You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

ios 13 Location based reminders do not work

I have several location based reminders. I recently upgraded to an iPhone 8, with iOS 13. Today, I just noticed that when I set a location-based reminder via Siri, it asks me to turn on location services for reminders.


But the icon for Reminders in the location services list is not there! I can't turn it on. When I open the reminders app, it never has the familiar popup to ask for location services permission. I can even set a reminder for a location manually with the arrow, and nothing happens. Still no icon in the reminders list, still does not alert when I arrive at a location.


I deleted the app and reinstalled. Still doesn't work.


What am I missing? I know that generally apps need to ask for permission once before they show up. But I don't know what to do to trigger this.

iPhone 8

Posted on Feb 5, 2020 10:00 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Feb 5, 2020 10:05 AM

OK, I finally got it to pop up. I deleted the app, removed iCloud synchronization. Then reinstalled reminders, and tapped on the "Today" icon. Then it asked, and now appears in the list.


Then I reenabled icloud sync, and all my reminders came back.

1 reply

ios 13 Location based reminders do not work

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.