Outlook Calendar is the backbone of scheduling for millions of Microsoft 365 users. It handles meetings, appointments, and Teams calls across work and personal accounts. What it doesn't do is call your phone before those events start.
If you rely on Outlook at work and have missed a meeting because a banner notification got buried under open windows, you already know the limitation. The fix is simple: connect your Outlook Calendar to a service that makes the actual call.
Why Outlook Doesn't Offer Phone Call Reminders
Microsoft Outlook's reminder system is built around pop-up alerts and email notifications. These work well on a desktop where you're watching your screen. They break down the moment you're in a different app, on a phone call, or away from your desk.
Outlook does not offer outbound phone calls as a native reminder option, and there's no Microsoft 365 setting that can add one. To get a real phone call before your Outlook or Microsoft 365 calendar events, you need an external service that connects to your calendar and handles the call.
That's what Remindavo does. It reads your Outlook Calendar via Microsoft's official API, and before each event, it calls your phone with a spoken reminder. You hear the event name, when it starts, and you're ready.
How to Set It Up (5 Steps, Under 60 Seconds)
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Create a Remindavo account Go to remindavo.com and sign up. The 14-day trial is completely free — no credit card required.
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Connect your Outlook or Microsoft 365 Calendar Choose "Sign in with Microsoft" and authorize Remindavo to read your calendar. Works with personal Outlook.com accounts, Microsoft 365 Personal and Family, and work or school accounts. Remindavo reads your events but never modifies them.
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Add your phone number Enter the number you want to receive reminder calls on. Remindavo sends a short verification call to confirm everything is working before your next meeting.
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Choose which calendars to monitor If your Microsoft account has multiple calendars — work, personal, shared — you can select exactly which ones Remindavo should watch. You won't get calls for calendars you've excluded.
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You're done Remindavo monitors your Outlook Calendar continuously. Before every event, your phone rings. No more missed meetings because a pop-up got dismissed.
Setup takes under a minute for most users. Remindavo works with Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, and any Microsoft or Google account, and covers 50+ countries for international phone numbers.
Works for Teams Meetings Too
If you use Microsoft Teams, your meetings show up in Outlook Calendar as regular events. Remindavo picks them up automatically — no extra setup needed. The call fires before the Teams meeting starts, so you have time to join before the host starts without you.
This is especially useful for back-to-back days on Teams. When the calls blur together, a real phone call cuts through in a way that a calendar pop-up never does.
Common Questions
Does this work with my Microsoft 365 work account?
Yes. Remindavo uses Microsoft's standard OAuth flow and works with personal Outlook.com accounts, Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Business, and Enterprise accounts, and work or school accounts managed by an organization's IT department (subject to admin-configured OAuth consent policies).
Will it call me for every Outlook event?
By default, yes — Remindavo monitors all calendars in your connected Microsoft account. You can exclude specific calendars from your dashboard, so recurring items like "Out of Office" blocks or birthdays won't trigger a call.
What if my Outlook is in a different time zone than my phone?
Remindavo reads time zone data directly from Microsoft's calendar API. Whether you're traveling, working across time zones, or your Outlook account is set to a different region, the call always fires at the right local time for the event.
Can I use Remindavo with both Outlook and Google Calendar?
You can connect one calendar account per Remindavo account — either Microsoft or Google. If you need calls from both, you can sync your Outlook and Google calendars together first, then connect one to Remindavo to cover all your events in one place.
What does the reminder call sound like?
The call plays a short, clear spoken message with the event title and how many minutes until it starts. You can also configure it to read any details you've added to the event description in Outlook — like a meeting link or dial-in number.
If you've been searching for a phone call reminder for Outlook Calendar and couldn't find one natively, this is the answer. Connect your Microsoft account once, and Remindavo handles the rest.
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