Bug in iOS 6 may cancel meetings for Exchange users
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The result was that the iPhone was able to elbow into areas once dominated by BlackBerry. With iOS 6, it looks like some of these problems with the calendar and ActiveSync are beginning to resurface. It does not look like the issues being reported are device or carrier specific. Early adopters of iOS 6 are running into problems with push email and calendar functions involving responding to meeting invitations.
The issue is significant enough that at least one Fortune 500 company is requesting its employees not upgrade to iOS 6 over this bug with meeting requests. When a user receives a meeting request, if that user declines the invitation, instead of iOS simply sending a decline to the initial organizer, it would send a meeting cancellation notice to the entire list of attendees which would pretty much kill the meeting.
To: Mobile device users who connect personal Apple mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, etc) with company email.What: On September 27, IT notified you of an intermittent issue caused when calendar appointments are declined from devices running the latest Apple operating system (iOS 6). Apple and Microsoft are providing IT with daily updates on their progress toward a resolution.
Impact: When appointments are declined from an Apple mobile device running iOS 6, a cancellation is sometimes sent to all meeting attendees instead of sending a decline notice to the meeting organizer.
Action to take: Do not upgrade your Apple mobile device to iOS 6. If you have an iPhone 5 or have already upgraded a device to iOS 6, please do not accept or decline calendar appointments from your Apple device until further notice. -Copy of IT memo received by MacRumors
This issue is sure to be a source of stress to a business’ users and IT departments alike as issues with Exchange ActiveSync and iOS 6 reveal themselves.
Do you use ActiveSync with iOS 6? Are you experiencing performance issues as described?
sources: TUAW, MacRumors
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29 Comments
2. tiara6918 posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:14 11
Now that's what I'm talking about! Recently problems with the ip5 build quality, ios maps and now this! This is just the start apple...
19. soshi posted on 04 Oct 2012, 00:16 7
Do as you please, no one care
23. serious9010 posted on 04 Oct 2012, 10:36 0
I care
7. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:19 3
wow wendy im shock! you hate apple now? last week you're like "iPhone 5 is the best!" and "iPhone 5 here i come" but now you hate them?
10. wendygarett posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:27 2
Nope, I'm just scold Apple as a consumer right...
But my heart will always love Apple no matter what :)
11. tiara6918 posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:32 3
You're heart will always love Apple? So does this mean you are on both sides? You like both android and apple?
14. wendygarett posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:47 0
Android is always the best for me, but I don't have a 'love' feelings on me :)
24. serious9010 posted on 04 Oct 2012, 10:38 2
so you're technologically bisexual
26. kartik4u98 posted on 04 Oct 2012, 15:33 0
RoFl!!!!
22. PhenomFaz posted on 04 Oct 2012, 03:40 0
Gotta add this to my review of iP5 and iOS6...Man is it just me or does this kepp getting better and better!
27. jmoita2 posted on 04 Oct 2012, 18:01 0
You are scheduling it wrong!!! lol Epic Fail...again
3. PapaSmurf posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:15 0
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4. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:17 2
and the 7 plagues of death continuessss hahaaha (im jus playin you guys)
5. PapaSmurf posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:17 6
So how many problems has iOS 6/ iPhone 5 suffered so far? I ran out of fingers. Can someone help me?
9. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:27 2
hey watch out na lol cuz this IS the 6th generation iphone hahaha
12. Ravail posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:34 5
Lol im hearing less and less from the iFanboys. Music to my ears =)
15. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:47 1
i only find few apple fans here in PA.. wendy is one of them.. but android fans are found everywhere here!
18. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 03 Oct 2012, 23:46 1
i see em alot but it seems to be random people that only come out when someone says something that they disagree with...
17. bayusuputra posted on 03 Oct 2012, 22:48 7
they can't type comments from their iPhones.. there is the static lines..
20. soshi posted on 04 Oct 2012, 00:23 3
Apple know where you need to go better than you, now apple know how to run your business better than your boss.
this is the worst mistake ever. "iOS offer simplicity while android for advance user" seems not right anymore. "you hold it wrong", "you take the photo at wrong angle", "you setting the email and calendar wrong", "you put the wrong address". it seems not that simple, iOS teach you like a playground how to use your phone
21. Peter27 posted on 04 Oct 2012, 02:43 0
you taking it all wrong. apple is great, but you reading articles wrong. just try to read between the lines or something... :)
28. jroc74 posted on 08 Oct 2012, 03:05 0
I agree with this: "iOS offer simplicity while android for advance user" seems not right anymore.
After doing some research, using an iPhone last year....this myth shoulda died a long time ago.
25. downphoenix posted on 04 Oct 2012, 13:50 0
When Blackberry gaffes
Average User: "gah, blackberry sucks, Im going to apple!"
When Apple gaffes
Average User: "Meh, Iphone's still the best"
True story
I know everybody makes their mistakes, but it seems that the reason us that dont back Apple are especially har
29. Deeds posted on 12 Oct 2012, 11:07 0
I'm finding that if I update a meeting request, the notes and times aren't updating on the iOS 6.0 iphones. Anybody else seeing this issue? The text looks good but the ics attachment contains the original meeting information not the updated times/notes.
