My Failed Attempt to Ditch Google Calendar for Proton

2025-01-15
My Failed Attempt to Ditch Google Calendar for Proton

The author attempted to migrate from Google Calendar to Proton as part of a larger effort to de-Google their digital life. While browser, email, and drive migrations were successful, the calendar proved a significant hurdle. Proton Calendar's 'Easy Switch' feature, while seemingly simple, only allowed read-only calendar exports, preventing edits from other apps like the iPhone's default calendar. Attempts to sync via iCalendar also failed due to the inability to export a private work calendar link. Ultimately, the author returned to Google, reflecting on the lack of standardization in cross-platform calendar sharing.