Every technology tends to have an ambivalent attitude towards its users. A new gadget can have good features for some while the same machine can be useless for others. Moreover, in different situations, devices act differently. And this also enables users to judge how good or bad that device is.
But there is a third dimension to this argument. What if the device boasts only good features? And sometimes, it tends to be overly good to its users? Well, users would be bewildered by the device and would appreciate if makers could “tone down” the goodness of that gadget.
I experienced this while I was using Mail, Contacts, Calendars feature on my iPhone 6s. After installing iOS 9, it started scanning my inbox and finding events mentioned within the body of the message. Then this feature would use that info to add tentative events to my calendar. The logic is admirable: I should not forget about any small or big event coming next week or month.
I appreciate this extra effort of iOS 9, but it began to clutter my calendar with hundreds of events in a year. In this situation, I was left with only one option to prevent iPhone or iPad from adding events from Mail to Calendar.
How to Prevent iPhone/iPad from Adding Events from Mail to Calendar
Step #1. Open Settings app on your iPhone/iPad.
Step #2. Scroll down and tap on Mail, Contacts, Calendars option.
Step #3. Scroll down again until you reach CALENDARS section.
You can see an option: Events Found in Mail. It’s the last option on Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen.
Step #4. Now toggle off that option: Events Found in Mail.
This action will save you from seeing those unnecessary events added from Mail to Calendar.
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