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

Forester10 wrote:

I used to be An Apple fan but not anymore.

The days when they user tested software and made sure user the user journey is always improved is well and truly over.

I buy Apple products for compatibility with all my other stuff, which I have because it used to be the leader in usability. But I seem to spend hours just about every day bemoaning the state of Apple software, I could and do design better myself.

Why are you telling me? 1) I don't really care and 2) I can't make any changes you want.

Let Apple know what you'd like to see here:

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Fabrewicz wrote:

Tyrannical way Apple changes your phone without a word of warning, much less customer survey.

Apple has lots of mechanisms for getting feedback but customer surveys don't appear to be one of them. If you let Apple collect usage data from your phone (it's one of the things you're asked about when you set up your phone), they get information that way. They do extensive beta testing, including months of public beta testing. They also have a dedicated page for providing feedback:

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Like many others, ridiculously hard just to add date and time. Who complained about former app?

Me and probably lots of other people. I found those little scroller things ridicoulous. I love the new method of using a keypad that is large enough for me to see without my glasses. So, not only did I leave feedback on the old version I also left feedback telling them how much I liked the new version.

I, however, don't assume that what works for me is the only way it could work for anyone. So, I suggest you submit feedback, too.

Calendar is very user unfriendly.. hard to distinguish days from appts. Previous calendar had larger lettered days and more space between them. Now they are a confusing mess.. the colored bars on the left make it worse. Was checking days for making doctor appt and it was very difficult to find dates. Older format SO MUCH more user friendly. Makes me hesitant to open updates!

The way we change the time of the events is absolutely horrible. Not intuitive at all. Really poor design.

I agree. I was at the doctor's office trying to enter an upcoming appointment, and gave up! It's unwieldy and cumbersome!

Londasuefromnc wrote:

I’m pretty sure this isn’t working well for anyone.

Then you'd be wrong. It works fine for me.

You can let Apple know your thoughts about it here:

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No just get rid of it! It’s the silliest update apple has ever done!

cooroy wrote:

It’s an absolute shocker! Get rid of it APPLE!!!!

Apple is not reading here for suggestion. Use the feedback link provided above.

rhobert96 wrote:

I have now said as much on the Apple site!

I hope you mean you went to the feedback page I linked to. Apple doesn't read these forums for suggestions.

Go ahead and believe that all you want but they have specific ways to give feedback which has been given in this thread many times.

This is hard to admit but I have to rescind my original complaint/post. I didn’t realize all I had to do was tap on the time and a number pad appears. Making it very easy to set the time😬

My bad.

dries165 wrote:

2020 calendar “update”. A bit late in the year for an April fool’s joke. Therefor shockingly UN-intuitive, irritating and utterly UN-APPLE!

Tell Apple:

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Feedback to Apple goes here, Feedback - iPhone - Apple

The only way to make ones voice heard apart from just complaining to the community is to contact APPLE.

after 35 years with Apple I’m now going to change to Samsung

No one here would know that information. This is a user to user support forum and Apple does not participate here.