geektranzl8r
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Q: Reminders no longer sticking to lock screen in iOS 10

I have a daily reminder set to remind me to do something at the same time every day. In iOS 9, the reminder would stick to the lock screen until I marked it complete. This was good, because it made sure I got it done, even if it was a number of hours later. Now that I have upgraded to iOS 10, I've noticed that the reminder is dropping from the lock screen as soon as I unlock and it doesn't come back. Is there a setting I can change to make this change back to the old way?

iPhone 6, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 8:45 AM

by chris_g1,Solvedanswer
chris_g1 chris_g1
Community Specialists
A:
Hi geektranzl8r,

It looks like your reminders are not staying visible on your display once it reminds you of your tasks after upgrading to IOS 10. This may be due to some settings that the upgrade might have changed to default. Try adjusting the Reminders notification settings. The links below can assist you with getting your Reminders app and Lock screen notifications setup just the way you like! 


Use Notifications on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Notifications on your Lock screen

In iOS 10, you can interact with notifications on the Lock screen to catch up on news, respond to messages, and more without unlocking your device.
Here are some ways you can view and interact with notifications from the Lock screen:
To view your lock screen, press the Home button or Sleep/Wake button. If you have an iPhone 6s or later, lift your device to see the Lock screen.
To respond to a notification, swipe left over it, then tap respond. If you have an iPhone 6s or later, use can use 3D Touch. Just press deeply on the notification, then respond.
To open the app to respond, swipe right over the notification.


Use Reminders on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


These steps should do the trick. Thanks for using Apple Support Communities to post your question. Enjoy iOS 10.
Have a nice day. 

Posted on Sep 16, 2016 7:28 AM

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  • by chris_g1,Solvedanswer

    chris_g1 chris_g1 Sep 16, 2016 7:28 AM in response to geektranzl8r
    Community Specialists
    Sep 16, 2016 7:28 AM in response to geektranzl8r
    Hi geektranzl8r,

    It looks like your reminders are not staying visible on your display once it reminds you of your tasks after upgrading to IOS 10. This may be due to some settings that the upgrade might have changed to default. Try adjusting the Reminders notification settings. The links below can assist you with getting your Reminders app and Lock screen notifications setup just the way you like! 


    Use Notifications on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

    Notifications on your Lock screen

    In iOS 10, you can interact with notifications on the Lock screen to catch up on news, respond to messages, and more without unlocking your device.
    Here are some ways you can view and interact with notifications from the Lock screen:
    To view your lock screen, press the Home button or Sleep/Wake button. If you have an iPhone 6s or later, lift your device to see the Lock screen.
    To respond to a notification, swipe left over it, then tap respond. If you have an iPhone 6s or later, use can use 3D Touch. Just press deeply on the notification, then respond.
    To open the app to respond, swipe right over the notification.


    Use Reminders on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


    These steps should do the trick. Thanks for using Apple Support Communities to post your question. Enjoy iOS 10.
    Have a nice day. 

  • by PedroSanchez,

    PedroSanchez PedroSanchez Sep 22, 2016 9:50 AM in response to chris_g1
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    Sep 22, 2016 9:50 AM in response to chris_g1

    I have the same problem and this doesn't resolve it. The notification appear correctly, but they don't "stick" on the lock screen like they used to. They disappear after a while (hours). Is that normal? 

     

    I prefered when the notification stayed on the lock screen until I marked it "completed".

  • by Terpsichorean,

    Terpsichorean Terpsichorean Sep 24, 2016 12:48 AM in response to geektranzl8r
    Level 1 (4 points)
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    Sep 24, 2016 12:48 AM in response to geektranzl8r

    I just noticed this problem as well after upgrading. As I rely on the reminders and find it necessary that they remain on the lock screen, I am hoping this is something that can be fixed somehow. I could not find anything in the settings to change this behaviour.

