Use iCal Server's delegated calendars on the iPhone
Aug 03, '09 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: protean
Aug 03, '09 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: protean
As discussed in this thread on Apple Discussions, the iPhone doesn't support delegated calendars served by the iCal server part of OS X Server. I believe the following is a usable workaround.
If you are set up as a delegate of someone's calendars, you can trick the iPhone into giving you full access to those calendars. For each delegate, you need a separate CalDAV account set up in the iPhone which is a pain but doable for small companies.
Set up the CalDAV account with your server and your login information. Put anything you want for the description, but I suggest the name of the calendar user you are gaining access to, such as Jane. When done, go back into the account details and click Advanced Settings. Click the Account URL and change the end of the URL from yourname to Jane (in my example, use the short name of the person you're accessing).
When you go back into your list of calendars, you will see this new category (Jane) with the calendars listed.
If you are set up as a delegate of someone's calendars, you can trick the iPhone into giving you full access to those calendars. For each delegate, you need a separate CalDAV account set up in the iPhone which is a pain but doable for small companies.
Set up the CalDAV account with your server and your login information. Put anything you want for the description, but I suggest the name of the calendar user you are gaining access to, such as Jane. When done, go back into the account details and click Advanced Settings. Click the Account URL and change the end of the URL from yourname to Jane (in my example, use the short name of the person you're accessing).
When you go back into your list of calendars, you will see this new category (Jane) with the calendars listed.
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