iOS Calendar alerts don't work

Still exists in iOS 10.3.3. After adding first and second alerts, the alert times will automatically switch so that the first alert occurs closest to the event. Then as the event approaches, the first alert fires first, I guess because it's the "first alert", and the second alert doesn't fire at all since it has passed. Not sure if this is still an issue with the latest iOS, I haven't yet installed. But I'm sure any Apple tech could verify, if anyone even cares, which we are all wondering since this issue has been so perpetual.

I'm guessing the issue is that you should set "Show in Lock Screen" to "On".

My guess is many of your notifications arrive while your iPhone is locked.

"All the notifications" could be very minimal if you clean them out once you're finished with them.

stefan.braem wrote:

This isn't a solution for me however, because I don't want the notifications to appear on the lock screen (otherwise you have go to through all the notifications on your lock screen everytime you just quickly want to do something with your phone).

If you set the alert type to "Banner", that's not a problem.

One of the things I've learned about doing tech support, both professionally and as a hobby, is that it's often impossible to say answer "why". Sometimes it comes down to asking how much of your life do you want to spend on the problem versus how willing you are to use a workaround. Only you can decide that.

You don't mention if you've done the standard troubles shooting: restart, reset, restore from back up, restore as new. Have you deleted the account that you're syncing your calendar to and re-added it? You may also want to reset your network settings. Setting>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings. Do you have an active data connection? A data connection is required for push notifications if I recall correctly.

Best of luck.

Try resetting it by pressing the Home and power buttons until the apple appears and/or resetting the network settings before restoring. Both will take less than a minute or two.

I have a similar problem, only I do get a notification for calendar events, but only vibration, no sound. I've checked everything I can think of, but no sound. Problem is, obviously, is that it's hard to "hear" vibrate, esp. when the iPhone isn't on me, and I try to not keep it on me. Please help...I need to HEAR the alerts...thx...jt

BTW...I have a 4S with fully updated

software. Just so it's clear, I have calendar alerts / notifications set on "Sencha"...ie, yes, I have a sound checked for notifications. I have also tried rebooting, ie, power button/home button. What am I missing? Thx

More on same problem (no sound for calendar alerts, only vibration) -- still have the problem with Bluetooth turned off (someone suggested that on another forum). Seems this is a problem a lot of people are having, which would make it seem to be an Apple problem in one of their updates, since I never had this problem in the past (ie, before maybe 6-8 months ago?)...jt

Well...I always did like simple solutions. In this case, I think the problem was that somehow I had inadvertently knocked the little switch above the volume control to off or mute. Flipped it back on...voilá!! Sorry...but hey, glad I could be of help '-)....

HI,

i have had this problem with my iPhone 4s for months and i have a 5s activated this week, with exact same problem, which makes me conclude that it has *nothing* to do with the phone itself, but ratherly with some config i may have inadvertantly changed months ago and as i activated this new phone out from a backup rather than "as new iPhone", this setting has followed! So in my view, there is no way restarting the phone or things like this will change or solve the issue.

fun thing is that any alert in calendar i set on my iPhone appears everywhere at appropriste time (computer, iPad), but not where i need it: on my iPhone!....

I Have posted about this months ago, read on this, but is there someone somewhere who found a simple checkbox to solve it as i should expect?

thanks!

Rob

BTw i am talkimg about "appearing", not the "sound"... I know sounds won't work if that "little switch" above volume is set tp off... 🙂