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Easily Fixed: iPhone Reminders Not Working

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

iPhone Reminders is a task management application. With the help of it, you would not miss the meeting, appointment, etc. In summary, iPhone Reminders assists users in completing their tasks on time. It is extremely helpful to people who need to deal with many events every day. If you are busy and very rely on Reminders, your life or work could get messy when Reminders not working on your iPhone. Luckily, the trouble iPhone Reminders not working could be solved with easy solutions that are introduced in the following content.

fix iphone reminders not working

1. Check the Alert Tone for Reminders

Step 1: Tap Settings > Sounds > Reminder Alerts.

Step 2: Make sure that the Alert Tone for Reminders is not None.

check reminders alerts

2. Check Notification Settings of Reminders

Step 1: Open Settings app and choose Notifications option.

Step 2: Select Reminders option and then check whether Allow Notifications is enabled and all ALERTS options are chosen. Also, go to Sounds and ensure that you have set an alert tone for Reminders.

check reminders notifications

3. Restart Your iPhone

Step 1: Turn off your iPhone.

iPhone 16,15,14,13, 12, 11, X: Press and hold either volume button and the side button until the power off slider appears. After that, drag the slider.
iPhone SE (2nd generation), 8, 7, or 6: Press and hold the side button to see the power off slider and then drag it.
iPhone SE (1st generation), 5, or earlier: Press and hold the top button and the power off slider will show. Just toggle the slider.

Step 2: Turn on your iPhone.

iPhone 16,15,14,13, 12, 11, X, iPhone SE (2nd generation), 8, 7, or 6: Press and hold the side button. Release it when you see the Apple logo.
iPhone SE (1st generation), 5, or earlier: Press and hold the top button. If the Apple logo appears, it means that your iPhone is successfully powered on.

reboot iphone

4. Turn off Reminders from iCloud

Step 1: Tap your Apple ID name in Settings app.

Step 2: Choose iCloud and turn off Reminders. Instantly, a pop-out will be shown for confirmation, you need to select Delete from My iPhone option.

Step 3: After a little while, turn on Reminders again.

turn off and on reminders in icloud

5. Delete Reminders App Widget

Step 1: Scroll down from the top of your iPhone screen or swipe right on the screen(depending on your iOS version) and tap Edit button.

Step 2: Tap the red circle ahead of Reminders and select Remove option. Lastly, choose Done option in the top-right corner to save your settings.

delete reminders widget

6. Reset All Settings

Before applying this way, please mind that it will not erase your iPhone data but would turn your phone settings to defaults, such as network settings, screen layout.

Step 1: Access Settings app and tap General button. Next, select Reset option at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2: Choose Reset All Settings option. You might need to enter the screen passcode if you have set one.

Step 3: Confirm your choice by tapping Reset All Settings in the pop-out.

reset iphone all settings

7. Use iSunshare iOS Repair Genius

If the issue iPhone Reminders not working still persists after trying the above solutions, it's probably that there are glitches existing in your iPhone system. Therefore, you could attempt to repair your iOS and then check if the issue is removed. To accurately detect your iOS and repair its issues without any data loss, here iSunshare iOS Repair Genius will be used.

ios repair genius download

Step 1: Run iSunshare iOS Repair Genius on your Windows computer.

Step 2: Select Standard Mode function and then click Start button to move on.

use standard mode function

Step 3: Connect your iPhone to the computer and then click Next option. Immediately, the iOS repair tool would detect your connected iPhone so that it can prepare the firmware package for you.

click next

Step 4: Download the firmware file and wait for the verification process.

click download to download firmware

Step 5: Hit Repair button to fix your iOS.

hit repair to repair ios

Step 6: Once you see the small box as follows, your iPhone will reboot and you could find that Reminders not working on your iPhone problem is resolved.

successfully repair box