# Connect calendar accounts and choose what appears

> Use the calendars already configured on your device and control PhantomCal's access and visibility.

Document ID: phantom-help:shared/calendar-accounts
Product: Shared
Platforms: macOS and iOS
Updated: 2026-11-02
Availability: Shared calendar instructions for preview builds. Standalone PhantomCal is in preparation.
Tested app version: Not recorded
Tested build: Not recorded
Tested OS version: Not recorded

Source: https://llms.phantomsecure.app/shared/calendar-accounts.md
Human guide: https://phantomsecure.app/help/shared/calendar-accounts/
Agent guide: https://llms.phantomsecure.app/shared/calendar-accounts/
Documentation index: https://phantomsecure.app/llms.txt
Full handbook: https://phantomsecure.app/llms-full.txt

## Where events are stored

PhantomCal uses the device's calendar accounts through Apple's calendar system. Events stay in the calendar you choose, such as an iCloud or other configured account. PhantomCal does not add a company calendar backend.

This applies to the calendar in PhantomVault and the shared calendar experience being prepared for standalone PhantomCal. It does not move calendar events inside encrypted vaults.

## Grant calendar access

Choose **Allow Calendar Access** and approve the system request when you want to read and edit events. Full calendar access is needed for the current calendar features. You can still browse dates without allowing access.

On Mac, if permission was denied, open **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Calendars** and enable the relevant app. For PhantomVault's opening mode, the system identifies the installed app as PhantomVault.

On iPhone and iPad, use **Open Calendar Settings** when offered after a denial, then allow the app's calendar access in Settings. Return to the calendar afterward.

## Select displayed calendars

On Mac, select calendars in the sidebar under **CALENDARS**. On iPhone, tap **Calendars**, enable the calendars you want, then tap **Done**. Wider iPad layouts also show calendar selection beside the month and agenda.

Deselecting a calendar hides its events from this view. It does not delete them or remove the calendar account. A read-only calendar may be displayed but cannot be an editable destination.

## If an account or calendar is missing

Check that the account is configured and enabled for calendars in the device's system settings. Confirm it appears in Apple's Calendar app. Return to PhantomCal and check app permission and the visibility selection.

If no writable calendar is available, event creation cannot save to it. Add or enable an account with a writable calendar, then choose that calendar when creating an event.

## Synchronization

The calendar account provider handles synchronization. A local save is not confirmation that another device has already received the change. Check connectivity and the account's sync status if an event has not arrived elsewhere.

Use [dates, agendas and events](https://phantomsecure.app/help/shared/calendar-events.md) for ordinary event actions, or [Scan Schedule](https://phantomsecure.app/help/phantomcal/scan-schedule-ios.md) for reviewed schedule import on iPhone and iPad.