Did you accidentally add the wrong calendar, or perhaps you want to remove a specific calendar from your iPhone? Don't worry; the Apple Calendar app on your iPhone lets you quickly customize calendars—add, remove, and more. Here are the 6 best ways to remove (or delete) a calendar from your iPhone.
Apple Calendar lets you hide events from a specific calendar, remove a calendar, or even unsubscribe from it with just a few taps. On the other hand, if you use the Google Calendar app on your iPhone, you can also hide or remove calendars except for subscribing to or unsubscribing from them.
Depending on your needs, you can deploy one or all of these tricks to your iPhone's Calendar app. Let's learn how.
1. Delete iCloud Calendar
Fewer calendars means fewer distractions. So, if you find your iCloud calendar useless, you can delete it on your iPhone by following the steps below.
Step 1: Go to the app Settings On your iPhone, tap calendar.
Step 2: Click on the accounts.
Step 3: Click on The Lord.
Step 4: Now, press iCloudCalendar.
Step 5: Turn off the toggle switch for “Use on this iPhone.”
Step 6: Click on “Delete from my iPhone”. Your iCloud calendar will be deleted from your iPhone.
2. Turn off calendars from accounts
If you want to remove a calendar and all its events from your iPhone, you can do so from the Settings app on your iPhone. Follow along.
Step 1: Launch an app Settings On your iPhone, tap calendar.
Step 2: Click on the accounts.
Step 3: Click on Account Whose calendar you want to remove.
Step 4: Click to turn off the toggle. Calendars.
Step 5: Click on “Delete from my iPhone”This will delete the calendar from your iPhone.
3. Delete Subscribed Calendar on iPhone
You can also remove a subscribed calendar from your iPhone if you accidentally subscribed to the wrong calendar.
Here are the steps to follow:
Step 1: Open an app Calendar On your iPhone, tap Calendars at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2: Now, press "I" Next to the shared calendar you want to remove.
Step 3: Click on unsubscribe.
Step 4: A pop-up confirmation will appear on the screen; click unsubscribe, and the calendar will be removed from your iPhone.
4. Hide Calendars on Your iOS Device
The Calendar app on your iPhone lets you hide calendars if you don't want to remove them entirely. You can use this method to temporarily remove your work calendars while you're on vacation. Here's how:
Step 1: Open an app Calendar On your iPhone, tap Calendars.
Step 2: Click and cancel Set calendars that you want to remove.
Step 3: Click Done. That's it; you're done. Remove braces.
Tip: If you want to enable it again, follow the same steps, check Calendars, and then tap Done.
5. Remove the calendar in the Google Calendar app
You can also remove a calendar in the Google Calendar app on your iPhone. The process is straightforward. Let's show you how.
Step 1: Open an app Google Calendar on your iPhone and tap Your profile picture.
Step 2: Now, press “Manage accounts on this device.”
Step 3: Turn on the button “Remove from this device” Next to the account whose calendar you want to remove.
Step 4: A pop-up window will appear on the screen; click on removal.
Advice: How to Fix Google Calendar Not Syncing on iPhone.
6. Hide Calendars in the Google Calendar app
Like the Apple Calendar app, the Google Calendar app also lets you hide calendars on your iPhone. You can show them whenever you want. Here are the steps to do this:
Step 1: Launch the Google Calendar app and tap the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines).
Step 2: Click and uncheck the boxes next to the calendar you want to temporarily hide. That's it.
Quick tip: Repeat the steps and check the boxes when you want to restore the calendars to your iPhone.
Frequently Asked Questions about iPhone Calendar
Q1. Why do I see the shared calendar after unsubscribing?
The answer: Make sure your iPhone has a good internet connection and restart it after unsubscribing from the calendar. It should disappear.
Q2. Does deleting a calendar delete all events in it?
The answer: No. Using all six of these methods on your iPhone will remove (or hide) the calendar from your iPhone, not delete the events.
Q3. Why do I lose contacts on my iPhone after deleting the account from Settings? Calendar؟
The answer: Deleting an account from the Accounts page removes all data associated with that account, such as emails, contacts, calendars, notes, etc. So, if you don't want to lose everything else, just turn off the Calendars toggle, and it will work like a charm.
It is important to know: How to recover deleted contacts on your iPhone.
Keep your calendars organized
In short, if you want to permanently remove or delete a calendar from your iPhone, we suggest disabling it from your accounts or deleting that account entirely from your iPhone. You can also temporarily hide calendars by deselecting them from the Calendar app itself. Or unsubscribing might be the best solution to delete an unwanted shared calendar. Do you have any more questions? Share them in the comments below.
