Cross-platform plugin for querying and modifying device calendars on Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, and Universal Windows Platform.
Calendars is a cross-platform plugin that provides a unified API for accessing and manipulating device calendars in Xamarin and Windows applications. It enables developers to perform basic CRUD operations with calendars and events while abstracting away platform-specific complexities like permissions and calendar sources.
Xamarin and UWP developers building mobile or desktop applications that need to integrate with device calendars, such as for scheduling, reminders, or event management features.
Developers choose this plugin for its consistent API across Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, and UWP, which simplifies handling platform-specific details like permissions and calendar properties, reducing the need for separate platform implementations.
Cross-platform calendar API plugin for Xamarin and Windows
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Provides a consistent API for Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, and UWP, abstracting away platform-specific complexities like permissions and calendar sources as noted in the README.
Offers async methods for all calendar operations, with background thread implementation on Android and iOS to ensure a common API, though it's emulated on some platforms.
Supports adding reminders to events with awareness of platform-specific limitations, such as UWP allowing only one reminder, as documented in the platform notes.
Includes robust error checking across platforms, making it easier to handle exceptions and permissions issues, which aligns with the plugin's philosophy of clarity.
Does not support recurring events, meeting attendees, or custom fields, limiting its use for complex calendar applications, as admitted in the README limitations.
On Android, performance tradeoffs were made for API consistency, which can bottleneck apps with heavy calendar interactions, as mentioned in the limitations section.
Has quirks like read-only calendar color on UWP and tricky calendar creation on iOS, requiring extra attention and workarounds, as detailed in the platform notes.