How do you snooze calendar notifications more than the default 5 min?
In Catalina, you could long-press the Snooze button and get a choice as to how long the notification was snoozed. I tried it in Big Sur and I don't get the list.
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
No, the manual just says that if the notification has the Options button, click Options then click Snooze. There is no option to long-press Snooze to get different snooze durations. They used to have long-pressing Snooze to get different durations in the Calendar documentation for Big Sur, but they changed the documentation shortly after 11.1 was released. They have removed references to long-pressing which tells you that it isn't a bug; they actually removed the ability to get different snooze durations. Do NOT expect to see it come back with the next release. If you want to see that ability to come back, file Feedback with Apple as they do not check this forum. This forum is strictly user-to-user support. Here is where you can file Feedback: https://www.apple.com/feedback/calendar.html
Everybody should submit feedback about this crazy change via: https://www.apple.com/feedback/
In my support session with Apple, the rep finally said "I completely understand, we are working on future updates to fix this issue". So I am hopeful they are looking at it, but if you want it prioritized we need to make some NOISE! Be polite, but tell them just how much this affecting your productivity and trust of Apple's software. :)
I called apple support. I'm assuming they were first level support. They were clueless on current or previous snooze functionality. I do see that the missing calendar snooze functionality exists in Reminders. I found an apple KB article that says you can create a reminder from a calendar event by double-clicking on the event, then Ctrl-clicking the title of the event and selecting the Share option. From there you can choose to share with the Reminders app. Unfortunately, the share function only creates a one-off reminder, that you must manually configure. If the calendar event is rescheduled, nothing happens to the reminder, so it's pretty much a waste for me. I have meetings rescheduled all the time. The support person was clueless about the share functionality, as well. I wanted them to tell me if the calender event and reminder were linked, but they didn't even know you could create a reminder from an event. Instead, they wanted me to test it out, which I already had done. I just wanted them to confirm my findings, as the "experts." So, another mac app I will have to abandon. I use Spark Mail instead of Mac Mail. And now I'll have to use Outlook from my Microsoft 365 account just for my calendars (prefer Spark over Outlook for mail). Disappointing, but not surprising, because Apple must believe they know what's best for everyone when they do s**t like this.
Hi lenir17. Are you sure? I definitely don't see different snooze options anywhere anymore in Big Sur. If you open the actual window for the specific event you can see different alerts you may have set up, e.g. 1 day before, and 2 hours before, and time to leave, but I see nowhere to choose how long to snooze the alert that has just popped up. This is what Catalina had and Big Sur does not have.
Could please give us the path for registering the feedback and a short description of the problem for more impact at Apple? I registered with “beta” and sent them a feedback titled “Snooze Function for Alert Notifications” / Area: “Calendar.” Then, under type of problem, I chose “Suggestion.” Under description I entered “Restore the Snooze function for Alert notifications, as it was in Catalina giving the user the option to select a snooze time span from the desktop. The change in Big Sur is negatively impacting many users as you can verify in various forums..” —- Apple receipt confirmation states: “Recent Similar Reports: None”
“Resolution: Open”
It may have already been provided in other reply/replies than those displayed under "Helpful answers", but here's hyperlink to feedback page specifically for Calendar: https://www.apple.com/feedback/calendar.html. If you haven't done so, please consider filling this easy/quick form out to request bringing back feature to "long-press the Snooze button and get a choice as to how long the notification was snoozed".
The lack of a SNOOZE feature is beyond ridiculous. I downloaded some demos and found "BUSY CALENDAR" to be the perfect alternative. It's much better - in my opinion - than Apple's. Plus, it allows you to snooze however long you want.
The ONE thing I liked about OUTLOOK was a small drop-down menu that'd allow me to snooze at various intervals without the need for a keyboard. I asked the developers if this could be a feature and they said they're going to work on it. The just updated the software a few days before my message and they didn't have time. But responses like that make me want to share this wonderful news. ENJOY!!!
Listen to Phil! The only way to impact Apple is to give them "feedback." Bombard them with feedback. You can go there as many times as you want. This is the only way to get them to move. We actually did accomplish something here, but their inability to listen to their customers is beyond belief.
I agree with Scott and Phil. Swamp them with requests to really fix this issue. They sort of jerry-rigged it so it is better but it's still not really functional for our needs. Swamp them with requests at https://www.apple.com/feedback/calendar.html
Here's the best place to complain and ask for the feature to be added back:
The more of us complain, the better chance they will listen.
Tell Apple what missing features you'd like restored or new features added to the system via Feedback - macOS - Apple.
Calendar in Big Sur is as good as useless without the snooze function. Looks like it's back to Catalina just for this feature, or purchase Fantastical. No other choice.
This is a really big deal.
Everyone should submit feedback to Apple. Hopefully, enough people raising the issue will get them to address and fix it.
EVERYBODY needs to go to www.apple.com/feedback then choose Calendar and leave feedback to tell them that you want that feature back!
All we can do is to *keep sending our feedback* on the official feedback link: Product Feedback - Apple
The people who can fix this are likely not reading this forum!!
Please visit https://www.apple.com/feedback/calendar.html to request additional snooze options be added back into Big Sur.
Snooze Calendar Notifications in Big Sur
