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iOS 16: Everything New With Notes and Reminders
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I wish they would fix the sync issues. I love reminders and notes and use them both daily. But it is impossible to sync without closing and reopening the reminders app multiple times to get things working.
Notes, did Apple add copy/cut/paste ability ? I use NOTES on iPhone lot so any improvement is welcome news. I created one note stored on iPhone and backup in iCloud exclusively to store my userid/passwords(between 50-100) so I can get to it when needed.
Ha ha, I try to read as little as I can on my phone. All of those things I do on my Mac) But I hear you.
Btw what app are you referring to in regards to the train? I don't know what city you're in, of course, but you never know
This 💯. Or better yet, they should add "Today" as an optional swipe feature on the individual reminders themselves (today "Flag" is the only choice).
It seems silly to ask users to manage both Today and Flagged as two separate "priority"/"need to do urgently" lists.
Similar usage of Notes, here.
I also use it to sequence sets of photos when I'm contemplating a project or photo book. I used to use Curio, which I like a lot, for that sort of thing. But with Notes it's just easier, with notes quickly propagating between all my devices without having to deal with file names, etc.
It’s called Signal NYC. I imagine it only works for the New York City Subway (and possibly the Staten Island Railway) and not the commuter rail, though. I think there are similar apps for some other cities, my brief search of the watchOS App Store suggests that that’s the case. For something not quite as seamless but that supports more cities, the Apple Watch app for Transit is pretty good. (I’ve got it on my watch, too, for buses and commuter rail, when I need to use those. But most of the time, I just need Signal NYC.) While I’m suggesting good NYC transit Apple Watch apps, I’ll make an endorsement for SubwayStatus Complications, which offers a complication that shows a circle with different wedges for the different lines you’re interested in and a circle around it with a color representing the current status. If you tap on the complication, you can see the current status of the lines you selected.Ha ha, I try to read as little as I can on my phone. All of those things I do on my Mac) But I hear you.
Btw what app are you referring to in regards to the train? I don't know what city you're in, of course, but you never know
Glad to see Notes app improved, but I wish the iOS Notes app had an undo and redo feature. Often accidentally delete large portions of content written into it. Doh!
Have you tried shaking the phone or tapping the screen with three fingers? Those are system-wide undo and redo gestures, and they work with Notes, too. They’re not the easiest gestures in the world to discover, though, that’s for sure.
I didn’t read article thoroughly, but if you have to get that granular with a To Do list or a note, it kinda defeats the purpose. I make a quick shopping list when I’m ready to use it, and boom, I’m done. Don’t need to assign to a folder, or share it, or have it remind me at a certain time, or delete it on a certain date, or send me money, or wipe my bottom, or all these things. K.I.S.S.
Well, here’s an example from GTD. There’s a concept called “Contexts” that refers to the specific place you’re at. It doesn’t make much sense to think “I need to buy flashlight batteries” in the middle of an extended power outage, but it also doesn’t make much sense to think “I need to buy flashlight batteries at 2PM at work”. It makes the most sense to think about it when you’re at a store with flashlight batteries or when you’re making a shopping list. GTD uses Contexts to provide metadata about (eg) where a task can be performed, what state of mind you need to be in (a “Quick Wins” list), or what tool you need, and you’d filter it in some way so you can see only those tasks appropriate for precisely where you are and precisely what you’re doing at this moment, that way you’re not overloaded with everything but nothing slips through the cracks.
Even when I’m using a GTD app, I’ll probably have a simple list app for packing or shopping that I refer to while in the act of shopping or packing. But the filtering tools in a heavier duty task management app allow for a truly bigger picture perspective of your tasks, so you’re not juggling stuff in your head.
Wow, thanks for these suggestions! In NYC I've always used Underway, it seems to have worked the best for me, but this isn't on the AW(at least I never had it there).
Thanks for suggesting this complication! It looks like an amazing thing, but for some reason it's just showing me a red circle around the line I selected and the last update is from '21))) Maybe I have to actually be in NYC in order for this to work, I'll check it out next week!
