I second this information. =o) Be careful, though, because even new phone are shipping with pre-froyo versions of Android. It's all about the OS version, not the newness of the handset. Older handsets may be upgradable or have upgraded to Froyo, but others just can't because of their underpowered hardware or because Motorola or Samsung or LG or HTC or whomever manufactured it decided it wasn't worth their time to support that handset's user base. Pat -------------------- Patrick Haggerty University of Minnesota Office of Information Technology Phone: 612-626-5807 On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Garrett Kuchta <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > It depends on which version of Android you're running. On pre froyo > builds (like my old hero), you'll need to bind your phone to your UMN > account. If you've got a newer build (like my new evo shift), you > should be able to switch between google accounts. > > Hope that helps, > > And of course, get a second opinion--my info might be out of date now. > > Cheers, > > Garrett > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Sara Hurley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have a question that I've been unable to find answers to and am > wondering > > about the impacts on other Android users. > > > > The calendaring function on Androids integrates with your personal Google > > account and there seems to be no way of also bringing in a calendar from > a > > different Google account unless it is shared with the primary account. > > Since the University is not allowing external accounts to make changes or > > see anything more than free/busy times for the University installation of > > Google, do people know if there's a way around this? Or whether OIT is > > aware of this issue for Android phones? (For instance, i can see from my > > Android phone that I'm booked at different times, but have no access to > the > > content of what exactly I'm booked for.) > > > > I'm just wondering because I keep asking to no avail. I figure that > between > > all the smart people on these lists someone has to know something. > > > > -- > > > > ----- > > > > Sara Hurley > > Instructional Designer > > School of Public Health > > University of Minnesota > > > > 612-625-7709 > > > > >