Question: What Does the Google Calendar Lock Icon Mean?
Wonder what the lock icon means when it appears for an event in Google Calendar?
Answer: The Google Calendar lock icon means the event is set to be private.
Who Can See a Google Calendar Event Sporting the Lock Icon
A private event in Google Calendar is
- visible only to you and
- others who can make changes to the calendar on which the event appears.
- This means their permission is set to Make changes to events or Make changes AND manage sharing.
Who Cannot See a Google Calendar Event with a Lock Icon
A private event in Google Calendar cannot be seen
- by people with whom the calendar is shared but who do not have changing rights
- on a calendar you have made public (sharing event details or only free/busy information).
Note that free/busy information about private events is published.
