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Julia Foran
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Sep 15, 2017

Shared calendars now sync to mobile phones

We are rolling out a feature update that enables shared calendars to sync to mobile phones. This update will make it possible to sync all your Office365 shared calendars to your mobile phone for any ...
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Julia Foran
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Jan 17, 2018
Hi Allan, there is no way to disable this. We have to promise users that they will have the same calendars sync to all of your devices (just like they experience in every other calendar service). Feel free to private message me with more feedback about your use cases for not wanting all calendars to sync to all devices.
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allan Searle
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Jan 18, 2018

Hi Julia

 

Thanks for the reply. But as you know in Office365 OWA and Outlook you can turn these calendars on and off as required, as I doubt anyone wants all of their shared calendars on at the same time. Especially on a mobile device where the screen size is so much smaller I cannot see half of the entries on my calendar anymore. This really should be looked at and have a function where you can change what you are viewing.

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    Julia Foran
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    Jan 18, 2018
    Hi Allan, I completely agree with you. In the Outlook mobile clients on iOS & Android, you can select/unselect calendars just like you can in all the other Outlook clients. You can also select/unselect calendars in the native iOS calendar app. I'm not sure how all the native Android apps work across manufacturers, but that is just a limitation of the app you're using. I recommend using the Outlook mobile apps myself :-)
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        Julia Foran
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        Feb 09, 2019
        Hi Zoltan, Group calendars are not supported currently. There are discussions on how to best support it but no timeline or plans yet.

        I mentioned above but should have clearly mentioned that group calendars aren't supported. You can only open the calendar of another user, conference room, or shared mailbox.
    • Xavier Jehin's avatar
      Xavier Jehin
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      Mar 23, 2018
      Hello Julia,

      I am customer of a hoster in France that provides me with the Exchange service. I still cannot see our shared calendar as from Outlook iOS. It works with web Outlook but not with the Outlook app, even after re-inviting. I guess my hoster needs to apply a kind of fix or patch to the Exchange so the procedure works. Would you be so kind to share with me what I need to ask them to do (what fix/patch) so we can also share our Calendar in the Outlook app on their Exchange ? Many thanks in advance for your help.

      Kind regards,

      Xavier.
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        Julia Foran
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        Mar 25, 2018

        bill figures: Thanks for reporting that issue. I was able to repro it, and have opened an item in our backlog to investigate. I believe it has something to do with the way that our web client receives new item notifications, which is why it resets after you open item or refresh page.

         

        Xavier Jehin: Are you re-accepting the new invite from Outlook on the web, iOS, or Android? It will not sync to mobile if you accept from Outlook on Windows or Mac (but we're working on that!). If you are re-accepting from web, iOS, or Android, please send me a private message with your SMTP address so that I can check your configuration.

    • Jessica Fredrickson's avatar
      Jessica Fredrickson
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      Feb 05, 2018

      Hi Julia,

       

      I am experiencing the same issue as Allan and many third-party calendar app users. This isn't an issue with my Android Calendar app- I can select and deselect multiple calendars from any other email server, just not Outlook. When I add my Outlook calendar, it only lists my personal calendar, and yet when I access that calendar, it shows information from all the calendars shared with me (which is A LOT).

       

       

      I hope a solution to this issue is in the works! It's frustrating to me that this great feature only works correctly on the Outlook mobile app. Some better cross-functionality would be much appreciated!