Doesn’t sync with Outlook calendars
Calendar works great if you don’t have to sync any non-Apple calendars. I am a devout Macbook user but I have to use Outlook for work, and I like to have the calendar synced with my personal Apple calendars so I can see my availability according to personal appointments and school events that I’d rather not put in my work calendar. I had no problem setting up the sync, but it often drops it or randomly doesn’t sync certain appointments, with no rhyme or reason. Sometimes it will sync the same appointment three times. When an Outlook meeting has been canceled, it is not removed. I have always used Calendar without any issues or complaints, but I am now going to subscribe to a third-party application, to avoid missing important work meetings, or double booking and having to cancel something. It’s really disappointing, because searching online for a solution, I could see that lots of other people are having this issue, and there seems to be no interest in solving it. The only solution offered by Apple support was to delete the calendar, and set it up again, which is the equivalent to “ turning it off, and turning it on again.” Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and even when it does work, the problem returns the following day or week or just when you start to get comfortable, it doesn’t sync your appointments and you miss an important meeting.
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Calendar
I like its simplicity and use it often.
I would like a larger sub note on an entry.
Also an auto delete after 3/12.
I would like a larger sub note on an entry.
Also an auto delete after 3/12.
I couldn’t live without it…
Well I could , but I’d be late, forget things, stressed trying to remember it all. I was actually just thinking about it this morning how it helps to keep me so organised and in control I like to be able to check at a glance in the next day or the week ahead. The only problem I sometimes have about it is that if I search for something in my calendar all of the results don’t always show up which could cause me problems and I’m not sure why this happens. It’s great, though. It is so much better than a diary for me and it just helps to keep my mind calm, and I feel in control.
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First world problems.
The calendar app is great, it’s already on the phone so you know there aren’t any ads or anything annoying like that. Though it is a little annoying how it defaults to no alert and when you are scrolling through months it auto scrolls to the next one making it hard to look at the end of one month and beginning of the next at the same time. However, these are minor annoyances.
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Calendar app is essential
This calendar app is great to have across all my devices. I have used ge different categories, but I don’t think I fully know how to customize them. For example, I have separate categories for the various appointments and reminders. I even have the holidays color coded. But mostly I use the calendar to note dates I need to remember. Another aspect which is most helpful is the ability to note long standing and repeat notes- such as vacations and reoccurring appointments. I like that one can schedule reminders and alarms for appointments-including travel times and several alerts for preparation to leave home. It’s all well structured and thought out to sync with earlier appointments set perhaps for the same purpose. I like having the calendars on my iPhone and iPad. It’s excellent for keeping me on track.
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Very functional…
I love using the calendar for family reminders & events. I love that my fam gets the notices right after I add something to the calendar. I wish I could have customizable options to set a reminder whenever I want. It would be nice to have the option to set a reminder one month in advance or two weeks in advance. Sometimes 1 week isn’t enough. I also wish there was an option to add or take a picture to add to it while creating the invite. We live in a digital world so numerous school events are sent through an app or email so taking a screenshot is convenient but having to save that as a file and then find go to the calendar & attach it that way is just more steps to take. Other than those two “wants” it’s a very functional calendar. I know my family couldn’t function without it.
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Old calendar was better
This is tricker to slide the screen to add reminders without accidentally changing appt times. And it is exceedingly irritating that past events are not stored. I often need to look up past information and it is gone.
Appointment Keeping & Scheduling Tasks
I highly recommend Calendar. It has numerous features that allow one to organize their day and even coordinate specific events with others.
This app has really helped me to keep appointments when I am in the midst of doing other things. With the Alert feature, I can receive reminders to help me wind down whatever I’m doing and be ready to leave at the appointed time. With the Travel Time feature, I can set the time I need to leave for an appointment by choosing a location to leave from, in which case it figures the time to reach the destination automatically; or choose my own timeframe for travel. Either of these block off the additional time needed for travel on the daily schedule.
Calendar has also greatly helped me to get organized — to schedule out tasks that require handling. Before using Calendar, my tasks continued to be postponed and remained undone and disoriented in timeline and priority in the Reminders app. Having the tasks on my calendar helps me see the full day at a glance; what I need to do on a certain day; and block off sufficient time to complete each task. If I don’t get a task completed on the assigned date, I can either edit it to move the task to another day, if I didn’t work on it at all; or edit it to be a repeating event to work on until I complete the entire task.
This app has really helped me to keep appointments when I am in the midst of doing other things. With the Alert feature, I can receive reminders to help me wind down whatever I’m doing and be ready to leave at the appointed time. With the Travel Time feature, I can set the time I need to leave for an appointment by choosing a location to leave from, in which case it figures the time to reach the destination automatically; or choose my own timeframe for travel. Either of these block off the additional time needed for travel on the daily schedule.
Calendar has also greatly helped me to get organized — to schedule out tasks that require handling. Before using Calendar, my tasks continued to be postponed and remained undone and disoriented in timeline and priority in the Reminders app. Having the tasks on my calendar helps me see the full day at a glance; what I need to do on a certain day; and block off sufficient time to complete each task. If I don’t get a task completed on the assigned date, I can either edit it to move the task to another day, if I didn’t work on it at all; or edit it to be a repeating event to work on until I complete the entire task.
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I love my calendar!
I used to use a paper-based calendar to remind me of upcoming events and each year I would have to remember to transfer birthdays and anniversaries across into the next year. The digital calendar does all this for you with the ‘repeat’ function and prompts you in advance of any events that you may have to plan for. It is integral in the management of my daily affairs and I recommend it to family and friends who have not yet made the change. I love it!
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Keeping track
The calendar does an awesome job of not only allowing you to capture & check your important activities, but also give you alerts at either hours to minutes prior to any kind of event, either for virtual or physical meetings. I like simplicity so entire family can use it. Probably the only thing I would like to see in the app is that when a calendar invite has either changed or in no longer needed - the information that you’re able to delete it off of the calendar totally versus having just a line through the item to help clear up your calendar. This is especially useful for recurring meetings, courses, or any recurring items. If possible save to deleted section that gives a person a second chance to either edit or permanently delete calendar entries at year’s end to save memory space.
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