Questions tagged [ekeventkit]
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Creating EKCalendar IOS Objective-C
I use to EventKit to create EKCalendar.
I try to create it using this method. when I test it in Simulator calendar creates (screenshot) and appears in default Calendar, but when I do the same on device it doesn't work, there are no errors , all the…

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EKReminder property storing contact phone number
My iOS app reads EKReminders created by the native Reminders app or by Siri.
I have access to the EKEventStore and I can successfully read Reminders and their details, such as title, alarms, priority and if it is a location-triggered alarm.
What I'm…

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NSNotificationCenter callback while app in background
One question and one issue:
I have the following code:
- (void) registerForLocalCalendarChanges
{
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(localCalendarStoreChanged) name:EKEventStoreChangedNotification…

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EKEvents/EKReminders set but are not displaying on calendar
I am setting events to calendar. The code works throughly but wen I check if the event r set on my device's calendar. It doesnt show anything. I am doing this in ios6, when I do it for ios5, it works fine.

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Reminders.app two-way synchronisation logic
I want my app to synchronise with the Reminders.app. (my app utilizes Core Data)
I've already done a prototype and it works, but there are some bugs I can't think through.
Right now my sync algorithm looks like this:
1.Listen to…

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How to detect which EKevent was changed
I got the problem. I need to know when Events in my EventStore are changed, so for this case I use EKEventStoreChangedNotification but this notification return to me incomprehensible dictionary in userInfo
It's look like…

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Sorting ekcalendar or ekreminder
is there a way to sort the Calendar or Reminders? I haven't found a sortIndex properties or something like that...
How the reminder app do sort there items?
Best regards
user656219
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EKCalendar and Error Domain=NSMachErrorDomain Code=268435459
I am exploring EKEventKit.
I connect my iPhone and make the calls to get the calendars installed
EKEventStore *eventDB = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
NSArray * calendars = [eventDB calendars ];
However when I log the calendars I get this error…

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How to keep track of events added by my app in iphone calender
I get events from a web service in my application, every event has an unique identifier.
If the user wants to push that event to native calender I will save that event in native but how would I know if that event is already existing in the native…

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How to customise a EKEventEditViewController?
I am using the EKEventEditViewController to add events to the calendar, however I need to customise the table view, such as background colour and cell properties.
I have tried looping through its subviews like so with no luck.
Failed…

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EKRecurrenceRule with end repeat never
I want to create a EKEvent in calendar with forever repeat option. Below is the code for the Recurrence rule
EKRecurrenceRule *rule = [[EKRecurrenceRule alloc]
initRecurrenceWithFrequency:EKRecurrenceFrequencyDaily
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Swift iOS/Mac Catalyst: EKEventViewController and EKEventEditViewController do nothing when tap show all notes or end time
I'm developing an app that manages events and I have an annoying problem that affects both EKEventViewController and EKEventEditViewController, some buttons wont work.
On EKEventViewController
- "Show All Notes" does nothing when you tap over it…

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How to Get Calendar Permissions with EventKit in Swift in macOS App
I'm trying to add a calendar event to the macOS calendar from a Mac app I'm developing with Swift 5 in Xcode 11.2.1.
For starters, I have the Calendar entitlement checked in the App Sandbox.
I'm trying to prompt for permissions like this:
import…

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how to remove certain / Specific event using EventKit
I need to remove an event with certain/specific title, I hope that I can delete/remove the event based on the eventID/Identifier. but I don't know how to do that in code. I don't know how to give identifier to the event and remove it based on their…

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Sort EKReminder based on due date
I have an array of EKReminder objects and I would like to sort them by due date.
This seems easy at first, doing something like this:
NSSortDescriptor *dateDescriptor = [NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"dueDate"…

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