For years now Ink Calendar & Journal has been plagued with the unstable and frequently broken AppointmentManager as the method for adding events to calendars. This week I have been able to use the Microsoft Graph to bring in events from your Outlook calendars.

Using the Microsoft Graph API will enable a reliable experience for all users. The Graph API can be used to view events from all calendars, create/edit events, see event details and more! This API is already being used by Ink Calendar to do the OneDrive syncing so adding calendar permissions is simple permission accept screen.

Since Microsoft introduced the “New Outlook” the API was completely broken with no intention of fixing it. The previous API was used because it relied on the Mail & Calendar apps for authentication, and enabled multiple accounts. Version 1 of the Graph API will only support one Microsoft account.

Let me know how events on the calendar have been going for you? Also what are you looking for in a new events system?

Joe