After updating with 17.1.1 the calendar function will not allow me to individually create or edit appointments in my shared calendar with my husband. Since my husband created the Shared calendar (years ago) each new appointment is coming up as an Invite with my husband as the organizer. Is this a glitch anyone else has noticed? Any suggested fixes?
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Earlier iPhone models
I believe this is an issue with the way the iOS calendar app (or the underlying Apple framework) interfaces specifically with MS Exchange shared calendars. I have tested this with an iCloud shared calendar and the issue cannot be reproduced. So interfacing to iCloud mail/calendar servers is not a problem. It is not a Microsoft issue either, because I can't reproduce the issue with two Windows laptops working with the same shared Outlook calendar. Add to that the fact that the emergence of the problems coincided with the 17.x.x updates, and I would say the update (most likely 17.1.1) broke the MS Exchange interface.
One *temporary* workaround for new entries is to create a shared iCloud calendar and share across iCloud id's. It is easy to generate a free iCloud id from within an iOS device, if you don't have one. To share the same calendar across Windows devices running Outlook you will need to add the iCloud account to Outlook, and supply your password (or a generated application password if you have MFA enabled). A bit more involved, but doable.
I insist that this be a temporary step until a fix is pushed out, because I do not want to bear the burden of replicating all legacy calendar entries from the Microsoft calendar to the new Apple one, and abandon the old calendar. I have a need for shared calendars to reside on MS Exchange. When the problem is fixed I will abandon the Apple shared calendar and go back to the Exchange calendar.
Agree. Same thing is happening to us after my iPhone updated to 17.2.1. Yes, Apple needs to fix this and soon. I don’t need to have an iPhone. I can just go get an Android phone like my husband has. By the way, let’s not use the word upgrade. Let’s use the term update.
We have been using a shared Outlook Calendar on the IOS Calendar for the past 10 years- this has only just started so it seems like IOS are at fault.
True, total horror. Do you have a pre iOS 17 device? You can use it to change your calendar items from your old to your new calendar. One by one I’m afraid…
Apple has still not addressed this problem despite numerous chat and phone exchanges....Please keep reaching out to Apple to solve this issue.
I apologize for the trouble you are facing with your calendar. I understand how frustrating this can be. Have you tried clearing your cache or browser cookies? You can also try resetting your calendar settings and syncing them with the shared calendar. If that doesn't work, please contact customer support. We will be more than happy to assist you and solve this issue.
Thanks yes. I cleared the website data and reset calendar and they are synched with our shared calendars. This seems like a update glitch. I've never had this issue before. We used to both be able to create and edit existing events in our shared calendar but now only the organizer can change these events.
I have the same issue - shared calendar from MS Outlook. Very annoying. If I decline the event - which most events are no specific to me but there for awareness - it disappears from my screen.
Looks like we will have to use a competitor for this.
Thanks for your response. My issue is that I created the events so even if I decline and recreate the new event-I have the same issue. Our theory is that the Shared calendar was originally created by my husband so any events list him as the organizer. Doesn't this seem like an Apple glitch? This never happened in the past...
I Have contacted APPLE support and NONE of the proposed fixes are working. Many are being by this update-can someone respond with an acknowledgement of this glitch and a proposal to fix it?? This is takin HOURS of my day to try and fix!! Thanks
Thanks for posting and Yes you are correct on all points! My issue with iCloud as a workaround is that I have an account but my husband refuses to subscribe so I will need to wait for the fix. Any ideas on how to escalate this problem?
Yes it is SO frustrating! I have spent hours on the phone with Apple and have contacted their chat support numerous times regarding this issue. We need to bombard Apple with calls to get them to pay attention!!
Deeply disappointed in Apple that the company will not acknowledge this issue and pledge to address it in an upcoming update. I have found workarounds in the mean time for new calendar items, but the old entries are still messed up.
Well the update installed and now I can choose to add an event either into my husband’s calendar or into an ‘events’ calendar which has the appearance of my account but not my name. I’ve been anonymised and I don’t like it.
Is this an iCloud calendar? Or is it connected to some other service?
Thanks for your response-It's the Calendar App in the iPhone which uses Outlook events
iPhone Calendar problem with iOS 17.1.1 update
