mada74 3 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Hi, I'm having an issue where when I create a task with a reminder on my Windows laptop (i.e, bring plants in on Sunday at 8am) I'm not receiving the task reminder notification on my iPhone and so I miss certain tasks. It looks to me like it's a sync issue. If I open the app before that task is due, it might remind me. But I don't always open the app... I presumed it'd sync in the background without me having to open it? I'm hoping someone can help. I'd like to use tasks more and more but if I can't rely on them reminding me to do things as they're supposed to I'll have to go back to something a little more robust. Thanks! 1 Link to comment
Level 5 PinkElephant 8,067 Posted April 8, 2022 Level 5 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I think you need to have the reminder synced to the device first to get the notification. iOS is very restrictive about background activities - when the app is closed, it won't sync. But it will send notifications when synced. Check in iOS settings, Notifications, Evernote that the notifications are enabled, and choose all the necessary settings to make it work as you want it. Link to comment
mada74 3 Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 Thanks for the response. Everything is turned on in settings as it should be. I understand how restrictive iOS can be, but other task managers handle this without me having to open the app... Todoist for example, I can enter a task on my PC and I'll get a notification on my phone. Is this something Evernote could do better or is it just a failing of the way Evernote tasks is set up? 1 Link to comment
Level 5 PinkElephant 8,067 Posted April 8, 2022 Level 5 Share Posted April 8, 2022 EN tasks are embedded into notes, and will only reach the app when the notes sync. That is my understanding how it works technically. The advantage of the EN approach is that tasks and content are intertwined. Usual task managers run tasks independent from the content that is managed. Each approach has its ups and downs. Link to comment
Jaroslav Kratochvil 2 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 So what is the cure for the reminders to work in iOS? Manually open the EN App here and there? Sounds like a hard limitation 1 Link to comment
Level 5 PinkElephant 8,067 Posted July 12, 2022 Level 5 Share Posted July 12, 2022 If you really are still on the legacy EN iOS app (which is this subforum all about), you are on your own. The old client is end of life. If you are on the new client, you should post in the correct subforum. This makes it easier for other users to find the content. Hint: I get my reminder notifications by email, plus a read dot with a number on the app symbol. This is with the new client, and the current iOS. Link to comment
Jaroslav Kratochvil 2 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Thanks for guiding! Moving to the current version app 10.35 according to what I see in the App Store. No red dot, no mails however :( 1 Link to comment
Level 5 PinkElephant 8,067 Posted July 12, 2022 Level 5 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Then we are here at the wrong place. Please open a new thread in the correct subforum. Link to comment
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