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Inspired by: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/google-in-the-enterprise/quick-tip-add-alternate-email-addresses-for-calendar-scheduling/

If you have multiple Google Accounts and get calendar or hangout invites to the wrong account, there's a real simple fix

https://www.google.com/calendar/b/0/render?tab=mc#main_7

Notice the '0' in the URL. That's the ID of the currently authenticated user. By changing this ID, you can view the calendar of any other authenticated user. So, for example, if you take these actions:

  1. You login to your GMail account, [email protected]. That is now ID: 0
  2. You then login to your Work account, which uses Google Apps, [email protected]. That is now ID: 1.
  3. You get an invite for your work account, but get sent to https://www.google.com/calendar/b/0/render?tab=mc#main_7

The invite will not work because Google thinks you're accepting on behalf of [email protected], not [email protected]. Simple change the 0 to a 1, like so:

https://www.google.com/calendar/b/1/render?tab=mc#main_7

And it should work. This should also apple to any Google app.

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