Forum Discussion
MicrosoftShared calendars now sync to mobile phones
Hi Julia,
I am having a huge problem as since the 9/2017 update whenever someone shares there calendar with me I cannot turn it off so that it is not on my Mobile phone. I would like to be able to see events when necessary, but not have 10 or more people's schedule on my personal mobile phone at all times. It becomes cluttered and confusing. Even when I deselect their calendar on the web outlook calendar it remains on my mobile phone. When I delete the events from my mobile phone I have been told that it deletes the persons calendar event. I notice that this only occurs for those who are listed under "People's"Calendar and not "Others" Calendar. I assume they labels changed after 9/2017. Is there any fix for this because it is causing me great headaches.
Unless they've changed it again shared calendars won't appear on your mobile device if they've been added using the desktop outlook app instead of outlook online. They will still be available in outlook online though, the important part is how they're added not how they're accessed.
On apple devices you should be able to turn individual calendars on and off. On android devices you can also pick individual calendars depending on the specific combination of apps you're using. I've found that as long as you use the gmail app to setup the sync to your exchange account it will let you control the calendars individually but not if you use your phone manufacturer's email app.
If you don't need the calendars while mobile at all I would remove them from your shared list and re-add them using the outlook desktop app. If you need the ability to turn them off and on selectively (and you're on android) I would setup your email in the gmail app. Then you should be able to turn the individual calendars on and off in your calendar app. You might have to experiment some.
I hope that helps, this feature isn't well documented.