Calendar sync issues

[tomjohnson1492-p40]

I am also unable to sync the calendar. I have noticed, as others have, that every time I go to the sync page, the id at the end of the subscribe urls changes. It seems that that id should not be changing, so I wonder if that isn't somewhere close to the root of the problem...

Does anyone have any insight as to why the sync URL changes for some people but remains static for others? I think that if your URL changes, your previous URLs become invalid. So if you're receiving an error, try grabbing the latest URL and doing another sync. I tried replicating this issue on my machine, but my sync URL remains the same no matter what I do.

[russellhltn]

Does anyone have any insight as to why the sync URL changes for some people but remains static for others?

Wild guess - does it change if there is any change in the subscription? Perhaps the addition or deletion of calendars?

[kyleq]

Does anyone have any insight as to why the sync URL changes for some people but remains static for others? I think that if your URL changes, your previous URLs become invalid. So if you're receiving an error, try grabbing the latest URL and doing another sync. I tried replicating this issue on my machine, but my sync URL remains the same no matter what I do.

After reading the updates on this thread I walked through the code with one of the developers. We found a bug related to newer users and the sync URL changing.

The bottom line is that the sync URL should never change for a user. We have fixed the issue and are testing internally. This fix should be in the next release of the calendar app.

On a side note thank you for all that each of you are contributing to this application. Your efforts are noticed and, as in this case, make a difference in the quality of the application. Please keep up this incredibly helpful work!

[wrigjef]

Has anyone been able to successfully copy the link in the instructions and paste it into iCal to have the website calendar subscribed as part of your iCal?

[aebrown]

Has anyone been able to successfully copy the link in the instructions and paste it into iCal to have the website calendar subscribed as part of your iCal?

At least a couple people have reported success with iCal in this thread: see here and here.

[wrigjef]

At least a couple people have reported success with iCal in this thread: see here and here.

Thanks. The first post was specific but seemed to focus on the mobile devices. The second post was to vague on how it was done. I have followed the directions using the url on the calendar help page and iCal gives me an error. If we are not going to be using the new calendar for a year, perhaps this feature will get figured out.

[rytrunkie]

Has anyone been able to successfully copy the link in the instructions and paste it into iCal to have the website calendar subscribed as part of your iCal?

I have been successful in doing this.

[jbh001]

Has anyone been able to successfully copy the link in the instructions and paste it into iCal to have the website calendar subscribed as part of your iCal?

When I first tried syncing with iCal back in August 2010 I had problems getting the sync to work. The issue later resolved itself automagically with no intervention on my part. The steps I used were:

1. Copy the http: URL from the calendar sync page after signing in to lds.org.
2. Open iCal and, from the iCal menu bar, navigate to Calendar > Subscribe...
3. In the pop-up window that then appears in iCal, paste the URL into the Calendar URL: field.
4. Click the Subscribe button.

[mjr33]

I have tried to follow the directions as stated to sync our Stake calendar to y iCal, but I keep getting an error. I see many people with the same issue. Any thoughts?

[aebrown]

I have tried to follow the directions as stated to sync our Stake calendar to y iCal, but I keep getting an error. I see many people with the same issue. Any thoughts?

If you read this whole thread, you'll see lots of thoughts. Some are based on actual experience, and some are speculative. It seems clear that there is some problem that affects many people, but several people are successful, too. People have tried to come up with a pattern, but as far as I can tell, no one has any reasonable theories as to why some poeple are successful and others aren't.