how do I activate iPhone calendar? The sign is grayed out.

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how do I activate iPhone calendar? The sign is grayed out.

I Was having trouble syncing the calendars on my iPhone 5s, with ios9.1. I eventually deleted my calendar with all its data. Now that I reinstalled it, I am unable to add entries since the + sign is grayed out. Also, under Show All Calendars, I only have Facebook birthdays, US Holidays, Birthdays and events found in mail. My iCloud and home calendars are missing. I have checked my settings and everything seems to be in order. i need help!

iPhone 5, iOS 9.1

Posted on Dec 3, 2015 11:50 PM

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Answer 1

AppleJoe

Community Manager

Dec 5, 2015 10:35 AM in response to sandrafrom park

Hi sandrafrom park,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

I understand that Calendar is not working as expected on your iPhone with the option to add an event grayed out. To begin troubleshooting this situation, I would suggest reading over and working through the suggested steps in the iOS section from the following article.

Get help using iCloud Calendar - Apple Support

Best!

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Answer 2

Dec 5, 2015 10:39 AM in response to AppleJoe

Thank you for your response. Fortunately, the issue resolved itself after about 4 hours of the phone sitting idle. Can't explain it, but I'm certainly glad it's working.

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