  • by gfeiner,

    gfeiner gfeiner Sep 24, 2016 4:50 PM in response to chris_g1
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    Sep 24, 2016 4:50 PM in response to chris_g1

    I too have the same problem and this does not solve it.  I have seen lockscreen notifications from other apps "push out" lockscreen notifications for reminders.  Reminder notifications should stay on lockscreen until they are marked compIete.  I have also found that reminder notifications will also disappear from notification center when they disappear from the lockscreen  When this happens the only way to know you have an uncompleted reminder is to unlock phone and notice the number badge on the Reminders app.  As others stated, this was working find in IOS9.

  • by shopleslie,

    shopleslie shopleslie Sep 27, 2016 7:51 AM in response to chris_g1
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    Sep 27, 2016 7:51 AM in response to chris_g1

    This does NOT fix it. Reminder used to stay on your lock screen until you completed the task .. the whole point of being reminder. They disappear randomly from the lock screen. This seriously needs to be fixed or this app is useless

  • by marksonofjohn,

    marksonofjohn marksonofjohn Sep 28, 2016 12:06 PM in response to chris_g1
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    Sep 28, 2016 12:06 PM in response to chris_g1

    Didn't work for me, so the reminders function is almost pointless.

  • by HippoCool,

    HippoCool HippoCool Sep 28, 2016 8:23 PM in response to geektranzl8r
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    Sep 28, 2016 8:23 PM in response to geektranzl8r

    I'm replying to add my voice because the disappearing reminders also has been causing major issues for me. The reminders need to stick to the home screen (like they used to) until they are either put to sleep or marked as completed. Or some options in settings should be made where you can choose for them to stick or not.

  • by gfeiner,

    gfeiner gfeiner Sep 29, 2016 4:37 PM in response to gfeiner
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    iPhone
    Sep 29, 2016 4:37 PM in response to gfeiner

    I have recently found that the problem is more than just reminder notifications disappearing from the lock screen.  Sometimes reminder notifications don't appear at all. For example, I have a recurring reminder that is scheduled for 6pm every day.  Today my phone (6 plus) had been locked from 4pm to about 6:25 pm.  At 6:25 I pressed the power button to turn on the screen and the notification for my 6pm reminder was not on the lock screen. I unlocked my phone and noticed there was no count badge on the reminders app (meaning no overdue reminders). However, as soon as I opened the reminders app, that 6pm reminder instantly got marked in red as overdue.  Other days the notification for that same reminder works perfectly.  It's completely random (and not just on that particular reminder).  Ugh.

  • by gfeiner,

    gfeiner gfeiner Sep 29, 2016 4:38 PM in response to chris_g1
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    Sep 29, 2016 4:38 PM in response to chris_g1

    This thread status should be changed to "Unsolved"

  • by yayamie,

    yayamie yayamie Oct 3, 2016 1:36 PM in response to gfeiner
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    Oct 3, 2016 1:36 PM in response to gfeiner

    This has been my issue as well. I will only get notifications for reminders maybe 25% of the time, if that. This effects my job and has become a huge problem since it started happening last week. As annoying as it will be, I'm going to have to start setting alarms instead if this isn't resolved soon.

  • by bogon12,

    bogon12 bogon12 Oct 4, 2016 8:49 AM in response to chris_g1
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    Oct 4, 2016 8:49 AM in response to chris_g1

    This is not a 'solution' to this at all.

     

    Can you answer directly: has the lock screen notification 'durability' has been intentionally changed from 'durable' in iOS 9 to 'cleared with unlock' in iOS 10?

  • by eirick,

    eirick eirick Oct 4, 2016 4:49 PM in response to geektranzl8r
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    iPhone
    Oct 4, 2016 4:49 PM in response to geektranzl8r

    Again, throwing my voice into this discussion. I'm having the same issues with reminder notifications not coming up, or dismissing before I can act on them.

     

    Currently, I have 2 Overdue reminders, yet the App Badge displays only a "1". I've already missed a couple appointments due to this, is extremely frustrating that a feature I could rely on is now completely unreliable.

  • by JuanSun,

    JuanSun JuanSun Oct 6, 2016 5:32 AM in response to geektranzl8r
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    Oct 6, 2016 5:32 AM in response to geektranzl8r

    Same problems here. It almost caused huge issue to me. Hope it can be fixed soon.