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Thread Author: BobbyG	Replies: 8

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Tue 26 Apr 16 23:30

Sharing a diary on iphones - BobbyG

Just a thought - is there an easy way to share a diary between family members?

My iphone is linked to my work Microsoft Exchange account and all my contacts diary etc is on it. However it could be handy if I could have a central diary that the 4 of us could share (we all have iphones if relevant)

Thinking of thinks like family events, wife's shifts etc

Is this possible and if so how?

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Wed 27 Apr 16 10:11

Sharing a diary on iphones - rtj70

I can't be sure this is possible on an iPhone but probably is.

Could you not setup a Google account you all use that has a calendar. Then all have that calendar on the phone synchronising?

I have my Gmail account syncing diary/contacts to a few Macs and my phone, tablet, etc.

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Wed 27 Apr 16 10:21

Sharing a diary on iphones - CGNorwich

support.apple.com/kb/PH2690?locale=en_GB

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Wed 27 Apr 16 16:05

Sharing a diary on iphones - Bobby

Cheers CGN - I had searched last night and could only find a family sharing option which although it shared diaries, also meant that I would be responsible for everyones iTunes purchases which I didn't fancy!

Will take a look at it in more detail.

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Wed 27 Apr 16 16:10

Sharing a diary on iphones - Bobby

Rob, cheers for that, this was my first thought to set up a standalone account which I may still do although doing some googling suggested that some had encountered issues doing this on iphones and it had wiped existing diaries.

I have subscribed to my football teams diary and it means all their fixtures appear automatically on my phone so I am guessing there must be something similar available.

Being an iphone , I also assumed that Mr Apple would have had a way of sharing this between iphones as he does with so many other things!

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Mon 23 May 16 10:33

Sharing a diary on iphones - Manatee

How did you resolve this Bobby, if you did?

My wife, daughter and I all use Google calendar and we include all three in our calendar view. I appreciate that might not be what you want, as it means we can all see each other's diary in full (they appear in different colours which helps to avoid confusion). I have had this working on iphone, windows phone, and android.

I thought a "family diary" might be good but I don't want to have to make multiple diary entries.

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Mon 23 May 16 22:35

Sharing a diary on iphones - Bobby

Em never got any further as the missus told me I was being a control freak!!!

So instead I am just sitting back watching as things unfold around missed events........

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Mon 23 May 16 22:51

Sharing a diary on iphones - No FM2R

Can you not just all run your separate diaries, but when you want an event / reminder in all 4 simply create it in your diary and invite them to it using their email addresses?

S'wot my wife does when issuing my orders.

Last edited by: No FM2R on Mon 23 May 16 at 22:52

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Mon 23 May 16 23:53

Sharing a diary on iphones - smokie

Yep likewise, though not on Apple.

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