Sending event invitations is a core feature of any calendar, and the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad is no exception.
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While it’s easy to send event invitations to contacts or others with the Calendar app on iPhone and iPad, if you’re unfamiliar with the process, it may be new to you. .
Additionally, there are some quirks that can lead to confusion when using the calendar invite system on iOS and iPadOS.
Let’s dive in and see how this feature works.
How to Invite Someone to a Calendar Event on iPhone and iPad
Here’s how to send a calendar event invitation from an iPhone or iPad:
- Open the Calendar app if you haven’t already
- Tap the event you want to invite someone to (you can add an event to test that too)
- Tap the “Edit” button at the top of the screen
- Tap “Guests” *
- Type the contact name or email address of the person(s) you want to invite to the event**
- Tap “Done” to send the invitation to the recipient(s)
That’s it, your calendar event invitation has been sent to the recipient(s).
As mentioned earlier, there are a few quirks to how the calendar event invitation system works on iPhone and iPad, which are described below.
And you move the event the invited person will also see it.
Note that if you find yourself constantly inviting the same person to many events, such as a family member or a partner, you can simply create a new calendar and share the whole calendar with them.
Why is the “Invite” option for a calendar event not showing on iPhone/iPad?
* If you don’t see the “Invites” option to be able to invite someone to a calendar event, it’s likely that the calendar event isn’t stored in an iCloud calendar. Try changing the calendar event to be on a calendar stored in iCloud by tapping “Calendar” and then choosing an iCloud calendar instead.
Why can’t I send a Calendar event invitation to a contact on iPhone/iPad?
** Curiously, you cannot send invitations only to phone numbers of other iPhone users using iCloud. Instead, if you want to send invitations to a contact, you must have an email address for that person that is saved in that person’s contact. Otherwise, you can also simply send an invitation to any email address. This is curiously different from iMessage and some other features in the Apple ecosystem, which are smart enough to detect that someone is using iCloud and an Apple ID and do the work for you. Perhaps a future version of the Calendar app on iPhone and iPad will be able to detect and invite another Apple user without requiring an email address present in the contact for that person.
Do you often use the calendar event invite feature on your iPhone or iPad? Wish it could auto-detect Apple device users by contact info the same way iMessage does? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
