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Importing .ics calendar events from emails

I have recently upgraded my iPhone 5C to IOS 10 and I am unable to import all events within an .ics calendar file into the standard calendar app from an email.

Previously under older IOS's the method was the following:

1. Open email message containing .ics file.

2. Tap the .ics file to view a list of events.

3. Scroll to the bottom of the events and tap 'add all' then select the calendar to which the events are to be added.

There is no longer an 'add all' button. I have tried to add the events one at a time but this doesn't seem to work half the time.

iPhone 5c, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 27, 2016 7:20 AM

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conradjr54

Level 1

4 points

Posted on Jan 10, 2017 12:50 PM

This worked for me. It is a bit fiddly especially step 1. The only way I could get past step 1 after Tap instead of press/hold was a re-boot of the phone. The icon for file transfer/send would not appear after a Tap even if a press/hold was used.

Open the ics file using press/hold.
If you utilize tap instead of press/hold re-boot the phone and repeat with press/hold.
The icon for file transfer/send will be visible in the lower left corner.
Tap the icon for the file transfer/send. The choices the choices appear in a box.
Tap the icon "add to iCloud Drive" (lower left side of box).
The ics file is saved on the Cloud Drive.
Open iCalendar and Tap "Calendar" middle bottom of the screen.
Make certain the iCloud calendar is selected for inclusion in your iCalendar app.
Tap Done
All of the ics file calendar entries should appear in the iCalendar App.

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geohei

Level 1

11 points

Feb 13, 2017 6:54 AM in response to bg002h

Thanks for the hint. I know ... but this is an unnecessary workaround. They should leve it to the user if she/he wants to take the risk for dupe entries in her/his calendar (see possts above).