Shared Reminder Notifications

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Shared Reminder Notifications

My wife and I share a grocery list on a shared reminders list. We are having an issue that whenever one of us adds to the list the other person doesn't receive any sort of notification. The correct settings in the notification center are selected alerts, badges, etc. but nothing happens. I would love for there to be a notification when something was added to the list just like when an event is added to a shared calendar... is that possible?

Thank you for any and all help!

Derek

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Sep 30, 2012 8:35 PM

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Answer 1

genogarb

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May 26, 2017 10:18 AM in response to Derekeys

Another bump. I'm still having the same issue - if my wife adds/checks off something on her end I get emails and notifications....but if I do it she gets nothing. Notifications are on. Anyone ever figure this out?

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randers4

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Sep 30, 2012 9:22 PM in response to Derekeys

The option to share reminders appears to have been dropped from iCloud. Hopefully it will be restored again. That may be why your notifications stopped. If you want to see this restored, you can give Apple this feedback here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html.

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Derekeys Author

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Sep 30, 2012 9:38 PM in response to randers4

Thank you for getting back to me! 🙂 I am slightly confused as I am currently sharing reminders with my wife's iphone and we are both on ios 6. On my MB running 10.8.2 I selected the reminders app and if you hover over a reminders list, the option to share that list comes up. I just did this 1 hr ago so I know can share reminders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irQhnuJpBM

The issue is just the notifications.

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randers4

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Sep 30, 2012 9:42 PM in response to Derekeys

Sorry. What I meant is that the option to share reminders is no longer there for anyone that hasn't already set them up. I was speculating that this may be the root cause that's effecting your notifications as well.

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Derekeys Author

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Sep 30, 2012 9:48 PM in response to randers4

But I just set it up an hour ago... the option to share reminders is still there, that's where I am confused.

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randers4

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Sep 30, 2012 9:51 PM in response to Derekeys

Ah, didn't notice you were running iOS 5.1.1. I think this was removed for people running iOS 6. When I sign into iCloud the option to share reminders isn't there; and I've heard this from others as well.

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Derekeys Author

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Sep 30, 2012 9:53 PM in response to randers4

Both my wife and I are running IOS 6. She has a 4s and I have a 5. It is gone if you go to icloud, but if you have Mountain Lion you can open the reminders app from there and share a reminders list.

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Derekeys Author

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Sep 30, 2012 9:54 PM in response to Derekeys

There's a video link I shared earlier that runs through that process.

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randers4

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Sep 30, 2012 9:59 PM in response to Derekeys

Didn't realize that; thanks for letting me know. Apple's documentation apparently hasn't caught up with the ML change. It still shows doing this on icloud.com, which as you point out, isn't there any more.

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Derekeys Author

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Sep 30, 2012 10:02 PM in response to randers4

Right, it seems very strange that they removed it from icloud while only having the option available on the ML Reminders app.

I guess things are still catching up so I shouldn't complain that there aren't notifications. I'll keep trying though! It would be helpful. All the best mate!

🙂

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randers4

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Sep 30, 2012 10:16 PM in response to Derekeys

You too. BTW, I heard the same thing from another person yesterday who was sharing reminders...his notifications stopped working.

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Answer 12

Oct 5, 2012 9:44 AM in response to Derekeys

So Derekeys - are you no longer able to share Reminders between your two IOS 6 iPhones?

I can share from my MBP (running Mountain Lion) to the iPhones but not between the iPhones themselves 😕

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Derekeys Author

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Oct 6, 2012 7:08 AM in response to Home_Brew

I am able to use shared reminders between the iPhones. Once I Share the option for the iPhones and both parties accept then it works on all the phones.

When you share the reminder on Mountain Lion to the phone, does the intended recipient confirm through an email?

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Oct 7, 2012 3:58 AM in response to Derekeys

Hi Derekeys,

I've just discovered exactly the same issue. I have just set up a Christmas shopping list on my Mac. I've configured it to share with my wife. My wife has added a bunch of items to the list, but I've NOT been notified of the changes she has made.

I have other shared lists with my wife, and I get notified (via email) when she makes these changes. I was able to set up email notification prior to iOS 6.

Shared reminder lists I have set up before notify me via email. My new shared reminder list does NOT notify me via email.

I have been looking everywhere to find if there's a setting I'm missing, but the options and menus seem to have disappeared.

Very annoying!

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Derekeys Author

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Oct 8, 2012 9:52 AM in response to GeneralFranko

Agreed. No solutions have presented yet. I'm glad it works in its basest function, but I wish it would "just work".

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