Is there any way to return to the calendar format prior to the latest update?

The great thing about computers is that they can be adjusted to the user’s preferences. I much prefer the old scroll wheel.

Glad only my iPad is affected, sure as heck won’t update my iPhone unless I am sure this is not part of the update.

Apple don’t dictate give me options.

FreedomOT wrote:

The great thing about computers is that they can be adjusted to the user’s preferences.

The great thing about computers is that the people writing the software can make changes in how they work. That doesn't always translate into "every user gets every customization option they want".

Apple don’t dictate give me options.

Of course they do, at least on the hardware and software they produce.

The calendar change 5 months ago is STILL a nightmare and I am not alone apparently with this sadistic change! What a disastrous thing to do. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. I can’t seem to get my complaints on the other Apple blog! I miss the original one and thousands like me feel the same way.

This new calendar format is an epic fail for sure. I thought I could get used to it, but I can’t. I would love to go back to the previous calendar. Why did Apple redesign it when it wasn’t broken. This new format sucks!

So Apple has written, tested, and released two interfaces for their calendar. Now they just need to add a button to select option A or B.

Let me ask again, Apple don’t dictate, give us options.

Who wins when you pit one set of customers against another?

FreedomOT wrote:

So Apple has written, tested, and released two interfaces for their calendar. Now they just need to add a button to select option A or B.

I'd guess what actually happened is Apple implemented something they thought was cool (scrollers) and, then, after years of people complaining about them, they changed to something else.

Let me ask again, Apple don’t dictate, give us options.

This is Apple we're talking about here. They don't generally give options.

Who wins when you pit one set of customers against another?

That's too silly a question to take seriously. Apple is doing what Apple always does. If you think you're "pitted" against other customers, well, no one here is qualified to help you.

Totally agree the new format for setting time is rubbish . Forget it. I’ve started writing the time in with each event title-otherwise it takes FOREVE.

scrolling is a wild snd random experience and trying to put time in ...using keyboard .... what? . So i click on time and see ‘starts’ all I see is a time - the wrong time ? No option to input. I click on the the wrong time snd up comes THE kEYBOARD?? tap the wrong side of the box snd you’re done for.

More taps required to do the job than with previous incarnation . The wheel thing is age-ist ... too small. And alternative is simply awful

Calendar App

in particular the “ time of event” function. Truly dire in its latest incarnation.

we all acknowledge the need to update for security or innovative reasons; but to “mess around” with some core features is just needless.

One of the reasons Apple has its loyal user base is because it is a known quantity, a friendly intuitive OS and legendary reliability.

I hope someone with some power to change reads these threads and remembers that maybe only a fraction of a percent take the time to post these queries, many tens/hundreds of thousands suffer in silence.

Dogcow-Moof wrote:

You tap the time and enter it with the keypad, what am I missing that's so horrible?

Indeed, I suspect it was changed because so many users complained about endlessly spinning those horrible “slot machine” dials that took forever to get to the right time.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Indeed, I suspect it was changed because so many users complained about endlessly spinning those horrible “slot machine” dials that took forever to get to the right time.

Gosh but I hated them. I had a talent for spinning them in the direction most likely to take me longer and then spinning past where I wanted to stop. And, half the time, your finger ended up covering things. Good riddance.

You know I wish I’d never commented with all the emails.

I guess a case of “ you can’t please everyone”. I wonder what testing each update goes through and with what demographic.

just thinking out loud, I don’t need a reply.

now I just need to figure out how to turn notifications off 😉

OK, first, each release of a major update is used by several million beta testers over a 3 month or longer period. “Point” releases are also beta tested, but typically for only a month.

To turn notifications off:

BTW, “Several” will be roughly the number of times you have posted to the thread. It’s a year’s old bug in the forum software.

Was this interface tested by a general audience? I stumble through setting the time nearly every time I use this.

Additionally, what's up with the Alert function? It still shows the 1st alert in the 2nd alert field. Been this way for too long. It doesn't really seem like anybody is looking at these things at Apple?

Pmow2 wrote:

Additionally, what's up with the Alert function? It still shows the 1st alert in the 2nd alert field. Been this way for too long. It doesn't really seem like anybody is looking at these things at Apple?

The alerts will still fire at the correct time.

The main issue is HAVING TO SCROLL DOWN TO FIND (and figure out) the END time. THEY USED TO BE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.. And clearly visible to each other.

NOW, After entering the start time THE CALENDAR POPS UP IN THE WAY... then I have to scroll down to Find End time... it’s just messy and NON -INTUITIVE..

POOR DESIGN.

I usually have already have started on the date.. I just want a quick time in & out and done.. ... I don’t want to have to find it.

Hate it hate it hate it..