iPhone Reminders asks to allow alarms on other iPhone

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iPhone Reminders asks to allow alarms on other iPhone

I have 2 iPhones. My primary phone constantly pops up message when using reminder that says I need to allow alarms on other phone.

iPhone 16, iOS 26

Posted on Feb 2, 2026 7:08 AM

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SDelah Author

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Feb 2, 2026 8:09 AM in response to SDelah

DO NOT follow instructions from ChatGPT to fix this problem. I called Apple support and the fix was simple to resolve this annoying problem. 1) on the phone that gets the pop up, make sure your "reminders" are backed up to the cloud. 2) remove and reinstall the "Reminder" icon from your phone with pop up problem. 3) Go to Apple store and search for the "Reminder" app. 4) reinstall it and viola, problem solved.

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LD150

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Feb 2, 2026 8:18 AM in response to SDelah

I think your other phone is being used to show your Find My People location.

You can only set up an Urgent Reminder on the phone that is designated as "Use this iphone as my location" in iPhone, Settings, [tap your name], Find My

Do not attempt to set one on any other device. You can set up non urgent reminders of course.

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