Q: Spotlight does not find many calendar entries (iPhone 5, iOS 6)
I just got an iPhone 5 (iOS 6), and I used Spotlight to try to find calendar entries. It appears that it misses most of them, and sometime all. For example, Outlook 2010 indicates I have over 140 calendar entries containing "hair cut", yet the iPhone's Spotlight finds only 15. I also have two doctor's appointments, while Spotlight finds none.
I have confirmed:
(1) These entries exist in the iPhone's calendar
(2) Key words I'm searching for are correctly spelled, and in the Title field
(3) Settings > General > Spotlight Search > (all ON)
(4) I type correctly in the Spotlight search field
Searching directly in the Calendar's List view yields identically flawed results.
Any explanation? I suspect this is a bug. Any solution or work-around? Thanks in advance.
iPhone 5, iOS 6
Posted on Oct 15, 2012 7:36 PM
Sadly, I just found the answer to my own question (after continuing to search). Spotlight finds calendar entries that are no more than 1 year in the past or in the future (a 2 year window). If you're looking for something further out, you're SOL.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3636
-Steve
Posted on Oct 15, 2012 8:44 PM