iOS 7 Calendar List View Gone?

Just updated to iOS 7 and it looks like List View in Calendar is gone? AAACCCK! With multiple shared calendars enabled (my wife's, kids school events etc.) I'm finding it very hard to see what my day(s) look like without scrolling like crazy through graphical representations of events. I'm accustomed to just viewing the list and scanning by color of events (for example my work calendar is green).


Am I missing a setting somewhere, or is this a casualty of the redesign? I'm hoping the former, but if it's the latter I'm about to cry!

iPhone 4S, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 11:33 AM

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Sep 28, 2013 9:35 PM in response to HascallDM

I totally agree. The new calendar app is basically unusable. I have to spend 10x more time to see what upcoming events I have and what weekends I have free. "Sorry man, I upgraded to iOS7 and it will take me an extra 50 seconds to see if I am free that weekend to do dinner." This is a recurring theme since the upgrade.


I'm currently looking for alterantive apps, but I like how it meshes niceley with iCould and my iMac. Let's hope the update the app soon, or at least give an option to behave like iOS 6.

Sep 29, 2013 9:15 AM in response to CrystalDragon

CrystalDragon wrote:


My scheduled appointments have all disappeared ... all my doctors appointment and stuff .... is there anyway to get them back? And I can't save any appointments in this new calendar ... they just won't save 😟

I'm having the same issue, @CrystalDragon. I had most of my monthly bill due dates in the calendar on repeat monthly, and now ALL of those have disappeard. Also, birthdays I had entered manually to repeat yearly, are gone too. When I enter any new events, after updating to ios 7, after clicking "done", those entries DO NOT SAVE. Does anyone have any suggestions on these two issues?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Sep 29, 2013 11:28 AM in response to Jamooche

I agree that the iOS I Cal application is an abomination. Although you shouldn't have to put on a third party app to restore calendar utility, there is a good substitute with a free and a paid version. The name of the app is Calendars by Readdle. The free version works fine. Once it syncs to your calendar, it is a useful substitute for the dreadful new calendar. Bring back my old iCal!

Sep 29, 2013 12:54 PM in response to JeanneNE25

JeanneNE25 wrote:


CrystalDragon wrote:


My scheduled appointments have all disappeared ... all my doctors appointment and stuff .... is there anyway to get them back? And I can't save any appointments in this new calendar ... they just won't save 😟

I'm having the same issue, @CrystalDragon. I had most of my monthly bill due dates in the calendar on repeat monthly, and now ALL of those have disappeard. Also, birthdays I had entered manually to repeat yearly, are gone too. When I enter any new events, after updating to ios 7, after clicking "done", those entries DO NOT SAVE. Does anyone have any suggestions on these two issues?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!


I think I solved my issue with "losing" all of my calendar events, and not being able to save/see new events added after iOS 7 update:


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5357380?answerId=23123092022#23123092022

Oct 1, 2013 8:36 AM in response to Dave Hayden

You can no longer see list view by clicking on a certain day on the calendar- I think this is a huge step backwards. I now have to scroll through all the empty hours in the day to see what I have to do throught a specific day or I have to click on magnifying glass to see an ENTIRE list view of all days. I really loved the functionality that ical previously had. Please bring this back. I work as a freelancer and when I get a call for a work day option it is really inconvenient to have to search my days in this manner.


You should give more options to your loyal customers and leave perfectly functioning items alone. Nothing was improved with this change. It was only complicated...

Oct 1, 2013 10:11 AM in response to Tonyc19v

(Not directed to Tonyc19v - I just couldn't figure out how to post a comment without replying to someone.)


I too greatly dislike many of the changes introduced in iOS7, and have decided to stay on iOS6 until some problems are fixed or I am forced to upgrade. However, after reading the past 10 pages of comments one thing about the Calendar app is clear to me, and users should think about.


The calendar function is integral to the iOS design, meaning that the data that represents your calendar events is stored in a way that many apps can access it, make chages to it and synchronize it with other systems (Google, iCloud, etc.) But the Calendar APP is just one way of doing that. Just like on your Windows or Apple desktop, the OS comes with a set of applications to perform common functions, but they are not necessarily the best examples of how to get the job done. In the case of the iPhone or iPad, Apple has provided an app that works, however poorly you may think it does. But you should not feel that this is the only "official" way to access and use your calendar data. You are often much better off using someone else's idea of how the calendar should be represented. And this goes for many other apps that come with bundled with your computer - desktop, tablet or phone. Try it, you might like it.

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