Shared iCloud calendar notification problems

as far as i understand iCal it is on the "receivers/subscribers" side to deal with email-updates (and not on the "senders/changers" side):

snippet from my Re: How do you stop receiving notifications about updated calendar events? (there is a screenshot as well):

to NOT get email notification about updated events from a shared calendar you subscribed to you have to uncheck "events affect availability" in that calendars "info" (mac os X.7 and X.8: iCal —> calendars dropdown —> right click on the subscribed calendar —> choose "get info" from the context-menu —> uncheck "events affect availability")

Thanks, tomizza.

I'm going to try what you suggest. This issue is confusing and hard to figure out. Seems like there are a lot of variables that affect it.

I can confirm this is not the solution. I have never had that option checked and I still get the notifications.

Months later and the problem is still not solved.

Now I hope iOS 6.1 will fix it.

Wouldn't count on it. I think most of us believe this is an iCloud problem, not an iOS problem. I'll keep my fingers crossed though.

I also had the excessive email issue and I *think* it had to do with creating the list on iCloud.com vs on an iOS device. I had created a "business" reminder list via iCloud.com, shared it with my husband, and added a bunch of tasks. It seemed that every time he changed a word on the task I'd get an email.

I created a new list from my iPhone, shared it w/ my husband via iCloud.com, and moved the tasks from the 'business' list over via iCloud.com. So far, the emails have stopped.

I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but if you're still having the excessive emails that might be something to try.

I found a fix for the problem. I got a windows tablet and use google calendars now.

Does not help!

This seems to be the only option!

I am so annoyed with this problem. This morning I had 30+ alerts for other peoples calendars! What is the point of this! Seriously... Why does apple seem to be messing with the most normal things! I cannont understand it!

Has anyone got a solution this at all. Other than dumping iCal I changing back to Google Cal or similar. This is so frustrating because I am now missing the real alerts as I have to dismiss so many non essential alerts from shared peoples updates.

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Hope they will resolve quickly this issue is really really an annoying "feature"...

So I reported this issue via apple's bug reporter and just got a reply saying it has been fixed for some time. They gave instructions to turn notifications off and on which I did for Reminders which didn't help. But then I thought to try turning on/off Calendar reminders also and THAT FIXED IT! Yay!

So, try this:

1. open iCloud in a web browser.
2. Log into iCloud
3. click on your name in the upper right to open the settings
4. click on Notifications in the Account dialog that comes up
5. In the Notifications section turn on/off both of Reminders & Calendar switches.
6. (maybe try turning them both on, then both off)
7. use the back button in the upper right of the Notifications pane to go back to the Account pane so you can save the settings ****IMPORTANT****
8. Select "Done" to save the settings <- Make sure you do this!

If you then want to turn Calendar notifications back on you can go back in and turn that back on.

This did not work for me. No change in the problem. All notifications where OFF in this pane. I turned them on, then off. Saved via the DONE button. No change.

Seeing others posting about Apple Support being able to fix this issue on the server side of iCloud, I called myself. Worthless. I had to explain to the tech what these notifications are, and when he later checked in with his "sr. support staff supervisor," that person suggested I turned off Mt. Lion Notifications ... which, of course, is not even in play here. A sad Apple support experience ... when most have been great, in the past. Clearly this is an iCloud server side issu, not a device problem. No tech I talk to at Apple seems able to comprehend that fact.

Why is Apple Support being so crap about this? This issue is clearly server side and has been an issue since iOS 6 was launched. The issue has been well enough publicised by now, surely - there are a lot of iCloud and iCal users out there. It is infuriating. I've tried everything and even turned all calendar notifications off, but they still come through. Not exactly "amazing" or "wonderful" (cue more of Tim Cook's breathy superlatives....)