[Bug]: Add to Google Calendar iOS

[fenbru]

What happened?

Clicking on the Add to Google Calendar opens an in-app browser logged out from the Google account, and not opening the Google Calendar app.

How to reproduce?

Initiate the Add to Calendar with Google -> in-app browser window is opened inside the app -> logged out from the Google Account forcing signing in process.

Google Calendar app is installed on the iPhone and logged in into the Google account.

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System & Environment

1. Device and OS: iPhone 13 iOS 18.2
2. Browser:
3. Version number of the application: 2.5.7
4. How you include the script: import 'add-to-calendar-button-react';

[jekuer]

Hi @fenbru ,

Can you please share the full config for your button? Thanks.
There are some cases, where this would be the expected behavior as Google Cal on iPhone still has some (even new) flaws. Like with calendar subscriptions, that are currently not supported.

Best,
Jens

[fenbru]

Hi @jekuer and thx for your reply.

This is my config:

const addToCalendarConfig: ATCBActionEventConfig = {
    name: event.title,
    description: event.description,
    startDate: dayjs.utc(event.start_date_time).local().format('YYYY-MM-DD'),
    startTime: dayjs.utc(event.start_date_time).local().format('HH:mm'),
    endDate: dayjs.utc(event.end_date_time).local().format('YYYY-MM-DD'),
    endTime: dayjs.utc(event.end_date_time).local().format('HH:mm'),
    location: event.place
      ? getPlaceAddress(event.place)
      : event.location
      ? event.location
      : `${event.latitude}, ${event.longitude}`,
    options: ['Google', 'Outlook.com', 'Apple', 'iCal'],
    hideCheckmark: true,
    timeZone: 'America/Los_Angeles',
  };

[fenbru]

@jekuer any insights?

Is it related to the library version or the iOS version?

[jekuer]

@fenbru , I cannot really reproduce this with the last version.
So, I guess this is somehow related to using a somehow deprecated version of the script. Would you mind updating to the latest one?

[fenbru]

HI @jekuer, still the same even after updating the script to -v 2.8.1.

[jekuer]

Since you are always talking about the "in-app browser" - are you building a website or app?
For apps, it can be tricky, starting with the fact that you are using the in-app-browser intead of the regular one.

[fenbru]

It's an Expo app as a shell serving a web app built with React.

There were no issues using the library, but recently this came up.

And I guessed it was library or OS related, but seems the library version isn't affecting the aforementioned issue.