I also installed Signal, thanks again for your wonderful tips!
p.s. This is what the complication looks like for me right now
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Oof, that means that the N, Q, R, or W has delays or service changes or something. Oh great…, I’m needing to take the R in less than a half hour!Wow, thanks for these suggestions! In NYC I've always used Underway, it seems to have worked the best for me, but this isn't on the AW(at least I never had it there).
Thanks for suggesting this complication! It looks like an amazing thing, but for some reason it's just showing me a red circle around the line I selected and the last update is from '21))) Maybe I have to actually be in NYC in order for this to work, I'll check it out next week!
I also installed Signal, thanks again for your wonderful tips!
p.s. This is what the complication looks like for me right now
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Has anyone seen or tried if these changes (and iOS 16) bring back the ability to use Siri to add to existing notes?
This used to work until about two years ago, and then suddenly stopped.
I used this feature all the time for my groceries shopping list:
While cooking and getting stuff from my pantry, I would just say “Hey Siri, add canned tomatoes to my groceries note” and it would do it. Now, all I get is a “sorry I can’t help with that”.
It would be great if they brought this feature back.
Yes, I could use reminders for my shopping list, but I prefer Notes because it allows me to structure my list before heading out, e.g. according to recipe or supermarket department: First, all produce, then all dairy and then all Meat…
This used to work until about two years ago, and then suddenly stopped.
I used this feature all the time for my groceries shopping list:
While cooking and getting stuff from my pantry, I would just say “Hey Siri, add canned tomatoes to my groceries note” and it would do it. Now, all I get is a “sorry I can’t help with that”.
It would be great if they brought this feature back.
Yes, I could use reminders for my shopping list, but I prefer Notes because it allows me to structure my list before heading out, e.g. according to recipe or supermarket department: First, all produce, then all dairy and then all Meat…
Apple offers CalDAV for sure. Calendar sync works great. However they broke the standard by breaking their own reminders app to not properly sync via CalDAV on macOS a few versions ago. Why Apple does such things? I don't know, maybe to push people into iCloud which is not end-to-end encrypted, who knows 🤷
I’m an OmniFocus user, but you’ve gotta remember that there’s a market for apps less powerful than Things or OmniFocus (especially for all the people out there not familiar with GTD). Heck, I’ll use Reminders as a pretty basic list app or as an email tickler file.
They’re backed up in iCloud and the can be restored locally from recently deleted notes.
To undo shake your pad or phone. A dialogue pops up confirming the undelete. Kind of clunky implementation but it works. Not sure about redo
So if something quirky happens like say if your phone was in your pocket or bag, a note pops open and the contents of the note inadvertently changes, you can restore a previous version of it like you can a Pages document with TimeMachine? How?
I use a different PIN for my locked notes like certain apps have a PIN / biometric unlock feature. I want a PIN for my hidden photos folder - I have photos of a girl and a guy holding my ____ and there is nothing wrong with that but they are a little NSFM (Not Suitable For Mum).
I'm a pastor who a year ago was not in a good frame of mind stress-wise. short with people I never thought I'd get a temper with.
Earlier this year I starting doing a physical and digital organizing makeover. Read a book on organizing and productivity and have implemented lots of little things over the last 6 months. have never felt more calm than now. my workload has even increased between this year and last year with a very important leader at our church dying of cancer that I have taken his role on too. but the ability to know exactly where I need to be, what I need to remember, and what I need to do in a few clicks has been so so so helpful.
having been a tech user for a long time (member of these forums for 19 years) you'd think I would have learned by now… but thankful to finally have gotten a hold on stress not killing me.
can’t wait for these "small" reminders and notes updates. as many have said already, two apps I now use constantly.
Earlier this year I starting doing a physical and digital organizing makeover. Read a book on organizing and productivity and have implemented lots of little things over the last 6 months. have never felt more calm than now. my workload has even increased between this year and last year with a very important leader at our church dying of cancer that I have taken his role on too. but the ability to know exactly where I need to be, what I need to remember, and what I need to do in a few clicks has been so so so helpful.
having been a tech user for a long time (member of these forums for 19 years) you'd think I would have learned by now… but thankful to finally have gotten a hold on stress not killing me.
can’t wait for these "small" reminders and notes updates. as many have said already, two apps I now use constantly.