How to Delete iPhone Calendar Spam

How to delete iPhone calendar spam

If your iPhone calendar app is packed with spam events, reminders, and invites, you can remove them by deleting the subscribed spam calendar. Delete the spam calendar at its source rather than declining spam events individually, because interacting with iOS calendar spam will tell spammers that your account is active.

While you can delete spam calendar entries individually, this can be tedious, especially if there’s a lot of junk to clear. And it doesn’t guarantee the spam won’t return. Plus, if spammers see that your account is active, you may end up receiving even more iPhone calendar spam. It’s easier, safer, and more effective to follow the steps below.

How to delete calendar spam in iOS 14.6 or later

If you receive iOS calendar spam, it might be because you accidentally subscribed to a spam calendar. To delete all spam notifications, and prevent new ones filling your diary, delete the spam calendar altogether.

Here’s how to remove spam from your iPhone calendar in iOS 14.6 or later:

1. Open the Calendar app and tap the spam event in your calendar.

   

2. Tap Unsubscribe from this Calendar at the bottom of the screen.

   

3. Tap Unsubscribe to confirm.

   

If you see other spam calendar events in different colors, you may have subscribed to more than one spam calendar. Follow the same steps above to delete any other spam calendars as well. While deleting spam may not speed up your iPhone, it’s best to avoid it altogether by learning the tricks to avoiding spam.

How to delete calendar spam in earlier iOS versions

Older iPhones may have a different interface from newer ones, but you can still delete spam calendars just as easily. Here’s how to remove spam from earlier versions of iOS:

1. Open the Calendar app and tap Calendars at the bottom.

   

2. Tap the little i button next to the unrecognized calendar — the color of the spam calendar is the same as the spam notifications.

   

3. Tap Delete Calendar.

   

If you suspect your iPhone has other issues besides simply calendar spam — such as a malware infection causing the spam — check out our guides to removing iPhone spyware, removing ransomware, and other threats before they cause additional harm.

How to delete calendar spam from iOS settings.

If you keep receiving calendar spam after removing a spam calendar from your iPhone calendar, you may have to delete the spam calendar subscription from your iOS settings.

Here’s how:

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap Calendar, then tap Accounts. (If you’re using iOS 13, tap Password & Accounts).

   

3. Tap Subscribed Calendars.

   

4. Find the spam (or unknown) calendar, tap it, then tap Delete Account.

   

While you’re at it, you can also use iOS settings to hide iPhone apps. It’s a great way to protect your privacy or just declutter your home screen.

What is iPhone calendar spam and how does it work?

iPhone calendar spam is unwanted events and invites that fill up your iOS calendar app. Usually calendar spam happens after you unwittingly subscribe to a calendar, or if you accidentally download a third-party calendar app. Your iOS calendar then gets filled with spam events, reminders, and invites.

Though not a virus, calendar spam can contain hacking scripts and malware for stealing your personal data and harming you and your contacts. If you receive calendar spam, do not open it — even to deny the invitation. Malicious calendar spam works by tricking the victim into interacting with it.

Calendar spam works like email phishing attacks. Generally, users have learned to avoid spam email — but calendar spam is still fairly new. And it’s a growing threat, because people are more likely to open calendar spam than email spam.

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How to stop the spam

At best, spam is annoying. At worst, it can contain malware and other threats. Either way, you should take immediate steps to stop spam. There are a few different ways to stop calendar spam — some involve the iPhone calendar app, and others are more general cybersecurity tips.

Here’s how to stop calendar spam:

Report the spam event as junk

Reporting calendar spam as junk will alert Apple to the issue. That helps them block the spam from reinfecting you or others.

Here’s how to report a spam event as junk:

1. Open the Calendar app and tap the spam calendar event.

   

2. Tap Unsubscribe from this Calendar at the bottom of the screen.

   

3. Then tap Unsubscribe and Report Junk to delete and block the spam and send a report to Apple.

   

Disable pop-ups on Safari

Calendar spam often ends up on your iPhone through pop-ups, which hackers use to lure people into clicking and unknowingly subscribing to calendar spam. Safari seems particularly susceptible to this ploy.

Here how to disable pop-ups on Safari:

1. Open the Settings app and tap Safari.

   

2. Toggle on Block Pop-ups.

   

Stop all Calendar notifications

This rather drastic measure will stop calendar spam, but it will also stop all your legitimate notifications. And it doesn’t address the actual cause of the calendar spam — you’ll just stop receiving notifications about it. If you’re okay with managing your calendar by manually visiting the app, go for it.

Here’s how to stop all iPhone calendar notifications:

1. Open the Settings app, tap Notifications, then tap Calendar.

   

2. Toggle off Allow Notifications.

   

Delete your iPhone Calendar

Sometimes it’s best just to start fresh. Deleting your iPhone calendar will remove everything. From there, you can reinstall or try another calendar app. There are many alternative options compatible with iOS.

Here’s how to delete your iPhone calendar:

1. Press and hold the iPhone Calendar app icon on your homescreen.

2. Tap Remove App.

   

3. Then tap Delete App to confirm you want to completely remove the calendar from your iPhone.

   

Use privacy-focused security software including a VPN and BreachGuard

A VPN will completely encrypt your network connection — even on public Wi-Fi. It’s the most secure way to evade hackers and other snoops from spying or messing with your devices. Coupled with AVG BreachGuard — a 24/7 data-breach monitoring tool — your device will be sealed off against calendar spam and a host of other threats.

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