After the update to iOS 8 I wanted to try the new "Time to leave" feature in the calendar-app, but i couldn't set it. I also was unable to choose a location, since it didn't show me any suggestions for the place...
The location services calendar are activated and I'm using an iPhone 5c - so are there any options I'd need to set, or is it a software issue, since iOS 8 might still have a few bugs?
See if there is more of an explanation of the use of this feature in the User Guide. http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
Thanks for the link ChrisJ. In the UserGuide it says I need to set a Location, but I can't set it... The dialogue opens and I can't set a 'real' location, just the thing I typed in.
I'm sorry, I have not tried any of this yet, so I cannot comment further. I'm guessing just a series of tests would work. I know other location based reminders, such as in the Reminders app required you to use a specific address or a location from your Contacts app. Maybe that is what is going on?
It neither works with a typed in location, nor with a address from a contact. With an iPhone 4S from a colleague it works out great. The maps-app and "Frequent locations" feature are working, so are there any other ideas, or maybe someone else experiencing the same problem?
If you have someone else that is using it and it works, check their settings. Is it something to do with location services setting? What other troubleshooting have you tried? If you have powered the phone off/on and it doesn't help, then try a reset. Hold the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and then release. The phone will reboot and this will not affect your data.
Thanks for your efforts ChrisJ! I compared the location services settings with my colleague and they are the same - I also tried the suggested soft reset and it didn't change anything. These two things (And looking for a setting that might disable that function apart from the location services) are the only troubleshooting I've tried - I don't know what I could do else.
The last two steps of troubleshooting are a restore from backup and then restore as new. After that your only choice is to make an appointment at the Genius Bar or your Authorized Apple Service Provider. Again, I've not had the time to try these features, so I cannot be certain how they work, but it sounds as if you have a good way of testing. Hope you get it worked out.
Same problem here. It seems to be an issue with exchange server calendars. It works fine with my gmail but not my exchange account. I've read that you may need to disable reminders for exchange but that didn't work for me
Hi Guys.
I have an iCloud account and a work exchange account on my iPhone and I can confirm that calendar events created with my iCloud account use location services to find exact places I enter into the location area, however ones created with my work exchange account do not.
Hope this helps.
I removed the calendar-sync with my live.com account - and it works. It seems the device is having trouble writing the location on this account or whatever. Thanks guys for your help!
How did you remove the calendar-sync with your live.com account? I'm having the same issue you were
Just figured this one out myself. Location search doesn't work in Calendar with MS live calendar accounts, but it does with iCloud calendars. Try switching the event to an iCloud calendar and then see if location search works.
I can confirm that location services works fine with iCloud calendar and Gmail calendar while finding the right location, but after switching to my work exchange mail calendar, Lotus Notes Calendar while making an event in Calendar on iPhone, the location services obviously turned off.
So the workaround is to create an event while with iCloud or Gmail calendar, once the location is well set by searching in Contacts or internet, to switch the calendar to my work calendar. But I am not sure the automatic calculation of travel time will work or not. I will know it when the set event is approaching.
Thank you mattlk83 for the tips!
iOS 8 Calendar doesn't use the location services
