Master the iPhone Calendar App with these Tips!

An app that has been requested on this channel time and time again is the stock Calendar app. Rather than create a regular tutorial, I figured I’d talk about some of the interesting and lesser known ways you can use the calendar app.

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Chapters;
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Event from Mail
1:25 - Reminder from Event
2:34 - Siri
3:33 - Event from Live Text
4:07 - Note into Event
5:14 - Files into Events
6:45 - Calendar Shortcuts
7:53 - Shared Calendar
9:06 - Week Numbers
9:54 - Calendar Widgets

[smitpat]

Holding an item, dragging it, and then using free hand to open something else where one can drop the held item -- BLOWING MY MIND. Thank you!

[maikaimakena]

This guy is my favorite content maker you actually learn something from his videos which means he puts a lot of time learning then sharing. Most YouTube guys don’t ever empower you to fall in love with Apple apps like he does. Big FAN ❤️🙏⚡️👊🤙🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[emmiehansen]

I think an underrated thing in the calendar app is using the “time to leave” feature. I also think the alternate list views are not talked about enough. And finally I love how well the calendar app search feature works. I will often remember just one bit about an appointment I set and it will be found!

[rachelmorgannn]

I think my favorite feature of apple calendar/iCal is the travel time options. I can have all my appointments automatically estimate the travel time from my previous events location/home. Not only will I get notifications to leave by a certain time, but it also blocks my calendar off during travel time so I don’t have to worry about back to back meetings and appointments without the time to get there.

[TerenceMirabelli]

All these tutorials are so informative. Undoubtedly the best on YouTube

[iceon]

U seem so down to earth and humble, the world needs more people like u. Keep up the good work. Much love and respect from Stockholm Sweden 🙏🏼✌🏻🙌🏼

[ChintamaniVartak]

Thanks for showing the method of dragging an event into a reminder app. Calendar events also have alert features. One can even set two alters and it works great. So creating a reminder for an event becomes useless.

[blueskye]

MY MIND IS BLOWN!! I have been a apple system user from the beginning and I have used all these other productivity apps that cost me a bunch over the years. That hold and drag and drop is a HUUUGE game changer for me. I’m strictly apple now and no money out of pocket and every thing is synced. You saved my business life 😊❤

[petertaranscorsese]

Thanks for this review, I hadn't realised attachments could be added. I tried lots of To Do lists/Calendars/Reminder applications over a LONG period, but came back to the (free) inbuilt calendar within Apple as being best suited for my needs – it now serves all those purposes, not just as a calendar & links seamlessly with iPad, Mac and Watch. I create the majority of my Events using Siri "on the go" through my watch. One of the best features for me is being able to "Press and hold" events to reschedule them by sliding them up & down to different times & for events on the same theme (e.g. multiple items to discuss with an individual) sliding them to the same time (on top of each other) then they multiply left to right to keep a clear, uncluttered screen.

[javtimestwo]

Fantastic video. I learned so much about Notes with those tips. 
#1-Adding icons to the title sure does make it easier to find a folder. 
#2-After viewing your video I realized that a lot of my notes are out of order, in the wrong folders and basically unorganized.
Thanks for the easy to follow video. Keep up the great work 👏🏽

[hunterfitzgerald]

I like the Travel Time feature when booking an appointment. It helps account for travel time between appointments so I’m not booking appointments to closely together. Thanks for a great video.

[Kzz]

You are the first channel I’ve seen with actual hidden tricks rather than clickbait titles

[radio_annae]

The very first tool has just blew my mind! I was looking for this for long

[allisonwoods]

Love the press and hold and switch app function. You have such a calm and trustworthy voice 😀

[maikaimakena]

This guy is the best teacher more RAD IOS default apps please. Making me fall in love with my phone all over again 🤙⚡️

[cjbird]

The reminder/calendar thing is great for important life events too. Birthdays, anniversaries, etc create a reminder to get a gift, card etc.
Shoot this would’ve been super helpful when I used to plan field trips for homeschooling groups.

[johnriggs]

Thank you for the press-hold-drag into different app technique — terrific. Another helpful video.

Although I use the Apple calendar all the time because of its integration into Apple, the Apple calendar remains for me the least adequate native app. Actually, it’s the only Apple app that I find deficient enough to demand a third party app alongside. Why? The absolutely inexplicable refusal of Apple to give us a real monthly view that at a glance shows all the monthly events, which is a simple and intuitive way to see patterns and plan events. And so, for example, I use Calendars 5, which for me replaced Fantastical, and I have the Calendars 5 monthly widget on the Home Screen. One tap and all upcoming events for the month appear, as well as open times.

[Stormbrise]

Thank you for this video, I did not how to create reminders for events. As a person with ADHD, reminders would help with all the reminders to remember it. I use travel time a lot for this now. Even though I work from home on my thesis.

I am the planner addict here, my husband, also neurodiverse, just lets me run his social calendar. He has no interest in running the calendar, and since most of the events are in my mind, I can then add it to our social calendar.

[MA-nuki]

The add attachment feature also works with photos. While viewing photos thumbnails press and hold then close photos open that calendar event and drop into the attachment section.

[michelekendzie]

What an awesome thing to be able to do, to drag an item from one app to another. I use Gmail though, and it didn't seem to work from there. Bummer. But I did get a note into an event. Thanks!!!