to this group (mention Sonic in the group)/calendar share on— let every member see and change it/calendar share off— make it yours only again/calendar off— unlink it from the group
Questions
Who can see my calendar once it's linked to a group?
Only you, until you share it. After /calendar share on, every member of that group can see the upcoming events and add or change them through Sonic. Your other groups aren't affected.
Can someone else share my calendar with the group?
No. Only the member who linked the calendar can share it or make it private again. If someone else asks, Sonic tags you so you can decide.
Does every member need a subscription?
No. The calendar's owner needs the Basic or Pro plan with Google connected. Once they share it, every member of the group can use it.
How do I stop sharing?
Send /calendar share off in the group to make it yours only, or /calendar off to unlink it. Sending /google disconnect in your private chat removes it from every group.