Trouble in Contact Folder / Categories API(s) Graph API's
There are couple of issues in Graph API for contact folders when used in personal accounts(***@outlook.com) Issue 1: Contact Folder(Categories) created via graph API is not visible in Outlook UI(even after multiple refreshes over 5 minutes). -The folder (Folder from API) which was created via API is not visible in Outlook UI (refer image #2) but the getContactFolder API returns the folder (refer image #1) Issue 2: Above mentioned folder (Folder from API) becomes visible in Outlook UI when a contact is created via graph API inside the folder. (Refer Image #3) Issue 3: While creating a contact in Outlook UI, the category list is not consistent. Categories created via API are missing. Refer image #4 Issue 4: Change notifications are not consistent for the folders created via API. Microsoft sends the notification only to the contacts created inside the folder via API but not from the UI. POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contactfolders/{folderId}/contacts {"givenName":"Test Contact"} Steps to reproduce to issue 4 Step 1:Subscribe for change notifications for the folder created via API. Step 2: From Outlook UI, create a category with same name as step #1 (refer image #4) (This is only required when the category is not shown in UI) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74785177/microsoft-graph-trouble-in-contact-folder-categories-apis Image 1: Graph API response Image 2: Outlook UI after folder creation Image 3: Outlook UI after contact creation in folder via API Image 4: Category "Folder From API" is not listed during searchWill the Windows 10 People App ever be good again?
The People App in Windows 8 used to be a super hub for contacts, different types of telephone numbers, postal and email addresses and other items. It was quite good initially in Windows 10 too but has now become fragmented, does not sync properly, and often fails to record relevant details from Google contacts. It seems to have lost its purpose and is now frustrating to use. It used to work seamlessly with the Windows 10 Mail and Calendar App on Windows 10 computers tablets and Windows 10 Mobile devices, AND the Outlook Mail and Calendar App on Android and iOS. It used to be possible to set it up to be the default contact manager on Android, using the Microsoft Account it was linked to as the primary default contact list. (Of course it would work with Cortana too but I understand why that feature has been retired.) I do not know if my bad experience is due to a change in Android or Lenovo because I have a Motorola phone, but since Android 9 and with Android 10 I am now having real problems keeping my contacts organised. I can no longer use my Microsoft Account contacts as my default list, and had to revert to Google, but often details I change on my phone are no longer carried across to the People App on my Windows 10 computers and tablet. There seems to be some confusion again between different departments in Microsoft developing features separately without a focus on the user experience - especially for those who do not use Microsoft 365 on their machines. I hope the People App, Mail and Calendar App and other stock apps within Windows 10 will be kept in focus with other developments in Office, Teams, Edge and so on.
