If you're having trouble with your iPhone calendar not syncing up with your other Apple devices, or vice versa, try these troubleshooting tips to ensure all your calendar events show up correctly on all your devices. Show
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iCloud Calendar Not Syncing? Check These Things FirstThe Calendar app on your iPhone can only sync with other devices through iCloud. Before we get into more involved troubleshooting tips, let's go over a few things that will need to be configured properly for your iPhone calendar to sync with other devices:
Turn On Calendars in iCloud SettingsFor your iPhone Calendar app to sync across all your Apple devices, you'll need to make sure iCloud has access to it. Here's how:
If Calendars is already on, you can also try toggling it off, then back on again. This may act as a kind of soft "reset." Give it a few minutes, then check to see if your calendars are syncing across devices now. Enable Calendar Synchronization for All AccountsIf your iPhone calendar is not syncing to your other devices, make sure that your devices are able to send and receive calendar data for all your accounts. Here's how to check this setting on your iPhone:
Make Sure Calendar Has Access to Mobile DataIf you experience trouble with your iPhone calendar not syncing when not connected to the internet, it may be because your Calendar app does not have access to mobile data. Here's how to make sure your calendars can sync even when you don't have an internet connection:
Refresh Your Calendar AppSometimes, if iCal is not syncing, you may just need to refresh the app to give it time to pull up new information. Here's how:
Restart the Calendar AppRestarting apps (and devices, but we'll get to that later) is a good catch-all troubleshooting tip when you're having otherwise mysterious trouble. To restart the Calendar app to fix your iPhone calendar not syncing:
Disable Low Data ModeYour iPhone can use Low Data mode to preserve Wi-Fi or cellular data. When it does this, certain functions like app synchronization may be temporarily paused. This may cause your iPhone calendar to not sync. Here's how to turn it off:
Disable Low Power ModeLike Low Data Mode with cellular data, Low Power Mode exists to save battery life as much as possible and can also temporarily suspend functions and cause your iPhone calendar not to sync.
Restart DevicesEarlier, we tried closing and opening the Calendar app on your iPhone to fix an iPhone calendar not syncing. If closing and restarting the Calendar app doesn't work, you can also try to restart your devices to get your calendars to sync across all of them. If you're not sure how to restart your iPhone or iPad, you can read this article on restarting your iPhone X or later and how to force restart iPhones and iPads. Restarting your device may help any malfunctioning apps fix themselves, so after you've booted back up, check your calendar again to see if the syncing issues have resolved themselves. Remove & Re-Add CalendarThe logic behind this tip is similar to that behind restarting an app or device to fix otherwise mysterious problems. Sometimes, something has gone wrong that you can't easily identify, and the best way to fix it is just to start from scratch. In this final tip, we'll be deleting and then adding a calendar account to help fix issues with iCal not syncing.
Your account should now be added. Give it a few minutes, then check your Calendar apps across devices to see if that helped. Is your iPhone calendar missing? Here's what to do. Now, learn how to search events in your calendar to make the most of your days! Master your iPhone in one minute a day: Sign up here to get our FREE Tip of the Day delivered right to your inbox. Why is my phone and laptop calendar not syncing?First, try these common fixes
If you're not connected, make sure that data or Wi-Fi is on, and that you're not in Airplane mode. Next, check your device's app store to make sure the Google Calendar app is up to date. To the left of the calendar's name, make sure the box is checked.
How do I sync my phone calendar with my computer?Download the Google Calendar app. On your Android phone or tablet, download the Google Calendar app from Google Play.. When you open the app, all of your events will be synced with your computer.. Why is my Google Calendar on my phone not syncing with my computer?Most devices let you enable and disable syncing for various apps and features. A possible reason Google Calendar is not syncing is that the calendar sync is disabled on your device. Turning that option back on should fix the issue. Launch the Settings app on your Android device and tap Accounts.
How do I sync my calendar to all devices?To sync the calendars across your devices, make sure you're signed into the iCloud with the same Apple ID on both your iPhone and iPad.. Open the Settings app.. Tap your name at the top and choose iCloud. If you use iOS 10.2 or earlier, tap Settings > iCloud.. Enable the Calendars toggle.. |