Google Calendar Introduces Feature to Turn Off Annoying RSVP Emails

Google Calendar has introduced a new feature that allows meeting organizers to turn off RSVP email notifications. This change aims to prevent the pileup of responses every time a guest accepts, declines, or marks themselves tentative on a calendar invite.

The setting is a checkbox labeled 'Get an email when guests respond.' It's turned on by default, so Calendar will continue operating as normal if you do nothing. Unchecking it will stop meeting organizers from receiving notifications when a guest responds, including automatic out-of-office and vacation-responder replies.

This new feature applies to all Workspace editions, Workspace Individual subscribers, and personal Google Accounts. However, for those using Google Workspace, there is no admin control for the setting, meaning every organizer manages it individually rather than having an org-wide default.