Alicia.TWY

Q: Clear recent locations in Calendar for iOS 8

Hi Apple users,

 

I am currently having an issue with a long list of RECENT LOCATIONS in my Calendar (Apple's Calendar app), when creating a new event.

 

After the iOS 8 update, whenever I create a new event in Calendars and inputting a new location, iPhone saves that location as a recent location.

So now when I create another NEW event and input a location, it will appear a list of recent locations that was saved from my previous event entries.

 

After creating 15 different NEW events with different locations, the list of recent locations starts to build up and gets very messy.

 

I have tried many ways to clear/remove those recent locations but it does not have any option for me to do so.

 

Apple, please make an option or a setting where we could easily remove recent items, whether its recent locations/contacts, etc.

But this is the current issue I am facing and I hope someone has figured a way to clear all the recent locations in the Calendar App whenever creating a new event.

 

PLEASE HELP!

Thanks guys!

iPhone 5s, iOS 8

Posted on Oct 4, 2014 9:23 PM

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  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Oct 4, 2014 9:49 PM in response to Alicia.TWY
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    Oct 4, 2014 9:49 PM in response to Alicia.TWY
  • by Alicia.TWY,

    Alicia.TWY Alicia.TWY Oct 5, 2014 6:01 AM in response to sberman
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    Oct 5, 2014 6:01 AM in response to sberman

    Sorry sberman, I don't see how your link has helped with my current situation to clear the recent locations in the Calendar app.

     

    As you can see from the screenshots below... After creating a new event in the Calendar app, and when you click on LOCATION, a list of all the recent locations I have entered appears, UNABLE to remove or clearing the list.

     

    IIMG_3831.PNGIMG_3832.PNG

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Oct 5, 2014 1:40 PM in response to Alicia.TWY
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    Oct 5, 2014 1:40 PM in response to Alicia.TWY

    Your second screen shot is not visible to me.

     

    Anyway, I would expect (have not tried this) that if you remove calendar's permission to use Location Services, that would clear out the recently used list.

  • by Alicia.TWY,

    Alicia.TWY Alicia.TWY Oct 5, 2014 8:58 PM in response to sberman
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    Oct 5, 2014 8:58 PM in response to sberman

    1. Click on Calendar App

    2. Click on the '+' icon to create a new event.

    3. Click on the Location tab.

    4. In the 'Enter Location' bar, type out any address.

    5. Apple will search for an address and it will pop out a few options for you to choose.

    6. Select any of the addresses.

    7. Now that address you selected appears under the recents list.

     

    Tried your method way before I even post this problem up. NOTHING will solve the issue except re-formatting the iPhone to factory settings.

     

    Please Apple, create a function where people are able to CLEAR recent locations in Calendar. Can't believe they can even miss this issue out before releasing the iOS 8.

  • by Joast18,

    Joast18 Joast18 Jan 21, 2015 1:53 AM in response to Alicia.TWY
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    Jan 21, 2015 1:53 AM in response to Alicia.TWY

    Hi there ! I noticed the same issue on my iPhone 6 with iOS 8. Though I can give some precisions :

     

    • Reset the iPhone "as a new phone" won't clear these recent locations. (I did reset my iPhone and my MacBook Pro as well, and cleared iCloud backup before that... Don't understand where these locations are stored.)
    • These recent locations are shared between Calendar and Reminders applications.


    Maybe these details can help somebody wiser than me. Thanks !

  • by upgrader74,

    upgrader74 upgrader74 Feb 17, 2015 8:16 AM in response to Joast18
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    Feb 17, 2015 8:16 AM in response to Joast18

    Same question here, will any Firmware Updates solve this?

  • by ZakKap,

    ZakKap ZakKap Apr 12, 2015 7:00 AM in response to Alicia.TWY
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    Apr 12, 2015 7:00 AM in response to Alicia.TWY

    I have the same problem but with a bit more information to add. I started off with an iPhone 5 running the iOS developer beat before it was released and noticed this bug. Later, after 8 came out, I upgraded to a 6 Plus and all my recent locations came over to the new phone.

  • by Pjl1520,Helpful

    Pjl1520 Pjl1520 Jun 20, 2015 10:40 PM in response to Alicia.TWY
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    Jun 20, 2015 10:40 PM in response to Alicia.TWY

    I contacted apple support.  They said that clearing recent locations from calendar is impossible.   They submitted issue to engineering.  I submitted a bug report and encourage everyone to due the same.  Only will get fixed if enough people complain.  So...email and chat with support and submit a trouble report...

  • by Steve A.,

    Steve A. Steve A. Aug 6, 2015 9:06 AM in response to Alicia.TWY
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    Aug 6, 2015 9:06 AM in response to Alicia.TWY

    Alicia.TWY wrote:

     

    Tried your method way before I even post this problem up. NOTHING will solve the issue except re-formatting the iPhone to factory settings.

     

    I think this is the only way - I'm in the same boat as you are with this.

     

    I can say though that the calendar's Recent Locations are specific to the device.  I have an iPhone, an iPad, and an iPod Touch all syncing the same calendar of mine from the computer, and only the iPhone has the long list of recent locations (as the events were created on the phone itself); the iPad and iPod are both still bare in that field.

     

    I've examined my iPhone's backup files to locate where this information is stored, but to no avail.  Furthermore, any third-party desktop program which would clear iOS app caches and histories are rendered useless due to iOS 8.3's enhanced sandboxing protections. (whether that would work in this case is unknown)

     

    Steve

  • by jmonnot,

    jmonnot jmonnot Aug 11, 2015 1:35 PM in response to Steve A.
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    Aug 11, 2015 1:35 PM in response to Steve A.

    This is actually iCloud specific and not device specific. If you use a Calendar synced to iCloud then the recent searched locations will likely show up if your default calendar is an iCloud calendar even across devices. However, if your default calendar is the local calendar a reset will clear the history.

  • by upgrader74,

    upgrader74 upgrader74 Aug 17, 2015 6:37 AM in response to jmonnot
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    Aug 17, 2015 6:37 AM in response to jmonnot

    Any solution in the meantime?

  • by jmonnot,

    jmonnot jmonnot Aug 17, 2015 7:10 AM in response to upgrader74
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    Aug 17, 2015 7:10 AM in response to upgrader74

    Unfortunately, I've not been able to find one and based off extensive searches for a solution no one else has either. My only recommendation would be to stop using an iCloud calendar or put up with it until Apple releases a fix.

  • by DeDe4Shorty3,

    DeDe4Shorty3 DeDe4Shorty3 Aug 21, 2015 6:35 AM in response to Alicia.TWY
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    Aug 21, 2015 6:35 AM in response to Alicia.TWY

    I have the same issue and my Privacy settings  for Calendar in the Location Services list is  set to "Never"

  • by upgrader74,

    upgrader74 upgrader74 Aug 21, 2015 6:50 AM in response to DeDe4Shorty3
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    Aug 21, 2015 6:50 AM in response to DeDe4Shorty3

    Yes, even your mentioned privacy settings will not help since it is an iCloud issue. I am sure Apple is working on it, aren't you? Any other solution would be still appreciated.

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