I know Birthdays in Contacts appear incrementally in Calendar.
But the OTHER dates in Contacts don't appear in the calendar even though in CALENDAR Prefs Birthdays are switched but there is no option to display the OTHER dates from Contacts.
Looks like OTHER dates was an after thought which never got worked into the Calendar.
I can see people have asked this question for many years now without any action from Apple.
I checked and you're right, it won't show up on Apple's calendar. However, I use BusyCal and it shows up there and will change how many years the anniversary is, with every passing year. The Apple calendar is very basic. I've used BusyCal for years and it's one of the best apps I have
rmm1 wrote:
I know Birthdays in Contacts appear incrementally in Calendar.
But the OTHER dates in Contacts don't appear in the calendar even though in CALENDAR Prefs Birthdays are switched but there is no option to display the OTHER dates from Contacts.
That is correct. Only birthdays are displayed automatically from contacts. You will need to enter other dates manually as an annually recurring event.
I can see people have asked this question for many years now without any action from Apple.
No one here in this user-to-user forum would know why Apple has chosen not to include this feature. I suggest you submit feedback to them here:
If enough people do, it's possible that Apple will add the feature.
KRajan76 wrote:
Can you please update iOS and bring the anniversary and others important dates in the calendar please.
No, no one participating in this user-to-user forum can do that. You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
Meanwhile, as recommened above, take a look at BusyCal.
It's there, just hard to find. In your Contacts open up Settings > Template> Add Field. In the pull-down menu, click Dates. Then it will appear in your Contacts just below Birthday. You can set it up as 'anniversary', 'other', or 'custom'. And if you enter the date it will then tell you on your calendar what anniversary it is and will repeat every year.
starkeef wrote:
You can set it up as 'anniversary', 'other', or 'custom'. And if you enter the date it will then tell you on your calendar what anniversary it is and will repeat every year.
You can enter the date. However, it won't show up on the calendar.
starkeef wrote:
I checked and you're right, it won't show up on Apple's calendar. However, I use BusyCal and it shows up there and will change how many years the anniversary is, with every passing year. The Apple calendar is very basic. I've used BusyCal for years and it's one of the best apps I have
You are absolutely correct. The Apple calendar, like many of the Apple apps is basic. I've heard good things about BusyCal. It has been recommended in threads about other features Calendar doesn't have. I like Fantastical but I haven't tested if it handles anniversary's.
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This may be useful :
Use iCloud calendar subscriptions - Apple https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202361
Can you please update iOS and bring the anniversary and others important dates in the calendar please.
Anniversary or OTHER dates in Contacts not showing in Calendar
