Cannot add a shared calendar? [Solved]

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Trying to share my spouse's Google calendar to my own - specifically to my Pixel 4XL calendar app.

I log onto my wife's Google account on a PC and enable sharing to myself. (yes, with her permission).

I receive an email on my phone with a link to "Add this calendar". Tap the link, the calendar app opens and then says "Can not add this calendar"

Google search turns up many threads saying it's a calendar app bug and to instead log onto my my account at calendar.google.com and accept the invite there. I do so, and can see her calendar entries among my own. But, still can't see her calendar on my phone.

Go to phone's Settings, search for "calendar" then tap on Default Calendars where I see my wife's email listed but unchecked. I check that box, return to the calendar app but it's still not there.

Cleared the calendar app's storage and cache; still not there.

Restart phone; still not there.

Anyone?
 
Whoops! Found it!

Open Calendar app, settings, under *my* email tap "more", tap my wife's email to enable visibility, tap it again and turn on Sync with the slider.
 
Glad you found the solution, I added that to the thread title in case anyone else is dealing with the same issue.