Calendar Search not working on iPhone

Fixed this in iOS 16.6 via settings->siri and search-> calendar then toggled off and on again both “show app in search” and “show content in search.” Prior to this search calendar only showed birthdays, after I see entries 10+ years old

I was just on the phone with Apple support about this same issue and here is the fix that they gave me that worked: Settings>Mail>Account (select the correct account)>Calendar

then toggle OFF calendar. It asks if you want to delete the account and you accept. After about a minute, toggle it back on, and the calendar entries will start repopulating, and the search function will start working. Depending on how many calendar entries you have, it will take a while to update, but I have thousands and it updated in less than one hour. Search function works again.

I tried this & worked!

Rather than Apple fixing the calendar so one can search or fixing the worst auto correct known to any device. They would rather update their emojis and other inconsequential functions. What does this say about a company that is in the business of communication and the basics of communication is getting harder and harder to on a device because of bugs they don’t fix ? Like searching and typing a coherent sentence. This says a lot about this company. Their phone is getting unusable.

Also the fact that the iPhone form factor has stayed the same while other companies are making creative strides. It is getting a bit bizarre and truthfully embarrassing for them. How long can Apple ride the coat tails of the genius founders. Think different 😂

Ack! Help! I have had this problem and followed the suggested fixes offered by users. In turning off the calendar, now not only do I not have the ability to search, but I have NOTHING LEFT TO SEARCH. I have LOST EVERYTHING I ever put into the calendar. Everything past and future!

I went in iCloud—>calendar—>turn off use on this iPhone —>(when it asks what would you like to do with the previously synched iCloud calendars on your iPhone) choose keep on my phone —>turn on “use on this iPhone again”. Then I was able to search all the previous calendar events.

Thank you so much for that tip!

I am very disappointed that the user needs to implement the fix and it isn’t something that Apple has built into their releases. I imagine there are a lot of ppl with this problem.

Hi Michelle Schloot,

Have you tried restarting your iPhone since noticing this happening? It's a simple step, but it can sometimes resolve unexpected issues, therefore worth a try.

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

How to restart your iPhone X, 11, 12, 13, or later

1. Press and hold either volume button and the side button until the power-off slider appears.

2. Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off. If your device is frozen or unresponsive, force restart your device.

3. To turn your device back on, press and hold the side button (on the right side of your iPhone) until you see the Apple logo.

For other iPhone models, see the above article.

Test, and if you're still not getting any search results, we'd advise to contact Apple Support. Let them know what's happening, so they can take a closer took at this issue.

Apple Support

Take care!

Going to “Siri & Search” first in settings then to calendar was not intuitive. Thanks for this recommendation as it worked even in iOS 17.

Settings-> Siri & search-> Calendar-> Toggling off then on the “App in search” and “show in search”

Can someone tell me why the enduser must go through these ridiculous steps to retrieve what has been working perfectly for years? Why doesn’t Apple fix it?

iPhone 11. Running 16.6.

I restarted phone, went to settings-> calendar-> accounts. Selected my primary email account. I toggled Calendar. Wait 15 sec. Toggle it back on. Exit settings. Open calendar. It was reloading and quickly my search function restored.

I tried all suggestions on this page and here’s the only one that worked for calendar search…..Settings-mail-accounts-turn off account calendar you use for calendar-go back to settings-apple id-icloud-show all-icloud calendar (not calendar) and turn it off-go back to accounts and turn on account calendar-go back to iCloud calendar, turn it on and events should repopulate.

After initially restarting my iPhone, I was able to fix my calendar search issue by going to Mail-> Calendar and turning each account off. Selected Yes to Delete from my iPhone. Then I went to Apple ID -> iCloud-> Apps using iCloud and turned off Calendar there. Then back to each mail account and turned each calendar back on.

The last step was to turn Calendar back on in iCloud-> Apps using iCloud. This did the trick for me when restarting or doing the two parts by themselves didn’t. iPhone 13 Pro Max running iOS 16.2

Thank you soooooo much! I’ve been trying to figure this out for a week and no other fixes worked… except this one!!! Muah!!!