Access to phone contacts to pick stored address as location for new calendar entry

[froedel]

Hello,
This is a feature request to add the functionality to pick an address stored under a contact in the phone book to use it as the location for a new calendar entry.
This is a standard feature in nearly all calendar apps. I am missing it in simple calendar, unfortunately.

I have several recurring calendar entries for which I have also a phone contact including the address. To be able to pick it right away from the contact details would be highly convenient.

[dumblob]

Would not a "duplicate" functionality be a better fit?

1. It is easier to grasp for end users.
2. It is not limited to just a few chosen fields.
3. It is much easier to implement and maintain.

[Ionshard]

I came here to request the same feature that @froedel suggested and I am not sure how @dumblob is suggesting would work for this so I just want to clarify.

For example I just booked a checkup with my doctor. I have my clinic stored in my contacts and I have their address stored with the contact. When I go to add an event to my calendar via Google Calendar when I enter the Add location field it takes me to a search bar where I can search "clinic" and it will find the entry from my contacts and show it as a valid address that I can select. When I select that contact, the address stored in the contact is then used as the location for the event.

I would love to see this with Simple Calendar. When creating a new event I can search my contacts for an address to use as the location of the event rather than needing to enter the address manually.

This is important to me because I also have Waze reading from my calendar to suggest times that I leave in order to arrive on time for my events, so being able to effectively add the location to my events is very important so I am not late due to things like rush hour traffic!

Thank you for such a great app!

[dumblob]

@Ionshard I was triggered by "recurring" - in which case "duplicating" the entry would make sense (you would fill it once and then only duplicate the whole entry).

But if it is actually every now and then with different entries, then we would need to implement this whole functionality as you describe 😉.

[inson1]

@dumblob SMT apps were sold to ad company. Fork is here https://github.com/FossifyOrg

[hhartzer]

Good to know, thank you! Sad to hear that.

[froedel]

@dumblob SMT apps were sold to ad company. Fork is here https://github.com/FossifyOrg

Thanks for the heads-up. Will switch the apps on my devices.