Calendar Search Not Working On iPhone in iOS 16? (Fixed!)
Last updated on January 5th, 2023 at 01:44 am
Posted in Errors and Issues by Patricia on December 7, 2022
Calendar search not working iOS 16
Calendar Search not working after iOS 16 update? iPhone returns No Results error and asks you to check your spelling or try a new search? However, there aren’t any results displayed no matter what search term you use?
Calendar Search Not Working iOS 16
This issue has been reported by Allan:
“I have no search ability in the Calendar after the IOS 16.1.2 update.”
We couldn’t replicate this issue, but have found similar complaints on the MacRumors forum:
“Anyone else having calendar search problems on the new iOS 16? Search is coming up with “no results” even though the event is obviously on my calendar.”
How To Fix Calendar Search Not Working On iPhone
If you’re encountering the same please proceed as follows:
- 1. Open Settings and tap on Apple ID at the top of the menu.
- 2. Go for iCloud.
- 3. Tap Show All, in the ‘Apps using iCloud’ section.
- 4. Turn Off Calendar and select Delete from My iPhone.
- 5. Wait a couple of seconds and turn Calendar back ON.
Tip: Be patient until the data syncs, open the app and search for an event. Does it work now?
Have you managed to fix Calendar Search no results on iPhone? Do you have a better solution or other problems to report? Share your feedback in the comments.
Update: We’re reported this iOS 16 Calendar search issue to Apple. (Feedback case FB11923183)
Related: For more iOS 16.1.2 issues and their available workarounds check our detailed review.
That worked for me. Thank you very much!
It worked!! Thank you so much! But I clicked other option. Keep on iPhone. Then turned back on in a minute.
Thanks for confirming!
It didn’t work for me!
It worked for me as well! Thank you! I was nervous to delete it but it worked out fine! Thanks a bunch!
Glad it did. Thanks for confirming!
Thank you! That worked
You’re welcome! thanks for confirming!
Thank you! That worked first time!
Great! Thanks for confirming.
Did not work , and I can clearly see the event on my calendar.
Sorry to hear this. Have you also tried to reboot your iPhone and see if it makes a difference?
I did this because people said it worked… and now everything on my calendar is gone
Give it a bit of time for the calendar to re-populate.
My calendar doesn’t show anything when I search, but I’m nervous about tapping the ‘delete form my iphone’ after reading that everything was erased from your calendar! Did the information ever restore?
Yay! I was nervous to try this but it worked! Thank you!
You’re welcome. Thanks for confirming.
Is it back yet ?
This did not work. I am on 16.2, the latest update. I have turned the phone on/off multiple times. I have synced for everything. I have deleted and reused the calendar app. I have all calendars turned on and the events show on the calendar. Totally frustrated. The search works on my MacBook Pro but not on my iPhone.
Same thing for me. 16.2 has clearly screwed up search. I can find events created since the software update and invited appointments from external sources but nothing I put in before updating. Google calendar search works fine on the same data but only goes back 1 year. A vital tool seriously compromised. QA seems to be an old fashioned concept.
Thanks for the detailed feedback. Not sure what else to suggest at the moment. We’ve reported this to Apple and are keeping an eye on it.
Thanks for confirming David. This Calendar problem has been reported to Apple (FB11923183) Let’s hope that it will be addressed in an upcoming software update.
Same for me since upgrading to 16.2. I have an iPhone 12. Have done all suggestions and restarted phone.
Thanks for your feedback.
Many thanks – that worked for me
Great! Thanks for confirming.
This worked for me. Thank you!
Great. Thanks for confirming!
IT WORKED! THANK YOU!!!!!
Great! You’re welcome.
it worked! You do not need to delete from iphone. Just toggle off… wait… toggle back on… wait.
Great! Thanks for your feedback.
Thank you, for this suggestion, T ! I’m a total “tech challenged” person & was afraid to delete anything so I followed your fix & it worked !
Did not work for me. I have 14 pro my husband same update version on 12 mini works fine. Maddening. Updated. Rebooted multiple times. This suggested fix. Is there another product? this is big loss i use calendar for all and search all the time.
This worked for me thank you!
Brilliant! Thanks for confirming.
Tried multiple options with Apple support but nothing has brought back my calendar. 16.2 has now produced entries from 2016-2018 only & yearly reminders like bdays but everything else still missing. They dismissed in the end saying it was a hotmail issue – glad to see via this it’s not! Let’s hope it gets fixed soon!
Thanks for the feedback. Have you updated to iOS 16.3, any change?
Didn’t work for me and I did it twice 😢.
Sorry to hear this. Have you updated to iOS 16.3.
Thank you this worked perfectly, nothing was lost on my calendar
Great. Thanks for confirming.
Worked perfectly!!
Great!
Much appreciated. It works!!