Tips&Tricks: Recurring reminders

Question: I have a task that re-occurs every 4 days. Is there a way to set a reminder the day before each time and on the due date?

Solution: Reminder follows the recurrence pattern you set for the task. It works the same on desktop and mobile. It is most convenient to set it up on the desktop computer and synchronize the changes with the mobile app.

 

 

Adding a single reminder

For example, you set a recurrence every 4 days, starting tomorrow. For the reminder to go off the day before the recurrence, you need to set the reminder for today:

Tip: Enable "Next Alert Time" column to see when the next time the reminder will go off.

Once the reminder goes off, click to dismiss it. Tomorrow when you complete a task, you will see that the next reminder is updated to one day before the next occurrence.  

Adding a second reminder

There is no way to set multiple reminders for a task, but there is a workaround. You can add a subtask to the recurring task and set a reminder for it on the due date.

Also, for the parent recurring task enable "automatically recur when all subtasks are completed". Here is a screenshot of the settings:

The subtask is what you will see in To-Do. Once you complete it or its parent task, it will be switched to the next recurrence keeping the reminders: the first reminder one day before and the second on the due date.

Tip: Learn more about recurring tasks in task management app MyLifeOrganized.