iOS 5: Calendar "+" icon missing - cannot make any new entries

[itsadc]

Ever since upgrading my 3GS to iOS 5, the "+" icon/button from top of calendar application has gone missing. I cannot make any new entries into the calendar and that's frustrating.

Google search gave me a result of turning on iCloud calendar feature and that returns the icon, but I do not want to use iCloud.

Any other solutions?

or will I have to give into Apple monopoly iCloud to use calendar on iPhone?

 

[r2shyyou]

Ever since upgrading my 3GS to iOS 5, the "+" icon/button from top of calendar application has gone missing. I cannot make any new entries into the calendar and that's frustrating.

Google search gave me a result of turning on iCloud calendar feature and that returns the icon, but I do not want to use iCloud.

Any other solutions?

or will I have to give into Apple monopoly iCloud to use calendar on iPhone?

Can you post a screenshot of what you're seeing? I'm curious.

 

[jeans94621]

Just hold down the date you want to add an event to and it will bring up the screen to create. It is a new feature which I am really enjoying. I use it daily and it makes things so much easier. I am enjoying ios 5 so much that I almost don't miss my jailbreak. Almost.

 

[TheMacBookPro]

Weird, I disabled my iCloud calendars leaving only my Gmail calendar checked and the + icon is still there.

Try adding an iCloud account but uncheck it in the Calendar app and see if that works.

 

[r2shyyou]

I don't know if this is possible but perhaps the only selected calendar is one that the OP is subscribed to but as "view only" or something to that effect.

 

[steveca]

try stopping the calendar app and then reloading it. Sometimes programs who misbehave can be fixed in this way

 

[itsadc]

Just hold down the date you want to add an event to and it will bring up the screen to create. It is a new feature which I am really enjoying. I use it daily and it makes things so much easier. I am enjoying ios 5 so much that I almost don't miss my jailbreak. Almost.

Just tried this - however its not working. I kept the date pressed for 6 seconds.

May be because I am on 3GS????

 

[r2shyyou]

Just tried this - however its not working. I kept the date pressed for 6 seconds.

May be because I am on 3GS????

I don't think it's that as I'm on a 3GS and I'm not having any issues adding calendar entries.

Can you provide additional details such as what types of calendars you have, which ones are selected, and which one is your default calendar under Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars?

 

[itsadc]

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Can you post a screenshot of what you're seeing? I'm curious.

Screenshot attached.

 

[itsadc]

I disabled my gmail calendar and it started working. Guess it has issues with having gmail calendar.

 

[r2shyyou]

Screenshot attached.

Strange...thanks for posting the screenshot. If I may ask, how did you get the events on the 1st, 8th, and 14th onto your calendar?

EDIT: just saw that you got it working.

 

[EvanLugh]

this happened to me too, however with iCloud. I figured it was a bug. At the same time, i couldn't add any reminders in the reminder.app either. Had to remove and re-add the iCloud info to get it back.

I spent a good few hours wondering why i couldn't add calendar entries, but thought i was probably having a whacky moment and over looking something.

edit:r2shyyou in my case, they were already there from the previous calendar. the only thing unavailable was ability to add anything new.

 

[itsadc]

Strange...thanks for posting the screenshot. If I may ask, how did you get the events on the 1st, 8th, and 14th onto your calendar?

EDIT: just saw that you got it working.

They are calendar entries from my previous calendar. Just adding a new entry doesn't work.

Evan is right.

However that brings me to a question, why didn't my iPhone allow me to choose a calendar type when I enabled Gmail calendar. If it would have, I would have seen my options and chosen the right one. (In fact just was talking to a colleague at work and saw on his iPhone that it allows him to pick which calendar he wants.)

 

[EvanLugh]

They are calendar entries from my previous calendar. Just adding a new entry doesn't work.

Evan is right.

However that brings me to a question, why didn't my iPhone allow me to choose a calendar type when I enabled Gmail calendar. If it would have, I would have seen my options and chosen the right one. (In fact just was talking to a colleague at work and saw on his iPhone that it allows him to pick which calendar he wants.)

honestly, personally i think it's a bug. I checked everything, turned all calendars on/off, tried pushing a new cal entry.. everything. Glad you've got it sorted now, though.

 

[Serenity95]

I had this same exact problem. I completely deleted my Gmail account off my iPhone (the Gmail calender was already turned off). Immediately afterwards the "+" in my contacts and callenders reappeared. Thanks for the help guys!!!

 

[AlphaVictor87]

Just hold down the date you want to add an event to and it will bring up the screen to create. It is a new feature which I am really enjoying. I use it daily and it makes things so much easier. I am enjoying ios 5 so much that I almost don't miss my jailbreak. Almost.

This is really cool! didn't know it was a feature!

Also i know OP got it solved, but when i first had iCloud turned off i couldn't make new reminders. For some reason iCloud has to be ON in order to make new reminders which is stupid but whatever