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How can I get my reminders to make a sound or vibrate?

I used to use Android, and a really handy feature was to create reminders for myself. My phone would vibrate or make a sound, and then I'd look at my phone, and I'd be like, "Oh right, I need to buy toothpaste!" But now that I have an iPhone, every time I create a reminder, it never does anything to get my attention at the reminder time. Then when I look at my phone later, the reminder has been moved to "Completed," even though the task is actually not completed, because my dang phone didn't remind me!

I assume it probably shows the reminder text at the appropriate time, but that doesn't do me much good if I don't happen to be looking at my phone at that exact moment.

iPhone 5c, iOS 9.0.2

Posted on Nov 3, 2015 7:43 PM

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-iMacG5Ranger-__

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Posted on Sep 25, 2017 1:58 PM

Ok. Maybe I’m reading the question wrong or i missed the previous solution but if you want to leave a reminder/notification that has a sound alert...

settings/notifications/reminders

You see the Allow Notifications? Click it ON

Right below that you see the word “Sounds” with a ”>” beside it ........click that “>”

Choose a sound that you want to use...Ring tones are generally louder and more persistent than those on the Sound list. I use Sencha from ringtones.

Call up Siri to test....

“remind me in one minute to jump up and down”.

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Sep 25, 2017 6:21 AM in response to davidneale1

Yes, I'm in the U.S. Hopefully, Pill Monitor will do the job for you.

Best of luck.

Oct 5, 2017 10:23 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thanks. I submitted the problem to that link.

Dec 4, 2017 12:33 PM in response to Explodey

Nov 4, 2015 6:27 PM in response to Explodey

Do you have Do Not Disturb enabled. Settings>Do Not Disturb?

You can change the name of the alarm so that it tells you something. You may also want to look at some of the many, many other reminder apps. The built in apps are very basic. The third party apps have many more features and options.

Jan 18, 2016 3:50 PM in response to Explodey

Explodey wrote:

I also noticed that ever since I updated to iOS 9, my phone doesn't go "ding" when I hold down the button to talk to Siri. Could that be related?

No. That was an intentional interface change by Apple.

Jan 18, 2016 3:51 PM in response to Explodey

Explodey wrote:

I checked my settings and "do not disturb" is definitely not enabled. If I download a third-party reminder app, will I still be able to ask Siri to remind me of something? I find that to be very convenient, and I'd really rather not have to open the app and manually add a reminder every time.

Yes, there are some that will let you use Siri. You'll have to do a bit of research to find which ones.

Derve777

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Mar 28, 2017 10:55 AM in response to Explodey

Same issue here. Maybe people who never used android don't have a point of reference, but most of the convenience I enjoyed on my Galaxy is either non existent in apple or you have to find an inferior work around. I have experienced the same issue with the Reminders. From Siri to the keyboard to the uncustomizable aspect. It's better for my family because my kids have iPhones and they sync well together. Other than that they are inferior products. Slower, inferior cameras, and the archaic keyboard drives me nuts.

Nov 3, 2015 7:54 PM in response to Explodey

Settings>Notifications>Reminders

Mar 28, 2017 11:09 AM in response to Derve777

Derve777 wrote:

Same issue here. Maybe people who never used android don't have a point of reference, but most of the convenience I enjoyed on my Galaxy is either non existent in apple or you have to find an inferior work around. I have experienced the same issue with the Reminders. From Siri to the keyboard to the uncustomizable aspect. It's better for my family because my kids have iPhones and they sync well together. Other than that they are inferior products. Slower, inferior cameras, and the archaic keyboard drives me nuts.

It sounds as if you should not be using an iPhone, that it's not the right device for you. Not everyone has the same needs. You should always pick the tool that best meets your needs. If you use Google for calendar, contacts, documents, photos, you can sync between iPhones and Android phones fairly easily. I've been doing it for years.

Explodey Author

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Jan 13, 2016 2:55 PM in response to Explodey

I know that my phone is capable of making sounds, because it makes sounds all the time.

Explodey Author

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Jan 18, 2016 3:47 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

I also noticed that ever since I updated to iOS 9, my phone doesn't go "ding" when I hold down the button to talk to Siri. Could that be related?

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How can I get my reminders to make a sound or vibrate?