Decline a single instance of a recurring event from an external sender
When an external sender invites me to a recurring event series, I would like to be able to decline single instances of that event.
Desired MVP user experience:
1. Person invites me to a recurring event series
2. When I need to decline a single instance of an event, I go to that event on my calendar and set my "Attending?" status for that instance to "No, I won't attend"
3. I am prompted whether I'd like to decline just this event, all future events, or the entire series. I select 'this event'.
4. The single instance of the event is no longer on my calendar, and (bonus points!) the person who invited me is notified that I've declined that instance. All other events in the series are unaltered by this action.
Current broken user experience:
1. Person invites me to a recurring event (e.g. Weekly on Monday from 9-10am), I accept and the event is on my calendar. So far so good.
2. Eventually I need to skip one upcoming instance of the event (e.g. the single instance on Monday October 14, 2024 from 9-10am), and want to decline the invitation for that single instance so that my calendar is accurate and to notify the person who sent the invite that I've declined that instance.
3. I go to Proton Calendar on web (or any other platform), find the instance of the event, and try to set "Attending?" for that instance to "No, I won't attend".
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4. A modal pops up that reads "Update recurring event - Would you like to change your answer for all the events in this series?" with options of "Update" or "Cancel"
5. Neither option works; clicking "Update" declines all events in the series, and clicking "Cancel" makes no change.
These are both not the outcome I want. I don't want to get rid of the entire series. I don't want my calendar to be inaccurate when I know I won't be attending an instance of an event, or to leave the person invited me with inaccurate information that I'll attend when I know I won't.
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This is basic MVP calendar app stuff, and I'm going to have a hard time using Proton Calendar (and by extension, Proton Mail, and if not either of those then probably scrapping the full suite) much longer without it.
Is there any hope of getting this sort of table stakes digital calendar functionality prioritized?
If not, just say so and I'll show myself out, no need to drag this on.
Andy Galbraith
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Anonymous
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Proton Calendar fails to support removing individual events in an invitation series. This creates a lot of unnecessary headaches.
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David Peck
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What @dededecline said. I don't know how hard this is to resolve, but it is a core feature. I look pretty amateur-ish, not being able to update my client's list of attendees for an individual occurance.
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dededecline
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I can't believe this still isn't implemented. It's such a fundamental aspect of a calendar that I'm considering migrating off Proton. If basic features are being ignored, then the Proton roadmap doesn't align with my needs, nor do I consider it competitive with other offerings in the market.
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kjdsfgbnc
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I would request expanding the scope beyond just events that have been canceled by the sender. Expected behavior would be the capability to delete any single event without affecting the recurring series.
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Martijn
commented
Yes this!
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floor
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Its wild to me that this is the only suggestion i have found concerning this issue and its not voted higher? this is a basic and important calendar functionality that makes it basically impossible to do long running event series with changes in proton calendar
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James
commented
Was about to post the same issue! Please fix, thanks!!
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C
commented
I *feel* your pain
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Andy Galbraith
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When an external sender cancels a single instance of a recurring event that I'm invited to, I would like to be able to get that event off my calendar.
**Desired user experience:**
1. Person invites me to a recurring event series
2. Person sends a cancellation for a single instance of the event
3. I receive the cancellation and see the instance w/ a strikethrough and "canceled" status on my calendar
4. I open the event and press "Delete" (or trash icon)
5. The instance of the event is no longer on my calendar. All other instances in the recurring event series are unaltered by these actions.**Current broken user experience:**
1. Person invites me to a recurring event series
2. Person sends a cancellation for a single instance of the event
3. I receive the cancellation and see the instance w/ a strikethrough and "canceled" status on my calendar
4. I open the event and press "Delete" (or trash icon)
5. I get a modal prompt that says "Delete recurring event - This event has been updated by the organizer. Would you like to delete this event?" and I click "Delete"
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6. The instance of the event **does not** get deleted. Instead it reverts to looking like a normal instance of the event; the strikethrough on the name, white background on the event, and "Canceled" badge are all gone.
7. When the expected UX fails me, I try to manually decline the single instance of the recurring event to get it off my calendar, but I cannot because that feature doesn't work either (see https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932842-proton-calendar/suggestions/48933599-decline-a-single-instance-of-a-recurring-event-fro)
8. I am now stuck with the canceled instance on my calendar forever, unless I decline the entire series (which is not a viable 'workaround')
<END PROBLEM>"I would like to clear a canceled event from my calendar" is basic / MVP / table stakes calendar app functionality that it feels odd to have to submit a request for. But until (and so that it might!) exist, I'm submitting this "idea".