[leokennis]

I will be unable to leave the stock iOS Reminders app:

- I do a lot of my tasks away from my desk, so when I have my phone with me but not my laptop - A todo item without a reminder/due date is “dead” to me, it’s the reminder to actually do the thing that adds the value

The stock Reminders app is the only app on iOS I know of that can keep persistent notifications on the Lock Screen, even after locking and then unlocking the phone. A reminder will stay on the Lock Screen as notification until marked as complete.

Any other todo app can give me a one time notification. But if I don’t act on it, the notification is gone (or hidden below the fold at best) and unless I open the app, the todo item is again “dead” to me.

This is definitely Apple allowing its own apps access to features closed off for others, but this unique capability is what will keep me on the stock Reminders app forever.

[sleight42]

Couldn't reminder apps implement "nagging" such that dismissed notifications are re-notified until some action is taken?

Agreed, this is Apple taking advantage of private APIs in much the same way that got Microsoft in so much hot water in the late 90s/early 00s.

[havaloc]

https://www.dueapp.com/ is what you're looking for

> Couldn't reminder apps implement "nagging" such that dismissed notifications are re-notified until some action is taken?

[Terretta]

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[sleight42]

Really, I'm looking for a standard. Really, I'm looking for Apple to open that API to third parties as they should have long ago.

[rahilb]

I too had this problem so I developed an app that integrates Reminders and Obsidian to solve it; I create all my notes & tasks in Obsidian and my app syncs them to Reminders.app so you get the best of both worlds :)

HN submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39764919

[hipjiveguy]

but can you add a reminder with Siri ?

[rahilb]

Yes; if you add a reminder to the synced list with Siri (on iPhone for example)

- if the app is running on your MacBook the reminder is added as a task to your vault as soon as iCloud syncs it to your Mac calendar

- if the app is not running, next time it runs the Task will be added to your vault