6 Ways to Set Reminders With Alerts on iPhone

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Note:Before proceeding with the steps, download theReminders appon your iOS device if you have not already done so.

Method 1: Create a Reminder for Today

If there’s a task that you need to complete on priority within a day, you can use your iPhone to remind you to get it done.

Step 1:Open theReminders app. Tap onToday.

Step 2:Select the time of the day –Morning, Afternoon, or Tonight.

Step 3:Add atitlefor your reminder and a note if needed. Tap on the‘i’ buttonto change the time.

Step 4:Tap on theTimeoption to change the time. Select a new time and tap onDone.

Method 2: Create a Scheduled Reminder

If you have a long list of tasks scheduled for the entire week or even a month, you can set reminders on your iPhone for a specific time. Once you do it, your iPhone will alert you with a reminder on the set date and time.

Step 1:Open theRemindersapp.

Step 2:Tap onNew Reminder. Add a title to your reminder, and tap onDetails.

Step 3:Turn on the toggles forDate and Time.

Step 4:Tap onDateand set a date for your Reminder.

Step 5:Tap onTimeto set a time for your Reminder.

Tap onAddto confirm your reminder.

Create a Recurring Reminder

Here’s how you can schedule recurring reminders on your iPhone:

Step 1: After you create a Reminder, tap on theRepeatoption.

Step 2:Select thefrequency. The reminder will repeat for the time, or the date that you have set initially for the selected frequency.

You can also select the custom option to customize the frequency of the recurring reminder further.

Step 3:Tap on thebackbutton to go back to details and tap onAddto add your reminder.

Method 3: Add a Reminder With Siri on iPhone

Apple builtSirifor situations like this and you can leverage the voice assistant’s abilities to set a reminder however you want, with as many details on your iPhone.

All you need to do is toactivate Siriand feed the details of your reminder.

Method 4: Create a Reminder With Customizations

You can add more details such as location, integrate reminders into messages, or organize your reminders into lists.

1. Add Location to Reminders

You can also create a reminder on your iPhone that is mapped to a certain location. For example, if you want to be reminded of buying something as soon as you reach the supermarket, you can set the location for your reminder and your iPhone will remind you as you reach the place.

Step 1:Tap onNew Reminder. Add a title to your reminder, and tap onDetails.

Step 2:Turn on the toggle forlocation. You can set your home as the location, or when you get in or out of the car.

2. Add Reminders to Messages

You can also add a reminder on your iPhone that notifies you when you start messaging someone. For example, if you want a reminder to invite your friend to a party, you can add a message-based reminder and as soon as you open their chat on the Messages app, you will get the notification to send the invite.

Step 1:Tap onNew Reminder. Add a title to your reminder, and tap onDetails.

Step 5:Turn on the toggle forWhen Messaging. Tap onChoose Person, and select the contact.

3. Organize Reminders Using Lists

If you found the above methods helpful and plan to use the Reminders app on your iPhone to keep track of all the tasks – make sure you don’t clutter your reminders and make them a mess to look at. It will end up being counterproductive. Hence to prevent this, you can easily organize Reminders using the lists feature.

Step 1:Tap onNew Reminder. Add a title to your reminder, and tap onDetails.

Step 2:Tap on thelistyou created. Tap onNew Reminderand you can add the reminder to the list.

Method 5: Create a Shared Reminder on iPhone

If you want to collaborate with your teammate and you want them to be reminded along with you on the same task – here’s how you can create a shared reminder on your iPhone. However, you cannot share an individual reminder but a list instead.

Let us try and share the list we created in the previous section.

Step 1:Open the Reminders app. Tap on thelistyou want to share, and tap on theSharebutton.

Step 2:Tap on theapp or a contactyou want to share it with.

Step 3:Add the contact and tap onShare Link.

Method 6: Convert a Note Into a Reminder

Lastly, we want to add a feature we recently discovered. We love theApple Notes appfor its sheer simplicity and ease of use. We end up taking a lot of notes, some of them even masquerading as a reminder. However, it is best you convert such notes into a reminder itself. Here’s how you can do it.

Step 1:Open the Notes app on your iPhone and select thenote you want to convertas a reminder.

Step 2:Tap on thesharebutton.

Step 3:Tap on thedrop-down buttonand selectSend Copy.

Step 4: Swipe throughthe list of apps and select Reminders.

Step 5:You can nowmodify the contentsof your note.

Further, you can tap on thedetails buttonto customize your reminder. Tap on Done when you want to confirm adding the reminder.

Also Read:How to Fix iPhone reminders not working

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Last updated on 30 August, 2024

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