Hi there! I understand you've been seeing reminders in your Tiny Calendar app that you didn't add yourself. That must be concerning. Just to help me get a clearer picture, are these unwanted reminders appearing as normal calendar events or as some kind of invitation pop-up? Also, do you have any calendar subscriptions added to your app, or shared calendars with others?

Meanwhile, what you're describing sounds similar to a known issue where spam or phishing calendar invitations get added automatically through email or calendar subscriptions. This isn't a Tiny Calendar security hack per se, but more of a spam tactic where unwanted events get pushed into calendars4 9.

Here are some steps you can take on your iPhone (iOS 18.7) to remove and block these unwanted reminders:

1. Check for Unrecognized Calendars:
- Open the Calendar app.
- Tap Calendars at the bottom center.
- Look for any calendars that you do not recognize or that look suspicious.
- Deselect or delete those calendars if possible.

2. Remove Spam Calendar Subscriptions:
- Go to Settings > Calendar > Accounts.
- Check each account for any subscribed calendars that look unfamiliar.
- Delete any suspicious calendar subscriptions.

3. Delete Unwanted Events:
- If you see spam events, tap on the event.
- Scroll down and tap Delete Event.
- If it’s a recurring subscription, you might need to find and remove the subscription to stop new events.

4. Email and Calendar Invite Filtering:
- Since these events might come via email invites, review your email inbox and junk folder for unsolicited calendar invites.
- Avoid accepting calendar invites from unknown senders.
- Mark spam emails as junk to reduce these invites.

5. Reset Tiny Calendar Sync:
- Open the Tiny Calendar app.
- Go to Settings.
- Try removing and re-adding your calendar accounts to refresh and clear any ghost events.

If after these steps you continue to have unwanted reminders, please let me know. We can then look into advanced options like verifying if the app or device has any syncing issues or if your account credentials might have been compromised.

Does this help you so far? Let me know what you find, and we can work together to get your calendar cleared up!

I have not invited anyone to add events to my calendar. I aim the only person utilizing my calendar. How does a spam fake bill notification appear on my calendar? The bill is worded in such a way that it screams scam! I have had this app for years without this happening, now 2 times in the past several months. This is my second complaint!

Thank you for sharing these details—it helps a lot. What you're experiencing aligns with a known scam where fake calendar events, such as fraudulent bill notifications, get inserted into calendars on iPhones without you inviting anyone. This isn't because someone hacked your actual Tiny Calendar app but rather because scammers exploit how calendar invites or subscriptions are automatically accepted or appear from your email or synced accounts1 3 6.

In short, scammers send invites or trick users into subscribing to calendars by embedding events with scammy messages like fake bills, urging you to click phishing links or call bogus numbers.

Since you've not shared access with anyone else, it's very likely these events are coming from either:

- Calendar invites sent to your email that got accepted automatically or showed up in your calendar preview.
- Subscribed spam calendars added unknowingly through links or email taps.

Here are steps tailored for your iOS 18.7 iPhone to block and remove these spam events effectively:

1. Turn off “Events Found in Mail”
- Go to your iPhone’s Settings > Calendar > Siri & Search (or directly Calendar settings)
- Disable Events Found in Mail — This prevents calendar events automatically being added from your emails.

2. Remove Suspicious Calendar Subscriptions
- Open Settings > Calendar > Accounts
- Check for any unfamiliar calendar accounts or subscriptions. Tap on any suspicious entry and delete it.

3. Manually Delete Spam Events
- In the Calendar app, find the scammy event.
- Tap into it, then select Delete Event. If it's from a subscription, you must remove the whole subscription for it to stop recurring.

4. Mark Scam Emails as Junk and Avoid Interacting
- In your email app, mark emails containing these fake invites as junk/spam. Don’t open links or accept calendar invitations from unknown senders.

5. Reset Your Tiny Calendar Sync
- Inside Tiny Calendar, go to Settings > your calendar accounts, remove and then re-add them to clear any ghost or corrupted sync data.

If you want, I can guide you specifically how to check and remove calendar subscriptions on iOS 18.7, or walk you through the email junk filtering setup—just let me know.

This scam has become more common lately, and these steps usually help stop the unwanted reminders showing up again2 7 8.

Are you okay giving those steps a try? I want to make sure we get this cleared properly.

I don’t understand what a calendar subscription and how my email is connected to my Tiny Calendar app?

Great question! I’m happy to explain how calendar subscriptions and email relate to your Tiny Calendar app on your iPhone running iOS 18.7.

1. What is a Calendar Subscription?
A calendar subscription is like signing up to regularly receive events from an external calendar that someone else maintains—kind of like subscribing to a newsletter but for calendar events. For example, you might subscribe to a sports schedule calendar or holidays calendar. These events automatically show up in your calendar app without you manually adding each one.

2. How Does Your Email Connect to Tiny Calendar?
Tiny Calendar syncs with the calendars linked to your email accounts on your iPhone. For instance, if you use Gmail, Outlook, or iCloud email, the calendars linked to those accounts (like Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, or iCloud Calendar) can sync with Tiny Calendar. This means events created or invited via those email calendars appear in your Tiny Calendar app automatically.

3. Why Does This Matter for Spam Events?
If a spam or scam calendar invite or calendar subscription is sent to your email address—and your calendar settings allow automatic adding or syncing of those events—they could appear in your Tiny Calendar app, even though you didn’t add them directly.

To summarize: Tiny Calendar shows events from all your connected email calendars, and calendar subscriptions pull in events from other calendar sources you subscribe to. That’s why spam events from suspicious calendar subscriptions or invites sent via email can appear in your app.

