Proton Calendar: Secure Events 4+

I’m new to proton. I just signed up and am starting to migrate my email to proton. I am trying to use the calendar but I’ve run into an issue. If I receive calendar invites in my email that are an attachment (such as an ICS file), there doesn’t seem to be any way to add them to my calendar. From the proton mail app there is no “add to calendar “ button. From the calendar app there is no import that I can find which allows you to import a downloaded file, and in iOS when you try to use the “share” button the calendar is not an option. This means the only way I can find to add some invites to my calendar is to manually enter the information. Ideally an “add to calendar” button should be available from the mail app, and a share extension should be available so you can receive a file/invite into your calendar.

On the plus side: My wife and I are both migrating to proton, so it’s nice to be able to share the calendar with her and both of us to see the same events. I’m still new so as I use this more I can get a better opinion.

Hi! Thank you for your honest feedback. Unfortunately, at the moment, it is not possible to accept/decline calendar invites through the Proton Mail iOS app. Currently, in order to accept or decline calendar invites on an iOS device, you need to access Proton Mail through a web browser at https://proton.me/mail and open the invitation from there.

This option has been requested already and we have added your vote to it as well.

Performs the basics with reminders, good visualization, location, and making it recurring. Missing the ability to share a calendar currently, which is currently being worked on. This is a core function of a calendar though, and should integrate better with their email services, even if these functions are restricted to other working Proton users. I hate to rate something down for a service it openly declares is not currently implemented, this is pretty central to a calendar app and is currently keeping me from fully migrating to Proton Calendar. The app also needs additional security found on Proton Mail and Proton Drive where it allows for the use of a password/pin and/or biometric on startup. Looking forward to the updates, and of course I will update my review when things change.

edit: Thank you for the reply! I did not see sharing was an option since I primarily use the app on iOS. I will try it out from the PC see if I can share and then still update and use it from iOS. Not ideal, but at least a work around.

Thank you for your feedback and review! Auto lock for the app as well as the option to edit shared calendars are features we hope to add to the app in the future.

Note that sharing calendars collaboratively between Proton users is already possible in the Proton Calendar web client and Android app: https://proton.me/support/share-calendar-with-proton-users.

I’ve been using proton for about a month and weaning myself off Google. So for the time being I’m trying hard to overlook many of the lack of convenience items that come with going with a non big dawg in the calendar space. In general the app does what I need it to do and it’s encrypted so that’s why I’m continuing to use it. Here are the three big features that are missing:

1) I cannot add events from proton mail into proton calendar. This is super annoying and sometimes I go to my laptop just so do this in bulk before I delete emails, or I manually add it on my phone.

2) I cannot add participants in the app. Similarly now I often have to go sit down at my computer to add participants to an event.

3) this is more nitpicky but I find it cumbersome to have to scroll through 60min when setting a time for an event. Almost all of my events are at x:00 or x:30, occasionally at x:15 or x:45. It is actually too much to have to swipe multiple time to change a start time from x:00 to x:30. If a user needs to set it to something weird like x:37 they can type it and the scroll wheel should just have round numbers in it.

Otherwise the value prop of encryption, in addition to knowing this is a growing and developing product is keeping me here and I assume some of these will be resolved over time.

Small thing - I like the logo-ing and the purple:).

Hi there! We appreciate the honest feedback. The features you've mentioned are on our roadmap for the Proton Calendar iOS app, and we're adding your vote to them as well to help with prioritization. Our community's input is important to us and we rely on it for future improvements. If you have any additional suggestions on what we can do to improve, contact us at https://proton.me/support/contact to let us know.