Adding iOS Calendar event (ics) with JavaScript

Hi,
I would like to add a VEVENT to the iOS Calendar app. I create the event on the fly and open it with:
//_ics.create() returns an uri-component-encoded icalendar-formatted string which starts with a 'data:text/calendar,'-prefix.
window.open(_ics.create(event));
On Mobile Safari it works as expected. Saved as a web app, i.e. added to the home screen, it doesn't work anymore and produces the message "Download failed...". I've tested it on iOS 7.1.2.
Any ideas why? Isn't the web app essentially a Safari instance without toolbars?
Best
Paul

Never mind. I figured out that I was not setting "Home Calendar" at the top of the screen. Do that and everything works fine

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