If you want, I can guide you through checking what email accounts and calendar subscriptions are linked to your Tiny Calendar, so we can find and remove any unwanted sources. Would you like me to do that?

Here’s a useful overview of Tiny Calendar syncing features for reference if you want to know more about how it works with your calendars: [Tiny Calendar explained - YouTube]1 and [Tiny Calendar app features]2.

Does this help clarify? Let me know if you'd like me to walk you through checking/removing undesired calendars or accounts!

The only thing I can think of is Facebook. I have not directly invited FB to sync to my calendar. I have screenshot the directions you have given me to help resolve this issue. It is late and I will attempt to fix this problem tomorrow.

Thanks for mentioning Facebook as a possible source! Sometimes even if you haven’t explicitly connected your Facebook calendar to Tiny Calendar, events from Facebook can appear if the Facebook calendar sync is enabled somewhere on your device or accounts.

Here are the steps to check and manage your Facebook calendar sync on your iPhone with iOS 18.7:

1. Check for Facebook Calendar Subscriptions:
- Open your iPhone Settings.
- Scroll down and tap Calendar > Accounts.
- Look for an entry for Facebook.
- If you find it, tap on it and see if Calendars sync is enabled.
- If enabled, you can toggle Calendars off or remove the Facebook account completely if you do not wish to sync it.

2. Remove Facebook Calendar Subscription URL (if added manually):
- Open the Calendar app.
- Tap Calendars at the bottom center.
- Look for any calendar subscriptions related to Facebook.
- If you see one, tap the info (i) button next to it and delete or unsubscribe.

3. In the Tiny Calendar app:
- Open Tiny Calendar.
- Go to Settings > Accounts.
- Check if Facebook is listed as a connected calendar source.
- If yes, remove it or disable syncing.

4. Additional Cleanup:
- Sometimes, Facebook events sync via Apple’s integrated Facebook account (which was deprecated but may linger in some setups). So, it's best to check:
- Settings > Passwords & Accounts (or Mail > Accounts) for Facebook entries and manage them accordingly.

5. Restart your iPhone after changes to ensure calendar data refreshes correctly.

If the Facebook calendar sync was active, disabling it should stop Facebook events, including any spammy ones, from showing up in your Tiny Calendar app. This should help clear unwanted reminders you’re seeing.

Here is a relevant discussion from users about Facebook calendar sync issues that might provide extra insights:
Facebook Calendar Sync Issue Discussion

Would you like me to walk you through these steps in more detail tomorrow when you revisit this? I’m here to assist!

Are you satisfied with this guidance so far?

If I aim unsuccessful tomorrow I will contact you. Thank you

I'm glad you're planning to take a look at it tomorrow—feel free to reach out if you need any help! Just to add, if you run into any syncing issues or the Tiny Calendar app behaves oddly while trying to remove unwanted events, here are some quick troubleshooting tips you can keep handy:

1. Update the Tiny Calendar App:
Open the App Store, tap your profile icon at the top, then scroll to see if an update for Tiny Calendar is available. Installing updates can resolve bugs and sync problems1.

2. Restart Your iPhone:
Sometimes simply restarting your iPhone can clear glitches related to calendar syncing.

3. Refresh Account Sync:
In Tiny Calendar, go to Settings > Accounts, remove your calendar accounts, then add them back. This can help reset syncing and remove corrupted data5.

4. Check Internet Connection:
A stable connection is needed for syncing to work properly.

If none of these help, I can assist you with more detailed troubleshooting. Just let me know!

Are you feeling comfortable with the steps I’ve provided so far?

Twice someone has infiltrated my app. A message that I did not put in as a reminder.

Hi! It sounds like you’ve had some unauthorized reminders pop up in your Tiny Calendar app, which is definitely unsettling. From what you’ve described, this is likely not a security breach of the Tiny Calendar app itself but rather a common scam where fake calendar events or reminders get added to your calendar through what’s called “calendar subscriptions” or by spam calendar invites sent to your email1 3.

Here’s a straightforward plan to help you remove these unwanted reminders and prevent them from coming back on your iPhone running iOS 18.7:

1. Turn off “Events Found in Mail”:
- Go to Settings > Calendar.
- Find and disable Events Found in Mail. This stops your iPhone from automatically pulling calendar events from emails, which is often how spam invites creep in.

2. Check and Remove Suspicious Calendar Subscriptions:
- Go to Settings > Calendar > Accounts.
- Look for any calendar accounts or subscriptions you don’t recognize—sometimes these are added unknowingly.
- Tap to delete or turn off calendar syncing for those suspicious accounts.

3. Delete Fake Events from the Calendar App:
- Open the Calendar app.
- Tap the unwanted reminder/event.
- Tap Delete Event at the bottom.
- If the event repeats or comes from a subscribed calendar, removing the subscription is key.

4. Review Email Invites and Mark Spam:
- Check your email inbox and junk folder for calendar invites from unknown senders.
- Avoid accepting these invites and mark them as spam to reduce future attempts.

5. Refresh Tiny Calendar Sync:
- Inside Tiny Calendar, go to Settings > Accounts, remove your calendar accounts, then add them back to refresh syncing and remove stale or spam events.

This scam has become widespread, with hackers tricking users into subscribing to rogue calendars that flood devices with bogus alerts, but these tips have helped many users stop the unwanted reminders2 5).

If you want, I can guide you step-by-step through checking your calendar subscriptions and email settings on your iPhone. Would you like me to do that?

Are you satisfied with this solution so far?