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Some Birthdays Not Appearing on iPad Calendar

purdnost

purdnost

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I just noticed that some birthdays (sourced from my contacts) are appearing on my iPad calendar, while others are not, and there is no rhyme or reason for this. My iPhone displays all of the birthdays. Wondering if this may be a bug, or potentially a syncing issue with Apple’s servers.
 
Are you sure these people hadn't made derogatory comments about your iPad? The iPad may be acting out of spite. Ok, all joking aside, here's what I'd try:

  1. On your iPad, go to Settings > Your Apple ID > iCloud > disable Calendars (and tap on Delete from iPad). Then after that's done, reenable Calendars again and see if the birthday calendar syncs properly now.
  2. If that doesn't work, tap on "Calendars" at the bottom of the Calendars app and ensure the Birthday calendar is checked.
  3. If it's checked, then quit the Calendars app and reopen it.
  4. If that doesn't work, try restarting your iPad.
  5. If that doesn't work, try signing out of iCloud altogether on your iPad and then signing in again.
 
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usagora said:
Are you sure these people hadn't made derogatory comments about your iPad? The iPad may be acting out of spite. Ok, all joking aside, here's what I'd try:

  1. On your iPad, go to Settings > Your Apple ID > iCloud > disable Calendars (and tap on Delete from iPad). Then after that's done, reenable Calendars again and see if the birthday calendar syncs properly now.
  2. If that doesn't work, tap on "Calendars" at the bottom of the Calendars app and ensure the Birthday calendar is checked.
  3. If it's checked, then quit the Calendars app and reopen it.
  4. If that doesn't work, try restarting your iPad.
  5. If that doesn't work, try signing out of iCloud altogether on your iPad and then signing in again.
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Thank you for the thorough response. Step number 5 is what finally did the trick for me. All birthdays are now visible and my iPad has forgiven all. ;)
 
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usagora said:
Good to hear! :)
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Except now when I go into “Find My iPad”, I can’t re-enable “Find My network” for whatever reason. I’m prompted to update my security settings. When I proceed, a window appears, then quickly disappears. 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
purdnost said:
Except now when I go into “Find My iPad”, I can’t re-enable “Find My network” for whatever reason. I’m prompted to update my security settings. When I proceed, a window appears, then quickly disappears. 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Cannot Enable Find My Network in Find My … - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com discussions.apple.com

I think when they said they did a "hard reset" they might have meant a force restart:

Turn iPad on or off

Use the top button to turn on iPad. Use the buttons or Settings to turn off iPad.
support.apple.com
 
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purdnost said:
Two for two! Thanks. The hard reset did the trick. Setting was already enabled after the reset.
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Phew, glad it worked! This is why I hate signing out of iCloud (and why I listed it last in my suggestions) - it often has unintended consequences.
 
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