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iCal on iPad 2 crashes when selecting March 2013

Hi,


I have got a very strange problem with iCal on my iPad 2 Wi-Fi. When selecting March 2013 it instantly crashes iCal, after which I am returned to the springboard. When relaunching iCal it starts with either February 2013 or April 2013 selected. The crashing does not occur in 2012 or 2014, so March 2013 is the only occurance of the crashing found so far.


What have I tried to do to solve the problem:

  • Restart iPad.
  • Force Quit iCal and all other applications.
  • Restart iPad again.


Problem still occured.


Disable Calendar syncing from my Google Account.


Problem was gone, iCal was completely empty and working fine.


Enable Calendar syncing, but uncheck all calendars in iCal resulting in empty calendar rendered on screen.


Problem still gone.


Enabling a single calendar.


Crashing occured again.


My conclusion was that one of my appointments in Google Calendar must contain something that was making iCal crash. However, of the 5 calendars I am syncing with the iPad none of them could be shown without iCal crashing in March 2013. Even public calendars I am subscribed to like official holidays make iCal crash. If something is indeed wrong with an appointment, I would have expected to be able to display the other 4 calendars without problems.


I am syncing the exact same calendars with my iPhone 4 and my iMac, and on both devices no crashing occurs.


Is there anything I can do to extract some more information from my iPad to find out exactly why iCal is crashing?

iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 5.1

Posted on Apr 11, 2012 12:27 AM

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Nov 2, 2012 10:21 AM in response to XyritZz

I am amazed that yet another iOS update (6.0.1) and this issue is still not resolved even after reporting to Apple many months ago.


I know that by changing to non all-day appointments for 1st April temporarily fixes this issue, but not so easy if it is a birthday coming in from contacts, besides don't see why I should have to.

Nov 3, 2012 12:40 AM in response to XyritZz

Every app designer response more agile to customer feedback regarding errors of his app than Apple. For me it is a scandal that Apple is not able to fix this issue...may they think that there are only 5 months left and than this bug is history...


Apple you really should start moving with this issue

Nov 21, 2012 10:41 AM in response to Boatyard

When in the calender go into calendars at the top deselect UK holidays so that Bank Holiday comes off (it's 1st April 2013) and then you will be able to get March 2013 as I had the same problem and I tried everything then just now I happened to mention it to my husband and he suggested it and it worked. I wish I had asked him before as I've been trying for about 9 months now.

Nov 23, 2012 11:49 AM in response to XyritZz

We deleted all 3 events from April first and it fixed the problem. Once I was stuck in March and it kept reopening in March, even when I restarted the device and it kept shutting iCal, couldn't do a thing.

I must say as satisfied I was with apple/mac before, the more disappointed I'm getting. They keep asking more and more money for devices with flaws. I don't mind paying those prices for equipment that works, but my MacBook, iMac, iPhone and iPad have recently really annoyed me with small little bugs.


Eg. I was writing a mail (that's all I was doing) and the MacBook without reason just crashed, everything got stuck.

When I'm calling with my IPhone it disconnects while I'm just standing in one place, with good reception (a problem that often occurs)


Good luck mac, hope you'll be getting better again soon... If I want bugs, I'd have Microsoft.

Dec 4, 2012 4:13 AM in response to XyritZz

Same problem; annoyed after reading on here that nothing has been done to fix this having just bought a new iPad for my parents.


Tried reporting the bug but since I'm not a registered developer I can't.


There always seems to be a problem with Apple calendars; I remember a time zone bug a few years ago which moved every one of my all day appointments a day earlier. Can these things not be tested?

Dec 4, 2012 12:03 PM in response to XyritZz

Are Apple making so much money that they can now afford to disregard all of the evidence that has been set before them. I have a newish iPad and that to has a calendar that crashes in March 2013. I have tried all of the solutions offered, including a complete restore, but still no fix. Stop counting your money and fix the **** thing!!!

iCal on iPad 2 crashes when selecting March 2013

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