Reminders is AWESOME when you know how to use it! (14 Tips & Tricks for iPhone)

In this video, I show you 14 Tips and Tricks to make you a Reminders for iPhone PRO!

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Sections to better manage lists
1:45 - Emojis in list names
2:19 - Smart Lists
4:17 - Horizontal Boards
5:05 - Pinning Lists
7:09 - Remind me about this
8:26 - Share to remember
10:42 - List templates
11:25 - Drag & Drop
12:09 - Share Lists
14:04 - Voice memos to Reminders
15:22 - Early Reminders
16:10 - Tags
17:13 - Interactive Widgets
17:40 - End

[AnthonyPerez]

Notes and reminders should have the same tag referencing I think. Tag being a phone wide thing would be a good setting

[oh-oxsj]

imo they should combine calendar and reminders so u can add a reminder to an event cos its so weird with all the apple integration i can add an event add a note to it, it will appear on my apple watch but then i gotta add a reminder for things i have to get ready before the event in a separate app in a separate way

[Edwards]

You are one of the best presenters of technology on YouTube. This video has been extremely useful to me.

[SydneyLevy]

Thank you so much for this video, PHT. I remember my girlfriend getting hype when interactive widgets were launched because of Reminders. Being an Apple ecosystem user for over a decade, I never really gave Reminders a chance and didn't care to. It didn't suit my workflow. I'm extremely tech-savvy/literate, but even with the new iteration of Reminders, I was too lazy and too loyal to Todoist to give it another go. This video is the epitome of the type of content I live for on YT. Not even halfway through the video, I've decided to give Reminders another shot. I appreciate your thorough walkthroughs and can imagine it'd help those who aren't tech-savvy and/or are new to Apple. Immediately subscribed. All the best!

[MarauderV]

Excellent video! I have used reminders for years but never tapped into their full potential. Thank you for presenting the capabilities in an easy to follow format. Especially love the mail reminder feature!

[MaiElizabeth]

Apple should make the options clearer. This app is not straight forward. Many people only use it for ‘quick’ to do list.

[simonjones]

Have to agree, I use reminders all the time for my business. Thanks for the awseome, honest content. Happy Christmas buddy.

[GuyBerthiaume-ScaleModels]

🤯 When you showed how to change the display to "Horizontal View" (4:40) you caught me off guard as I was not expecting to learn anything radically new from this video. Combined with the sections and sub tasks for which up to now I had no use for and within an hour I abandoned "Trello" and converted a project I am working on (game dev) to use Reminders. Using a native app on my Mac, iPhone and iPad is much easier (and free) then using a 3rd party solution. After some quick testing it works really well as a Trello replacement (for my needs)... Thanks for the great video!

[thebriefcase.]

Is there a way to make reminders show up in calendar? I often reference my calendar app and being able to see my reminders on my calendar would be great. I feel that this should be a feature created forever ago, but I haven’t seen it if it is.

[MFW]

Your video is so great sir, simple and minimal editing but focus and easy to watch ❤

[r.a.monigold]

Way to simplify a perceived convoluted and otherwise useless App.
At 78, you've just taught this old dog a very useful new trick.
Thank you.

[anzi_teaching]

It’s really a pleasure to watch your videos. I think I’ve never seen someone explaining the features of an app in such a calm and professional way. Keep it up!

[chrislonghurst]

The interactive reminders widget is a liability. They need to give us the option to make it not interactive. I’ve lost so many reminders because of a misplaced tap on the widget that now counts as completing a task and removing it from the view. I’ve actually stopped using the widget altogether now because of this. 😢

[funkeyslearning]

Brilliant! Thank you. Just going to add this video to Reminders so I can watch it again!

[davidrutter]

Really informative, thank you! I have been thinking that I would need to pay for a third-party app to do this kind of stuff, but it looks like Reminders will do everything I need it to do and for free! I have ADHD and always find your videos really clear and easy to follow. Thank you!

[MR-prtp]

Your videos are great: to the point without too much verbiage, and always show great examples. My favorite part of Reminders is setting a "location" to a list or items; and when I arrive at that location it pops up on my SmartWatch and iPhone. I buy specific items at specific stores so adding a location allows the list to pop up when I arrive at the location. Grocery shopping and marking off the list is so convenient. I even ask Siri to help but gets a lot of stares from others. And if I need a reminder at work, add the location and date and when I arrive on Monday, it pops up and am reminded. Same for medical questions: pops up on my watch so I don't forget to access the list!

[suzanner]

Always excited to see your videos. Always have a tidbit that makes the iOS experience better.

[likebliss]

Something you missed! You can drag reminders right into the Calendar app. It's a little limited though as it does not "link" the reminder to the event, but rather it just creates a new event. Still helpful for getting a visual of what will be happening through your day.

The way I use it:
1. Write out any and all tasks throughout the day.
2. Sort tasks into Important/Urgent (Eisenhower) Matrix "Sections".
3. Drag most important tasks into Calendar for the beginning of the day (when we typically have the most energy).
4. Extend event to estimated length.
5. Do the same for fun/less important tasks for last half of the day.

[ryanwintersmusic]

Wish they'd push Alexa integration, it's so jarring having multiple reminder apps. Great tutorial n tips as always fella👍Thanks for the wisdom

[oastie]

A caveat about linking emails to reminders. If you later move the email to another box, the reminder establishes a link to the next nearest one, which could present a problem, if you weren’t to notice. Best move the email, before establishing the link.