Microsoft has begun inviting Mac users to try its new Google Calendar and Contacts support in Outlook 2016 by downloading and installing the application from its preview site.
Up until now, many of Outlook's more advanced email features have only been available to users with an Outlook.com, Office 365 or Exchange email address. This week's global rollout means anyone with a Gmail account can take advantage of several of Outlook's advanced features, including Focused Inbox and richer experiences for travel reservations and package deliveries.
Previously only available to Microsoft's Office Insider Fast Community, the new updates support all the core actions and enable anyone to add, delete, and edit events in a Google Calendar through Outlook for Mac. All changes update between the desktop software and Gmail or Outlook for iOS, ensuring everything is synced across devices.
Anyone who wants to try Outlook for Mac with their Google Account and test drive the new updates should visit the Microsoft preview website and click the Download button. This will install the latest preview version of Outlook 2016 for Mac, which can be used until June 30, 2017.
Outlook users signed up to Office 365 who want to test the features need to join the Insider Fast community, by opening Outlook, clicking Help > Check for Updates, and following these directions.
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In any case, the original question, I'm guessing, was really something along the lines of: why is Outlook for Mac implementing Google Calendar support before iCloud support. And the answer is probably: because Google Calendar is more popular. (Is it? I have no idea.)
[doublepost=1492115016][/doublepost]Go to icloud.com, launch the Calendar Web app, pick a calendar on the left and click the little broadcast icon. Tick Public Calendar. A URL like this will show up:
webcal://p04-calendarws.icloud.com/ca/subscribe/1/wqG1vFFxxxxxxxxxsVsbxySTFHZCRaB9CwbU8EEokSzfJd
Note the p04 part. This could also be, say, p31.
Then, in your CalDAV client, connect to p04-caldav.icloud.com.
Some more details: https://maggiemcfee.com/2011/10/13/icloudical/