Reminders are one of our favorite features of the Google ecosystem. Just asking your Android phone to remember a task for you is powerful. You can ask for one-time reminders or recurring reminders. You can even set reminders far in the future to remind yourself to discharge and recharge the power station you keep in the trunk of your car. Whatever the casereminders are awesome.
There will come a time where you'll need to manage those reminders. Perhaps it's just to change the timeor you no longer need a recurring reminder. Google recently made it easier to do all of thisand we'll show you how.
How to access and manage Google Assistant reminders
Google gives you a small control panel you can use to manage your reminders. To get startedopen your Google app.
Article continues below- Tap your profile photo in the upper right corner.
- Tap Reminders. Note: You can skip these steps by saying"OKGoogleopen my reminders."
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Hereyou'll see a list of overdue or upcoming reminders. Each reminder has a check box next to it. You can complete reminders by tapping the checkbox.
How to add a reminder
Of courseat any timeyou can add a reminder by saying"Hey Googleremind me on whatever date at whatever time to do whatever." If you want to add a reminder manuallyhere's how.
- Tap the + in the lower right corner.
- Fill out the various fieldsincluding TitleTime (or Place)and the Date and Time (or Location).
- Tap Save.
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How to delete a reminder
If you want to delete a reminder without marking it as completeor if you need to change something about ityou can tap on the reminder's text. That will open a dialog box where you can change something or delete the whole reminder.
- Tap the text of a reminder to open it in a new dialogue.
- In this boxyou can change anything you want or tape the Garbage can icon to delete the whole reminder.
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Other notes about reminders
At the bottom of the reminder list are a few suggestions for reminders to set upsuch as Work out every morning or Take out the trash every Sunday night. You can tap + Create at the bottom of each of these suggestionsand the reminder is created instantly.
If you delete a reminderit is gone. There is no undonor any kind of recoveryso be sure. If you mark a reminder completeyou can still recover it by tapping on Completed at the very bottom of the list. Completed reminders are sorted by the date they were completedwith the most recent being at the top. You can tap on the checkmark at the front of the reminder to remove it and mark it as incomplete to move it back to the list of reminders.
