Calendar automatically setting alert when event created

This year, my apple calendar is automatically adding an alert when I create an event. I swear it used to default as ‘none’ and you had to add the alert. I’ve tried unsyncing the calendar with iCloud and that worked for a minute but then it started happening again. Any suggestions?

iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 17, 2025 2:10 AM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2025 4:02 PM

It looks like my calendar was linked to my Gmail account which somehow creates the automatic alerts. If you go into settings > apps > calendar and change ‘default calendar’ to be one of your phone calendars, the alerts seem to stop

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