Ventura Breaks Messaging, Email and Calendaring

wendyjboss wrote:

This is embarrassing, for me and for you.

It's certainly not embarrassing for me as neither I nor any of the users in this forum have anything to do with it.

If anyone knows how to resolve the issue of the horrific communication between multiple devices since Ventura and the latest iOS, I am all ears. Because if there is no solution, I am done. What's the point of having a mini-super computer if it ruins your daily work life -- it's main purpose.

It's not entirely clear what's going on. You talk about multiple devices. What devices other than your Mac?

Are you using the native Mac Mail and Calendar applications? They have a long history of not playing well with Exchange accounts. I would recommend you download Outlook and use that for your work email and calendar on your Mac. It will prevent your personal and work emails from being mixed, causing you embarrassment.

On your iPhone, assuming that's what you have, you can add your exchange account directly in Settings>Mail>Accounts and use or not use Outlook. I've generally had no problems with that.

For messages, log out and log back in. Or, just log back in. Every once in a great while, I've had devices just log themselves out of iMessage for no particular reason. I just log back in and the problem goes away for several more years.

Just to add to @Old Toad and IdrisSeabright posting.

Does anything look familiar on your computer ?

Any Third Party Applications that will interfere with the normal operation of the OS,  is an invitation for disaster. 

Any of the below should be removed as per Developers Instructions 

1 - Disk Cleaner 

This will include CleanMyMac , aka “ BrickMyMac “

MacKeeper,

Dr Cleaner Pro Plus

Open Cleaner one Pro

Macmechanic

Clean my Mac x.

2  - Third Party Security Software 

This will include BitDefender , 

This will included Norton Antivirus 

 Sophos Av Software

Intego AntiVirus

 McAfee, 

Avast AntiVirus

Ad Guard,

 Webroot ,

 ESET ,

 Avira ,

AVG AntiVirus  

 avira antivirus 

Trustee  

AntiVirus for Mac

F-Secure

Securemac

Cylance

Kaspersky Internet Security

Total Virus Software 

Read some of the posting and arrive at your own conclusions.

The The Built in Security  is all that is required.

Have you installed and run any "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus or VPN apps on your Mac?

wendyjboss wrote:

I'll look into that. What would you recommend?

Old Toad is asking if you have them because they may be the cause of your issues. You should not install any "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus programs as they just cause problems. You should only use a VPN if it is required to access a secure server.

FYI you are not addressing Apple on this website. To contact Apple, Contact Apple.

Having said that if you are required to use Microsoft products, then get a Microsoft product. Apple works fine for me and about a billion other people.

I've never had an OS upgrade break anything, and we go back to late 2015. That includes our current three iMacs, Two MacBook Pros, Four iPads, Two iPhones and one Watch.

"When you're hot you're hot; when you're not you're not", Jerry Reed. And when your done and go back to Windows or Linux I wish you better luck.

wendyjboss wrote:

I'll look into that. What would you recommend?

NONE! Of any of those types.