Say goodbye to procrastination and hello to productivity with iOS 13’s overhauled Reminders app

The Reminders app inward iOS thirteen too iPadOS has received a substantial facelift along amongst meaningful functional improvements too productivity boosts making this oft-overlooked app a lot easier to utilisation when creating, organizing too runway your reminders on the go.

Aside from a fresh coat of paint, Reminders similar a shot features color coding too natural linguistic communication processing hence yous tin speedily goose egg inward on the correct reminder too type equally yous go. Thanks to Siri too a novel toolbar higher upward the keyboard, you’ll come across personalized suggestions too hold upward able to locomote inward materials similar reminder dates, times, locations, flags too photos amongst a tap.

iOS thirteen too iPadOS were released for developer testing next the June iii WWDC 2019 keynote. Both software updates volition free to everyone inward Fall 2019.

Here are all the novel features for Safari inward iPadOS too iOS 13.

iOS thirteen too iPad OS: novel Reminders features

Here’s what’s novel inward Reminders for iPhone too iPad inward iOS thirteen too iPadOS.

Meet your novel Reminders

From Dark Mode back upward to color coding to tasks too grouped lists, this is the best version of Reminders to date. The app looks awesome inward Dark too Light modes, typography has been improved piece bolder headings brand navigation a lot easier. On iPad, Reminders takes agency to a greater extent than wages of the bigger display than before.

The app is similar a shot to a greater extent than similar Notes inward price of attachment back upward — to brand your reminders to a greater extent than informative too useful, yous tin similar a shot add together photos, scanned documents too fifty-fifty spider web links to them. Moreover, Reminders introduces back upward for tasks too lets yous grouping smaller tasks into a larger reminder or group multiple lists together.

Just type

Start typing away similar yous were talking to a existent individual too the novel natural linguistic communication input parser inward Reminders volition intelligently figure out what yous mean. Using descriptive sentences is no work for Siri intelligence at all — inward most cases, the personal assistant understands what yous hateful too automatically provides relevant suggestions.

If you’ve e'er used the same characteristic inward Fantastical, you’ll experience correct at home.

Quick toolbar

The stock QuickType keyboard has received its fair portion of updates inward both iOS thirteen an iPadOS, too 1 of the improvements is something they’re calling quick toolbar, basically an additional row correct higher upward discussion suggestions. We genuinely saw that source inward Notes concluding year. In iOS 13, the quick toolbar is going places too is similar a shot available inside the Reminders app.

To assist yous locomote inward reminder or chore details efficiently without having to tap your agency through a bunch of nested menus, yous exactly tap the icons inward the quick toolbar corresponding to times, dates, locations too more. For instance, a tap of an icon could flag an resultant too a tap of some other icon could select the attachments browser.

Messages integration

The Reminders app similar a shot plays prissy amongst Messages.

Aside from detecting reminders inward Messages conversations, yous tin similar a shot tag a individual inward your contacts inward a reminder. The adjacent fourth dimension yous utilisation Messages, the app may nudge yous to hit a conversion amongst that individual or it may advise something yous talked about.

Smart lists

Reminders similar a shot supports iTunes-like smart lists.

You exactly locomote inward a few parameters too these lists will automatically organize existing too futurity reminders, grouping them past times Flagged, Scheduled too Today. You tin too hence speedily access these sections past times tapping their corresponding color-coded tiles.

Needless to say, novel toggles too switches inward Settings → Reminders allow yous brand the app your ain past times customizing the appearance of your personal or shared iCloud lists past times choosing from a dozen predefined colors too equally many equally lx expressive symbols.

Tidbits

Siri inward iOS thirteen brings personalized suggestions to to a greater extent than apps, including Podcasts, Safari too Maps. As for Reminders, the assistant is similar a shot able to abide by reminders inward Messages, equally good equally events inward third-party apps, allowing yous to speedily add together them amongst a tap.

Reminders changelog

There’s everything novel too improved for iOS 13’s Reminders app.

• All‑new design: The redesigned Reminders app features to a greater extent than powerful too intelligent ways to create, organize too croak along runway of your reminders.


• New quick toolbar: With the novel quick toolbar exactly higher upward the keyboard, it’s easier than e'er to add together times, dates, locations, flags or fifty-fifty helpful attachments to reminders. All without having to acquire to some other screen.


• Enhanced Siri intelligence: Now yous tin type longer, to a greater extent than descriptive sentences. Reminders volition automatically empathise too render relevant suggestions.


• Siri suggested reminders: When you’re chatting amongst someone inward Messages, Siri recognizes possible reminders too makes suggestions for yous to create them.


• Attachments: Add photos, documents, scans too fifty-fifty spider web links to your reminders to brand them to a greater extent than informative too useful.


• Tasks too grouped lists: Now at that topographic point are fifty-fifty to a greater extent than useful ways to organize your reminders. Just drag too drib or swipe to add together smaller tasks nether a larger reminder. You tin also grouping multiple lists together.


• Smart lists: Keep runway of your upcoming reminders amongst smart lists that automatically organize too display them. See alone your reminders scheduled for today, reminders flagged equally of import or all your reminders across every listing inward 1 place.


• Messages integration: Tag someone inward a reminder too the adjacent fourth dimension you’re chatting amongst that individual inward Messages, a reminder volition surface correct too hence too there.


• Customize listing appearance: Customize the appearance of your personal or shared iCloud lists, choosing from twelve beautiful colors too lx expressive symbols.

Reminders: watchOS vi & macOS Catalina 10.15

The Apple Watch too Mac editions of Reminders guide keep been overhauled, too.

On Macs running macOS Catalina 10.15 too Apple Watch models amongst watchOS vi too newer, Reminders has been revamped amongst a novel hold off that matches Reminders inward iOS thirteen hence yous guide keep an easier fourth dimension creating, organizing too runway your reminders no thing the platform.

The Reminders app is available for the iOS, macOS, watchOS too iCloud.com platforms.

iPadOS too iOS thirteen compatibility

iOS thirteen is compatible amongst the next Apple smartphone models:

• iPhone XS


• iPhone XS Max


• iPhone XR


• iPhone X


• iPhone 8


• iPhone 8 Plus


• iPhone 7


• iPhone seven Plus


• iPhone 6s


• iPhone 6s Plus


• iPhone SE


• iPod demeanor on (7th generation)

iPadOS is compatible amongst the next iPads:

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro


• 11-inch iPad Pro


• 10.5-inch iPad Pro\


• 9.7-inch iPad Pro


• iPad (6th generation)


• iPad (5th generation)


• iPad mini (5th generation)


• iPad mini 4


• iPad Air (3rd generation)


• iPad Air 2

To larn more, read Apple’s press release or see apple.com/ios/ios-13-preview.

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Your ii cents

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