Reminders - default list not working/sticking (preferred: Scheduled)???

Just started noticing this recently:


I have six different lists set up in Reminders (I had a seventh, but got rid of it a few minutes ago, to try to work around this issue). In Settings -> Reminders, I have "Reminders" set as my default list. However, every time I opened the Reminders app, it would default to my "Groceries" list (which was empty, so I deleted it a bit ago).


I would like Reminders to default to "Scheduled," which I thought it used to do -- so that I can see at-a-glance what I have coming up by date. It's not doing that anymore, though.


What I've tried:

  1. Setting "Reminders" as my preferred default list
  2. Selecting a different default list (my Xmas list or my Work list, for example)
  3. Restarting my phone
  4. Toggling Reminders off/on in my iCloud settings
  5. On the main Reminders screen (Today, Scheduled, All, Flagged, My Lists, etc.), I also clicked Edit in the top right and re-organized the My Lists section to put Reminders at the top.


Update:

Randomly, as I was typing this just now, I went back and suddenly it's back to Scheduled every time I launch Reminders (which is what I want and what I had been trying to do for the past 10 minutes), but if I set a different default list in my Settings (just to see if I can get it to change back), it won't open with that list. Now it *keeps* opening Scheduled no matter what I select as my default. Just seems like something isn't quite right here...


Anyone else having this issue?


Thank you!


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iPhone 13 Pro

iOS 15.5


** Edited to add #5 to the list of what I've tried. **

Posted on Jun 2, 2022 9:37 AM

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Jun 3, 2022 11:16 AM in response to BJSDesignStudio

Hello, BJSDesignStudio.


We are glad to see that the issue is resolved now, as that's unexpected behavior. Not being able to change the default though is something we'd like to look into further. To start us out, with all unexpected iPhone behavior, try taking the following steps which may help with this: restart your iPhone, close the Reminders app, then reopen it and make sure all apps are updated.



Let us know if we can help with anything else at all or if this doesn't settle your issue. Thanks and have a fabulous day!


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