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title: Subscribed Calendars settings
slug: device-management-apple/subscribed-calendars-settings
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:47:37.805Z
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Select <font color="#323232">Policies &amp; Configs &gt; Configurations &gt; Add New &gt; Apple &gt; iOS / tvOS &gt; Subscribed Calendars</font> to configure read-only calendar subscriptions for the device’s Calendar application.

A list of public calendars you can subscribe to is available at www\.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/.

:::hint{type="info"}
This setting does not apply to tvOS devices.
:::

The following table describes the settings for subscribed calendars.

Table: Subscribed calendars settings (iOS)

| Item        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Name        | Enter brief text that identifies this group of iOS subscribed calendar settings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Description | Enter additional text that clarifies the purpose of this group of iOS subscribed calendar settings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| URL         | Enter the URL for accessing the subscribed calendar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Use SSL     | Select to use SSL for data transfer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| User Name   | Specify the user name to use. The default value is $USERID$. Use this field to specify an alternate format.<br />$MANAGED\_APPLE\_ID$ can be used for Shared iPad devices and User Enrolled devices only.<br />Custom attribute variable substitutions are supported.<br />**Why:** Some enterprises have a strong preference concerning which identifier is exposed. See [Supported variables](docId\:D0Vl3xBPEgk50QBnzPm7G). |
| Password    | Specify the password to use. The default value is $PASSWORD$. Use this field to specify a custom format, such as $PASSWORD$\_$USERID$. Custom attribute variable substitutions are supported. See [Supported variables](docId\:D0Vl3xBPEgk50QBnzPm7G).                                                                                                                                                                         |

**iOS devices** accept settings for up to four subscribed calendars. Therefore, any additional calendar settings applied to an iOS device will be ignored.

**Supported variables**

You can use the following variables in fields that support variables.

- $USERID$
- $EMAIL$
- $NULL$
- $MANAGED\_APPLE\_ID$

:::hint{type="info"}
This can be used for Shared iPad devices and User Enrolled devices only.
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- $USER\_CUSTOM1$... $USER\_CUSTOM4$ (custom fields defined for LDAP)

Custom attribute variable substitutions are supported.