Since the update to Ventura, Calendar events get a "time to leave" alert entry by default when a location is added to an event. I do not want these mostly error prone and incorrect alerts.
Is there a way to switch off creation of these alerts?
One can manually remove them, but I want to avoid that they are created by default.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0
Hi bwadma,
Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!
We understand that you'd like to disable the alert which notifies you it's time to leave in Calendar.
When you add a location to your Calendar event, it will automatically notify you when it's time to leave unless you disable time-to-leave alerts for all events in your Alert Settings in the Calendar app under Calendar > Settings > Alerts. You can learn more about this feature here: Add location and travel time to events in Calendar on Mac - Apple Support
Add a location
1. In the Calendar appon your Mac, double-click or force click an event to view event details, then click Add Location. (You can also select an event, then use the Touch Bar.)
2. Enter an address, a business name, or a type of business (such as “coffee shop” or “museum”), then select a location from the list of locations that match what you entered. If a list doesn’t appear, or you don’t want to select a location from the list, press Return to use your location verbatim.
If you select a location from the list, a map and weather info are added to the event. If you just use the location you entered, map and weather info might not appear.
If the event info window includes a map, an alert is set so you’re notified when to leave to arrive on time at your destination.
You receive a notification based on your likely location before the event starts, the event’s location, and current traffic or transit conditions before you need to leave, when you need to leave, and if you’re running late.
You don’t receive time-to-leave alerts for events with destinations that take more than 3 hours to reach.
You can schedule an event in a CalDAV or Exchange calendar that takes place in multiple conference rooms. After you enter the first conference room, enter another conference room.
Determining your computer’s location and time-to-leave alerts require Location Services, which you turn on or off in Privacy settings. You can turn off time-to-leave alerts for all events in Alerts settings.
We hope this helps.
Cheers!
Hi bwadma,
Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!
We understand that you'd like to disable the alert which notifies you it's time to leave in Calendar.
When you add a location to your Calendar event, it will automatically notify you when it's time to leave unless you disable time-to-leave alerts for all events in your Alert Settings in the Calendar app under Calendar > Settings > Alerts. You can learn more about this feature here: Add location and travel time to events in Calendar on Mac - Apple Support
Add a location
1. In the Calendar app
2. Enter an address, a business name, or a type of business (such as “coffee shop” or “museum”), then select a location from the list of locations that match what you entered. If a list doesn’t appear, or you don’t want to select a location from the list, press Return to use your location verbatim.
If you select a location from the list, a map and weather info are added to the event. If you just use the location you entered, map and weather info might not appear.
If the event info window includes a map, an alert is set so you’re notified when to leave to arrive on time at your destination.
You receive a notification based on your likely location before the event starts, the event’s location, and current traffic or transit conditions before you need to leave, when you need to leave, and if you’re running late.
You don’t receive time-to-leave alerts for events with destinations that take more than 3 hours to reach.
You can schedule an event in a CalDAV or Exchange calendar that takes place in multiple conference rooms. After you enter the first conference room, enter another conference room.
Determining your computer’s location and time-to-leave alerts require Location Services, which you turn on or off in Privacy settings. You can turn off time-to-leave alerts for all events in Alerts settings.
We hope this helps.
Cheers!
I'm seeing the same thing. Time to Leave notifications are turned off globally and on individual events. Nonetheless I still get a system notification on my Mac. This has only happened since upgrading to Ventura.
My workaround was disabling all Calendar notifications in System Settings.
While we can hope that people from Apple read these discussions and react to them, the default way to communicate such things is to report here:
The more people report the same thing, the better the chance for a timely fix.
(cited according to Old Toad)
I can confirm that this is happening to me as well since upgrading to Ventura, and it continues on Ventura 13.1 even when "Time to Leave" is turned off in Calendar Settings -> Alerts. I have filed the appropriate feedback to Apple.
Ventura's calendar is doing the exact same thing to me. Time to Leave is turned off, and the calendar even added this alert for events that existed prior to installing Ventura. I even tried toggling it on and off to no effect.
Thanks for the explanation to Miche11e_P, and also thanks to Peter for the point regarding "Alert Settings in Calendar app" (Calendar > Settings > Alerts > Time to Leave).
Also in my set up, this setting is turned off.
It seems that Calendar app ignores this setting?
Same with me. The setting is turned off (for all my Calendar accounts), still it keeps notifying me.
Indeed it seems Calendar is ignoring this setting. I also tried turning on and off the setting, but it keeps notifying.
PLEASE fix this Apple! I have over 30 events a day and this is obnoxious...I had to downgrade to Monterey.
How to switch off "add time to leave" when a location is added to a calendar event in Ventura?
