Turn Off Calendar Notifications

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Turn Off Calendar Notifications

Hello - although I have my calendar synced on my iPad, I only use it as a reference. Additionally, I do use the photo frame option when the iPad is on my nightstand, and therefore I don't want calendar reminders showing up in front of my pictures. Any idea how to turn off the calendar reminders? I didn't see it in the settings area for the calendar.

Thanks!

Jon

MacBook pro, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Jul 5, 2010 8:17 AM

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Answer 1

Bink906

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Jul 10, 2010 2:46 AM in response to J-Seattle

Calendar reminders are usually set in each appointment. Therefore when creating future appointments don't set any reminders. The only way I know to remove current reminders is to edit each appointment.

Michael

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J-Seattle Author

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Jul 10, 2010 8:02 AM in response to J-Seattle

I guess that's part of the problem. I DO want reminders to appear on my laptop (where I do my work). For me, the iPad is for casual use so I don't need reminders. It's especially annoying when I have it in Picture Frame mode on its stand, and the reminders appear.

Thanks for your input. Maybe I just need to not have my calendar on my iPad.

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red555

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Jul 10, 2010 8:28 AM in response to J-Seattle

To turn off alerts for calendar, go to Settings, General, Sounds, Calendar Alerts. Click to turn off.

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J-Seattle Author

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Jul 12, 2010 7:09 AM in response to red555

thanks. this just turns off the sound 😟 the visuals are still there on the screen.

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Answer 5

Jul 14, 2010 5:35 AM in response to J-Seattle

I would love to know the answer to this also!

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Xao

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Nov 29, 2010 2:06 PM in response to RonEdwards

I too, would love to know this answer. I use my iPad as a Photo Frame too, while listening to music/Podcasts while working and my Outlook and/or iPhone is sufficient enough for the meeting invite reminders.

Need a way to turn this off. 😟

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Answer 7

Nov 29, 2010 2:13 PM in response to J-Seattle

The choice of reminders or not, is set by the invitation creator, not the recipient so unless you can persuade the sender to not do it, you're stuck.

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Philly_Phan

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Nov 29, 2010 2:26 PM in response to J-Seattle

If you've updated to 4.2, I think that the switch next to the volume switch will do it for you. This is the former orientation lock switch. However, it will mute ALL alert sounds. Music and movie sounds will still be heard.

By the way, orientation lock is now done with a software switch.

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Answer 9

May 5, 2011 8:07 AM in response to J-Seattle

I have my calender on my iPad synced with my google calender. I went into reminder notifications on google and by default it has a reminder 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after. I removed those notifications and now I don't get them on my iPad. I don't know if that was your exact problem, but I hope it helps!!

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Micah G

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Jun 20, 2011 11:38 AM in response to Xao

If you want to keep your calendar on the IPAD then I don't know. For me I realized my Iphone and work desktop was enough to track my appointments. I do check my email on my ipad so I turned off outlook calendar and kept the email. Sort of like cutting of your hand to protect your arm. I am hoping someone else has a better solution.

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suite156

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Oct 10, 2011 5:11 AM in response to J-Seattle

I use my MBP and iPad to connect to projector for presentations.

Om my MBP I've created a seperate account in order to prevent calendar reminders to pop up on the big screen.

Believe me, it looks very lame when giving a seminar and your kids tendist appointment and wife's dinner party pop up. On the iPad I haven't found a way to do this. So this problem makes the iPad unusefull for presentations. And that when it's such a great mobile device. What a shame.

unless I'm mistaken?

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Answer 12

Oct 21, 2011 6:12 AM in response to J-Seattle

Would like to add my vote to this one as well. I think there are many (maybe even a majority?) of users who use the iPad as a secondary work device, certainly with other foci than one's calendar, and to have alerts constantly popping up with no ability to turn them off (the visual ones), it is certainly annoying! I can always go and look at my calendar, I don't need to be bludgeoned with it!

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vbmike73

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Nov 11, 2011 7:41 AM in response to tunebeach

I think is probably a dead topic now that IOS 5 has been released and this is obviously fixed. For the iPad issue at least. But has anyone found a way to turn off the alerts on a per calendar basis? I don't think it exists. I have a few cals and my wife has a couple. So I thought by unchecking her calendars, so I don't see them, that I would also not receive the alerts, but for whatever reason it doesn't work like that. Any fixes?

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Answer 14

Jan 10, 2012 10:31 AM in response to J-Seattle

I belive the solution is in Settings>Notifications>Calendar

Here you will find the "Notification Center". You can change the Alert Style or turn it off all together.

Happy Appling...

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