iPhone Calendar App reverses alert times.

Hey, the iPhone Calendar Application is STILL reversing the Alert and the Second Alert! Intuitively the Alert should be the First Alert of the 2 in the Calendar App, it should be the EARLIEST ALERT time that the user enters, you know, the time entered that is furthest from the start time of the event than any other Alert Time Entry. Here I am at version 18.6.2, yes I have an older model, an iPhone 14 but this has been broken since forever. Yes, the work around is SIMPLE, so luckily I shouldn’t miss my insanely hot neighbor stretching out for her 7:15 am run, because I didn’t allot enough time to brush my teeth (Alert), or to grab coffee (Second Alert). People, they have brainwashed you all to accept that Apple reverse logic is correct, and common sense is wrong. Am i glad that they don’t code Aircraft Navigation Systems. “Alert- you will collide with the Control Tower in 10-9-8-7 Take Evasive Action.

“Second Alert- Warning, turn to heading 270 to avoid hitting the control tower in about an hour and a half” So, I’m asking if they fixed this “behavior” in the iPhone 17? You know, that spectacular new technological wonder, so expensive it could make you have to decide, “do I really need a new iPhone?” Or,“That Lime Green Vespa over there would mean I don’t need to walk to work anymore.”

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Posted on Nov 9, 2025 3:20 PM

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Nov 11, 2025 7:24 AM in response to JayF_G

JayF_G wrote:

Hey, the iPhone Calendar Application is STILL reversing the Alert and the Second Alert! Intuitively the Alert should be the First Alert of the 2 in the Calendar App, it should be the EARLIEST ALERT time that the user enters, you know, the time entered that is furthest from the start time of the event than any other Alert Time Entry.

How it's labeled doesn't affect when the notification sounds.


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