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No Way to Re-order Reminders is iOS 5 - How useless is that?

I knew the beta version of Reminders didn't allow users to update the order of items in the Reminder list, but I'm stunned that wasn't fixed in the final version. Not only that, but the Reminder priority and/or date/time has no effect on the sort order. The order of tasks remains exactly the order in which they were entered. Even with a note pad and a pen I can do better than that.

The sort order on the notifications screen is also whatever order the tasks are listed in the reminder app.

Question: Can anyone see a practical way of making reminders work without the ability to reorder them?

Posted on Oct 13, 2011 10:31 AM

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MTGColorPie

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Posted on Oct 13, 2011 11:22 AM

Yes you can.

In the Notifications area of the Settings, click on the Edit button on the upper right. This gives the usual three lines on the right of the bubbles down below. Press and hold for a moment, then you can move them. It's all good.

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Mar 21, 2014 7:29 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Sorry if I've missed this elsewhere... I'm trying to find a way to sort Reminders by Priority (not necessarily date) on my iPhone. Priority sorting (with the ! !! !!! system) can be accomplised within Reminders on my MacBook, but not the phone. I easily have over 300 reminders, all housed within specifc lists. Some things are not tied to a date (and I don't want to be reminded), but rather I just want to keep track of the next step with regard to a certain project by periodically looking at the list. Can this be accomplished?

Ralph9430

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Mar 21, 2014 7:41 AM in response to Bentrdr

Bentrdr,

You replied to a thread that was be started in October of 2011. The thread does tell you how the Reminders app works. But you will get more help if you posted your question about 300 reminders in a new question.

Chris CA

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Mar 21, 2014 7:46 AM in response to Sharon410

Sharon410 wrote:

Sorry if I've missed this elsewhere... I'm trying to find a way to sort Reminders by Priority (not necessarily date) on my iPhone.

Not possible using the standard iOS Reminders app.

Mar 21, 2014 7:56 AM in response to Sharon410

Honestly, it sounds are if Reminders is not the app your your needs. You may need something more like Omnifocus or similar "professional grade" task/time management apps.

Best of luck.

No Way to Re-order Reminders is iOS 5 - How useless is that?