How to add CalDAV accounts and Calendar subscriptions on your iPhone and iPad

Lots of businesses and organizations offer calendar subscriptions to users and attendees. Many employers also set up CalDAV accounts for their employees. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can easily add your CalDAV account or calendar subscriptions. As long as you know your credentials or the subscription link for the calendar, you've got all you need.

Follow along and we'll show you what to do with that info to get them set up on your iPhone or iPad.

• How to add calendar subscriptions to your iPhone or iPad
• How to add a CalDAV account to your iPhone or iPad

How to add calendar subscriptions to your iPhone or iPad

1. Launch the Settings app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap on Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
3. Under the Mail section, tab on Add Account....
4. Now tap on Other.
5. Under the Calendars section tap on Add Subscribed Calendar.
6. Enter or copy in the server location of the calendar. This is typically a web address that ends in .ics.
7. Enter any username, password, or SSL info you need to. Most times you don't have to with public subscriptions. When you are finished, tap on the Done button in the upper right hand corner.
8. That's it, the subscribed Calendar will now show up in your default Calendar app.

How to add a CalDAV account to your iPhone or iPad

1. Launch the Settings app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap on Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
3. Under the Mail section, tab on Add Account....
4. Now tap on Other.
5. Under the Calendars section tap on Add CalDAV Account.
6. Enter all the information necessary for your CalDAV account. If you don't know this information, you'll need to get it from a system administrator or from whoever set up your CalDAV account.
7. Tap the Next button in the upper right hand corner and your iPhone or iPad will verify the account.
8. If everything looks right, just tap on Done and that's it. Your CalDAV account will now start syncing with your iPhone or iPad.

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