Date can be set to ‘Any,’ meaning any task with a date associated with it, a Specified Range that works with any start and end date you pick, and Relative Range for a certain number of hours, days, weeks, months, or years in the past or future. However, the power user in me wishes there were also an option to build a filtered list using other operators like ‘or.’ For example, show me all tasks that are tagged with ‘writing’ or ‘research.’ As the app stands now, selecting those tags will only show tasks tagged with ‘writing’ and ‘research.’Ī sampling of the parameters and options available in Smart Lists.Įach filter that Reminders provides includes multiple options. Reminders’ Tag Browser is a handy way to quickly filter your tasks.

Apple has added a Tag Browser that works the same way to Notes too. Alternatively, you can select any combination of the individual tag buttons that you’ve created generating a list of tasks that include all of the tags you’ve picked.

As you’d expect, selecting the ‘All Tags’ button shows a list of every task that includes any of your tags. Here, you’ll also see an ‘All Tags’ button along with a button for each of the tags you’ve created. Once you’ve created a set of tags, you’ll also find all of them listed below the My Lists section of the app in the Tag Browser. Reminders includes a new Tag Browser in the sidebar for quick filtering by tag.

Tags aren’t anything new to task management apps in general, but user-defined tags haven’t historically been available in Apple’s iPhone and iPad apps. Tags are brand new to Reminders and probably the most surprising addition to the iOS and iPadOS 15 versions of the app. However, the update may indicate something broader too: that Apple is more receptive to providing users with greater control over how they use the iPhone and iPad’s stock apps, an exciting possibility that I hope comes to pass. Both new features work together to make it easier than ever to manage your tasks in Reminders, which by itself makes this year’s update to Reminders worth checking out. Reminders is back with more surprises this year, including tagging and Smart Lists features, which I didn’t expect. It was a surprising but welcome update that made the app a good choice as the sole task manager for many users. A couple of years ago, Apple transformed Reminders from a simple checklist-style task manager into something far more robust.

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