How to Enable Alternate Calendars on iPhone 14

This post will walk you through activating an iOS feature on the latest iPhone flagship devices that allows you to use an alternative calendar. Here’s a quick guide to enable alternate calendars on the Apple iPhone 14 series.

To switch back to the original interface, just head back to the Calendar app’s settings then turn off Alternative Calendar.

To verify and ensure that the correct default calendar is selected, head back to the Calendar app’s main settings menu then tap Default Calendar. 

On the succeeding window, you will see a list of available calendars such as Home, Work, and Family. Be sure to select the desired calendar that you want to use for new events created outside of a specific calendar.

Using iCalendar on iPhone 14

If you want, you can use other inbuilt options to customize your iPhone 14 calendar app.

There is also an option for you to add a new calendar or subscribe to an iCalendar — a computer file format with an extension of .ics that allows you to share calendars with other internet users by sharing the same file type (.ics).

iCalendar is supported and utilized by various products such as Apple Calendar, Yahoo, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo.

All you have to do is import the iCal files to your preferred calendar clients including the Apple Calendar Lotus Notes on your iPhone 14.

Check iPhone Date/Time Settings

To avoid missing important appointments, events or occasions, make sure that the date and time settings on your iPhone are set to automatic. Doing so ensures that calendar events will display according to the time zone of your location.

You may however opt to use Time Zone Override in case you’d like your device to always show event dates and times in the selected time zone.

And that’s how you activate and use alternate calendars on the new Apple iPhone 14 smartphone.