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Can't delete Regular Event in Manage event types tab #150
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Affected app version
1.0.2
Affected Android/Custom ROM version
Android 11
Affected device model
Ulefone Armor 8 Pro
How did you install the app?
F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid
Steps to reproduce the bug
Settings/Manage event types/Regular Event/Delete. Are you sure you want to proceed with the deletion: Yes
Default event type cannot be deleted....
Well, I don't know what this thing is. I don't use it, so I want to delete it? Why I can't ?
In addition: Settings/New Events/Default event type is set to Last used one. And I use my CalDav Calendar
Thanks for your help
Expected behavior
Delete the entry
Actual behavior
Refuse to delete
Screenshots/Screen recordings
No response
Additional information
No response
Reacted by iTob191, uther, schklom and Daniel M. Capella
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Aga-C commentedon Feb 15, 2024
This event type is not meant to be deleted. "Regular Event" is done as a fallback type that is always present in the app. If you'd like, you can change the name or hide it, but it still has to be in the app. Maybe the wording of the message in the toast is not very precise, but otherwise it would be too technical.
Aga-C commentedon Nov 14, 2024
I'm reopening this issue, because maybe we will add the possibility to remove the default event type. First we need to investigate it thoroughly, how it will impact the app. Please refrain from working on it until
needs triageis taken off.bronson commentedon Jan 22, 2025
Why is there an unsynchronized undeletable calendar on my phone? Today I accidentally added some events to it, then had to figure out why they were not being sync'd. I missed an important event because of it.
So, help me out here? What is its purpose? I don't see any reason for it to exist, except as a trap for the unwary?
naveensingh commentedon Jan 22, 2025
@bronson the reasons are explained here: #150 (comment)
bronson commentedon Jan 22, 2025
@naveensingh that doesn't actually explain why "Regular event" is needed. Why not use a synchronized calendar as a fallback? That seems safer and less arbitrary..
Having unsynchronized calendars on my phone concerns me... I expect I'll make this mistake again one day.
naveensingh commentedon Jan 22, 2025
Because, by default, there is no synchronized calendar.
Until this is resolved, you can change
Settings=>Default event typeoption such that new events default to your synchronized calendar.MisterGoodcat commentedon Aug 28, 2025
I also want to second that a non-deletable default should be avoided. It is not only a potential pitfall initially (I ran into a similar situation like @bronson at first), it also is a potential future one if you want to set up a maximum simple device for not so tech-savvy family members. Any additional option they might accidentally switch or change only complicates things.
Maybe it would be an idea to start without any event type and offer to create one when an action is attempted that requires one, or just hint at the fact that an event type needs to be created first. Other calendar apps like the built-in LineageOS one start without any pre-configured defaults like that, and hence allow you to have a very "clean" setup when you only want to use CalDAV.