Users report Google Calendar bug creating random, pretend occasions

Numerous customers have reported experiencing an odd glitch within the Google Calendar cell app over the previous few days. The app seems to be creating random, nonexistent all-day occasions primarily based on the content material of customers’ Gmail messages.

As 9to5Google (who reported the information earlier at present) notes, varied kinds of emails together with supply notifications, buy receipts, and newsletters seem like exhibiting up as all-day calendar occasions. Some Verge staffers who use the Google calendar app are experiencing this glitch. “It’s like finding landmines in my calendar,” one author (whose calendar is screenshotted under) complained.

Google has not but responded to a request for remark.

If you ‘re experiencing this downside and also you need it to cease, the only answer as of now’s to pop into your Google Calendar settings and toggle “Show Events from Gmail” off. This can be an honest factor to do, typically, if you wish to preserve spam invites off of your calendar.