Mark, I'll give things a shot again. I'm confused, however, about what you mean 
by you have your calendar set to sync as far back as possible. Do you use 
Google Calendar? Or have the iOS calendar set to sync with iCloud or something?


Thanks,
Ari

> On Aug 19, 2016, at 11:12 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello Ari,
> 
> While I have been following this thread, I only now attempted to perform a 
> search in the native iOS Calendar app.
> 
> The search worked perfectly.  In fact, after reading this thread, I was 
> expecting it not to work.  
> 
> I suspect that your problem may have something to do with either (1) the 
> length of time you keep your appointments in your Calendar and/or (2), the 
> view from which you launch the search.  
> 
> Just so you know, I performed my search while in the list view.  This is the 
> simplest view in which each event in the Calendar is listed on it's own line. 
>  
> 
> Also, I have my Calendar set to sync as far back in the past as it will 
> allow.  I believe it's something like two years or so.  
> 
> All I did to perform the search was to tap the Search button near the upper 
> right corner of the display.  Then I typed in a character string such as, 
> surgery.  It was not necessary to hit a search button for as I typed, the 
> matching items auto-populated the results table.
> 
> Can you try to recreate my scenario and let us know what happens?
> 
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> englishride...@gmail.com
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 10:37 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Search function on Calendar app is crap!
> 
> I was trying with one word at a time, not with multiple words. When I say I 
> used multiple words, I meant that I tried one word, got no results, then 
> tried another word, and also got no results. I may try Fantastical.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Ari
> 
>> On Aug 19, 2016, at 6:31 AM, Tom Lange <lang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Typing multiple keywords in the search field, with or without quotes 
>> definitely doesn't work. Typing a single keyword will, however. I have a 
>> notation in my calendar that I have to pay my electric bill on a certain 
>> date. If I type pay dwp or "pay dwp", I can't find the event. If I simply 
>> type dwp or "dwp" the event is found. This is probably worth reporting to 
>> Apple but I'd be willing to bet that this may be a long-standing issue 
>> that's way down on the priority list. Still, there's no harm in reporting it.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Aug 19, 2016, at 5:45 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Try searching for just one word that you know is in the title.
>>> I use Fantastical 2 and have never had a problem with searching.
>>> Richard
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 7:56 PM
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>>> Subject: Search function on Calendar app is crap!
>>> 
>>> I typed in multiple words I know I put into an appointment title, and 
>>> search isn't finding the appointment. I can't remember when I scheduled the 
>>> appointment. I'm super frustrated! The search function has found other 
>>> appointments no problem. This one, for some reason, though, is causing 
>>> issues. I made an appointment for when I started my dog on his new food, 
>>> and I wanted to see how long he's been on it now' and I can't find that 
>>> appointment. I also can't find the appointment related to him using his new 
>>> bowl for the first time. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. This is 
>>> driving me nuts!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ari
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