Use Reminders on your iPhoneiPador iPod touch
With the Reminders app on iOS and iPadOSyou can create reminders with subtasks and attachmentsand set alerts based on time and location.
View and recover recently deleted reminders
Create a reminder in the Calendar app
Get a reminder while messaging someone
Add a reminder from another app
Before you begin
Set up iCloud to keep your reminders updated across all your devices.
Open the Settings app.
Tap [your name].
Tap iCloudthen turn on Reminders.
Inside the Reminders appyou'll see all of your reminders on all of your Apple devices that are signed in to the same Apple Account. Learn how to update your iCloud reminders if needed.
Create a reminder
Open the Reminders app.
Tap + New Reminderthen type your reminder.
You can also add reminders to your most important to-do lists from the Reminders widget on your Home Screen. And in iOS 26you can quickly create reminders from Control Center or the Action button on iPhone. Add the Reminders control to Control Center or assign Reminders to the Action Button on supported iPhones.
Create an urgent reminder
In iOS 26.2you can mark a reminder as urgent and Reminders will schedule an alarm when that reminder is due. Alarms activate even when your device is silenced or a Focus is on.
In a Reminders listtap the reminder that you want to mark as urgent.
Tap the Info button
.Under Date & Timeturn Urgent on. If Date and Time aren’t already setthey default to the next hour.
Alarms for urgent reminders only activate on the device that Find My uses as your location. If you don't get the alarm for your urgent reminder on the right device:
Go to Find Mythen tap Me to find out which of your Apple devices is shared as your location. Learn how to share your location from a different device
Make sure you allow Reminders to access alarms in the Settings app. In Settingstap Apps. Then tap Remindersand turn on Alarms under Allow Reminders to Access.
To mark reminders as urgentyou need to set up iCloud Reminders.
Set a due date or time
Tap the Date and Time button
to set a due date for the reminder. Choose from TodayTomorrowThis Weekendor tap Date & Time to set your own day and time.
By defaultreminders automatically use the time zone of your current location. In iOS 26you can select a specific time zone to display and create reminders. Go to Settings > Apps > Remindersand tap Time Zone.
If you set a due date for a reminder but don't assign a timethe notification appears by default at 9:00 AM. To change when all-day reminder notifications appearopen the Settings appthen tap Appsthen tap Reminders. Tap the time below All-Day Remindersthen choose a different time.
Add a location
Tap the Location button
to assign a notification based on where you are. Select one of the options providedor tap Custom to add your own locationchoose whether you want to be notified when arriving or leavingand set the perimeter of your reminder area.
To receive location-based remindersmake sure that Location Services is turned on. Open the Settings appthen tap Privacy & Security > Location Services and turn on Location Services.
Add a tag
Tap the Tag button
to add a tag. Tags let you quickly and automatically organize reminders based on keywords. Learn more about using tags to organize your reminders.
Flag a reminder
Tap the Flag button
to mark a reminder as extra important and make it appear in the Flagged smart list on the Reminders app main screen.
Add an attachment
Tap the Photos button
to add an attachment to the reminder. You can take a new photochoose an image from your photo libraryor scan a document.
Edit a reminder
Tap the Edit Details button
to add even more details and customizations to your remindersuch as notesa URLand a priority. You can also modify the reminder's notification settings and change the list that it belongs to.
View and recover recently deleted reminders
In the Reminders appscroll down and tap Recently Deleted.
Tap the More buttonthen tap Select Reminders.
Tap the reminders you want to recover.
Tap Movethen tap the list where you want to add the recovered reminders.
Tap Move.
You can view and recover recently deleted reminders for 30 days before they are permanently deleted.
Create a reminder in the Calendar app
In iOS 18 and lateryour scheduled reminders now appear in the Calendar app alongside your events. In the Calendar apptap Calendars at the bottom of the screen and select Scheduled Reminders.
You can also create Reminders from the Calendar app:
In the Calendar apptap the + button at the top of the screen.
Tap Reminder.
Enter your Title and set the details of your reminder. Tap Date to choose a specific daytap Time to choose a specific timeor tap to view other options like Repeat or List.
Tap the Done button
to create your reminder and have it appear in your Calendar.
Get a reminder while messaging someone
Tap a reminderthen tap the Edit Details button
.Turn on When Messaging.
Tap Choose Personthen tap a name in your contacts.
The next time you chat with this person in Messagesa Reminders notification appears.
Create subtasks
Every reminder that you create can have subtasks. For examplea reminder to pack for a trip can include a list of things that you don't want to forget.
You can create subtasks in a few different ways:
Tap and hold a reminderthen drag it onto another reminder. The reminder that you dragged becomes a subtask of the other.
Swipe right on a reminderthen tap Indent. The reminder becomes a subtask of the one above it. To undo thisswipe right again on the subtask and tap Outdent.
Tap a reminderthen tap the Edit Details button
. Tap Subtasks > Add Reminderthen type your subtask. Repeat for as many subtasks as you'd like to create.If you can't create subtasksmake sure you are using iCloud Reminders.
Complete a reminder
To mark a reminder as completedtap the empty circle next to it. To see your completed reminderstap the More button
then tap Show Completed.
To delete a reminder without marking it as completedswipe left on itthen tap Delete.
If you get a reminder notification on your Lock Screenswipe left over the reminder. Tap Viewthen tap Mark as Completed.
Add a reminder with Siri
You can ask Siri to schedule a reminder for you on your iOS device or your Apple Watch.* Here are a few examples:
"Remind me to feed the dog every day at 7:30 a.m."
"Remind me when I get home to check the mail."
"Remind me when I leave here to stop by the grocery store."
"Remind me tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. to call Tara."
Add your home and work addresses to your card in Contacts to allow Siri to help you set location-based reminders. Open the Contacts appthen tap My Card. Tap Editadd your work or home addressthen tap Done.
* Siri uses Location Services when your reminder needs to use your location. Siri availabilityfeaturesand commands vary by languagecountryand region. Learn which Siri features are supported in which countries and regions.
Add a reminder from another app
To remind yourself to go back to another app—for exampleto revisit a website or a map location—add a link in your reminder to where you left off. Open the app that you want to come back toand look for the Share button. Then tap the Reminders icon.
And in iOS 26 when you view text or a page eithout the Reminders app openApple Intelligence can suggest reminders automatically.
Learn more
Learn how to use lists and tags in the Reminders app to keep your reminders organized.
Create grocery lists in the Reminders app to make it easier to shop.
Share your Reminders lists and assign reminders to others in a shared list to split up tasks.
Turn your notifications on or off for shared lists in Reminders.
Create and use list templates in Reminders.