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Groupware: Accepting an invitation does not show up in Nextcloud's calendar (app)
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Description
User story:
- Alice is using macOS with Apple Mail and Apple Calendar.
- She added her Calendar through Internet Accounts.
- When accepting an event invitation in Apple Mail, it does not end up in Nextcloud Calendar.
Todo:
Write a troubleshooting guide leading through the necessary steps
- Double check if events from Nextcloud Calendar are shown in Apple Calendar
- Recommend to use app passwords
- Explain macOS default calendars concept
- Make the user aware about the ability to pick an calendar when importing an event
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the existing Nextcloud Calendar documentation covering Apple Calendar and macOS integration. Structure the troubleshooting guide around the four requested checks: event visibility, app passwords, default calendars, and choosing a calendar when importing. It is done when users can follow these steps to diagnose why accepted invitations do not appear.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100