Note reminders
A note reminder is a scheduled local notification. When the time arrives, your device pops a banner; tapping it opens the note. Reminders are local — they fire even if the app is closed and even if you’re offline at that moment.
In this guide:
- Set a reminder on a new note
- Edit or remove a reminder
- See all upcoming reminders
- Recurring reminders (coming soon)
Step 1: Set a reminder when creating a note
In the new-note screen, tap the bell icon → pick a date and time.
The reminder appears as a chip on the note showing the scheduled time. Save the note as usual.
Step 2: Edit or remove
Open the note, tap Edit, tap the reminder chip:
- Change time — pick a new date/time.
- Remove — clear the reminder; the note still saves.
Step 3: See all upcoming reminders
Open Notes → top-right menu → Upcoming reminders. The list shows every reminder you’ve scheduled across all notes, sorted by time.
Tap any row to jump into the underlying note.
What you’ll see when a reminder fires
A standard OS notification:
- Title — your note’s title.
- Body — first line of the content (or “Voice note” if it’s audio-only).
- Tap — opens the note in the app.
If notifications are disabled or muted (Do Not Disturb, Focus modes, etc.), the reminder is queued by the OS and delivered when allowed — same as any other local notification.
Reminders work offline
Because reminders are local (not server-pushed), they fire whether or not your device has internet at the scheduled moment. The schedule was set when you created the note; the OS holds it.
Coming soon
- Recurring reminders — daily / weekly / custom-cron schedules for a single note. Useful for habit-tracking (“every Monday at 9am: review the inbox”).
- Snooze — when a reminder fires, snooze for 10 min / 1 hr / tomorrow.
- Server-side reminders — for reminders set on the web that should fire on whichever device you happen to be on.
Troubleshooting
- Reminder didn’t fire. Check device settings: notifications enabled for Hilal, Do Not Disturb / Focus mode off at that moment, the time was actually in the future when you set it.
- Reminder fired but tapping doesn’t open the note. Force-quit and reopen the app; deep-link handling can rarely glitch on iOS.
- Wrong time zone. Reminders use your device’s current time zone. Crossing time zones with a scheduled reminder shifts it accordingly.