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  1. At the top right, click Settings Settings. On the left, under “General,” click Event settings Add invitations to my calendar. Select an option: From everyone: All invitations are automatically added to your calendar. The "From everyone" setting applies to invitations sent directly to your email address. For invitations sent to a Google Group that you're a member of, you can respond to the email to add the event to your calendar. Only if the sender is known: Events are automatically added to your calendar if the sender is in your contacts, part of your organization, or someone you previously interacted with. If an event isn’t added to your calendar, you get an invitation email. After you mark a sender as known or you interact with them, future invitations from that sender are automatically added to your calendar. When I respond to the invitation in email: An event is added to your calendar only after you respond to the email notification.

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  2. On the left, under “General,” click Event settings Add invitations to my calendar. From everyone: All invitations are automatically added to your calendar. Important:If you select Only if the sender is known, it might reveal to senders that they aren’t in your contacts.

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  3. On the left, under “General,” click Event settings Add invitations to my calendar. If an event isn’t added to your calendar, you get an invitation email. Important:If you select Only if the sender is known, it might reveal to senders that they aren’t in your contacts.

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  4. If you mark a sender as known or interact with them, but invitations are still marked as "Unknown sender invitation," make sure your Google Account allows Google products to save contact info when you interact with people. To automatically add future invitations from a sender to your calendar, you can manually add senders to your contacts. If you still find spam events in your calendar on your Android device after you turn on Only if the sender is known, you may want to review which apps have access to your calendar.

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  5. Unmark senders as known, to avoid unwanted invitations and spam. Your updated settings only apply to new invitations. Tip: If you use a work or school account, your administrator controls which invitation settings you can use. If an option is unavailable, it means your administrator has restricted it for your organization.

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  6. Your updated settings only apply to new invitations. Tip: If you use a work or school account, your administrator controls which invitation settings you can use. Manage your Calendar invitations

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  7. Your updated settings only apply to new invitations. If an option is unavailable, it means your administrator has restricted it for your organization. Manage your Calendar invitations

    In Calendar invite logistics