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iOS 5 features: Calendar

by Mike Schramm Oct 12th 2011 at 3:30PM

iOS 5 has arrived, and with it come some really nice updates to the Calendar app. There aren't a whole lot of new things; the app's basic functionality of saving events on dates and showing them back in various views hasn't changed, but there are a few new elements. First up are the new views. On the iPhone and iPod touch, you'll be able to see a week view where you can scroll all the way through from Monday to Sunday. On the iPad there's a new year view, where you can pick up a wide angle look of what your schedule is like.

In the views where it's appropriate, you can now drag event borders around to set up the various end and start times for each event (dragging a meeting from 1 pm to 2 pm to last for an hour, for example). You can add, rename, and delete whole calendars right on your iOS device. And there are some subtle features that really make the app more polished. You can now see event times on the month view -- before iOS 5, you could only see that there was an event there, not when it started -- and when you turn pages, you'll get a nice iBooks-like effect.

Calendar is better than ever in iOS 5. Whether you're a longtime Calendar user or are just setting it up to sync up with your standard calendar service, these new changes should be quite helpful.



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sally

I was a mobile me user and it all converted fine to the iCloud. However, I was also a delegate on a google calendar and I've lost that sync. Am I to understand I can't have both?

October 18 2011 at 6:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sadie

I have managed to get mine back again by logging onto the iCloud and adding an event through that. The '+' button is back but my enteries are still not available.

October 14 2011 at 9:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sadie

My add button has disappeared with the update too! I would like help, please?! All of my old events have gone too!

October 14 2011 at 7:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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The Beloved Leader

@Sadie

You'll get a lot more helpful responses to your question if you post it over at the Apple Support Community

https://discussions.apple.com/

October 21 2011 at 2:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
NikkiR

I have just updated my iPad with iOS 5 and the add event function in the calendar has disappeared

October 13 2011 at 8:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Sadie

Mine too! All events that were saved have also gone!!!!! :-(

October 14 2011 at 7:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
NikkiR

I have just updated my iPad and I cannot find the add event button, any ideas"

October 13 2011 at 8:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Casualbrilliance

Still can't duplicate events. Why is copy and paste such an issue? Add a button under edit for "copy event" and then allow me to paste it like I do in the full version of iCal.

October 13 2011 at 4:41 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
NameIsDavid

Not explicitly mentioned: You add new entries just by holding your finger down on the calendar itself, in the timeslot you want. Hold and drag the whole entry to shift it in addition to dragging the top or bottom edges to adjust duration. As for week view, it engages automatically when you rotate to landscape view.

October 13 2011 at 11:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dontastic

ADDENDUM to unchecking iCloud to re-enable Google Calendar synching [ see my prior note ] .

For the synching to take effect, you may need to close and restart iCal. Then it should update Google Calendar as it did before iCloud's debut.

Don

October 13 2011 at 10:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dontastic

Lost your sync to GOOGLE calendar after connecting to iCloud?

Here's what to do...

1. Go to iCal Preferences | Accounts.

2. Select iCloud.

3. Go to bottom right: Edit Account...

4. Uncheck "Calendars."

5. This leaves Google as your cloud conduit for updates. And will leave your OTHER iCloud services (those you have checked, such as contacts, documents, etc.) intact and working.

The net is: You can't synch effectively with multiple cloud services. If you want to use Google calendars for their wonderful advantages, continue to do so!

Use iCloud for its other offerings.

Enjoy.

Don

October 13 2011 at 10:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LauraM

I second Ed on his dreams for the Location field. My Calendar use is pretty basic, and yet even I can see it makes no sense that tapping on the address field in Contacts takes you to Google Maps, but tapping on Location in Calendar does not. Even to select and copy the address into Google Maps is a multi-step nuisance.

C'mon: You're out with your iPhone, checking your calendar on the way to an appointment, and it never occurs to them that you might also want to know how to get there?

October 13 2011 at 8:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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