I can not set hourly reminders in iPhone 12 Pro 15.4.1

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guacamayas Author

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I can not set hourly reminders in iPhone 12 Pro 15.4.1

Hi,

I need a reminder every two hours. This is what I try:

Create a new reminder
Tap the button directly to the right of the reminder. If I do not see the , I tap the reminder and it shows the Date and Time.
Enable and set Date and Time
Tap Repeat
There is no Hourly option, just Daily, Weekdays, Weekends, Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly, Ever 3 and 6 Months, Yearly.

Hourly doesn't show up....

Similarly, when I go to Clock/Timer, there is not a repeat option as some other discussions suggest.

Is it there a setting I need to enable to get the hourly option? Actually I need the flexibility to select 1 hr, 2 hrs, or even 3 hours....

Posted on May 11, 2022 8:24 AM

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IdrisSeabright

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May 11, 2022 12:11 PM in response to guacamayas

Where are your reminders being stored? Are they on iCloud? Or some other email account? If my personal list that's stored on iCloud, I have hourly. If I add a reminder to my work list which is connected with my work email account, I do not have the hourly repeat option.

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guacamayas Author

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May 12, 2022 6:46 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Great question @IdrisSeabright. Yeah, I didn't have it enabled in iCloud, then when I did and went to Reminders, I got a "Welcome to the new Reminders" screen, followed some update instructions, and now the Hourly is showing up as an option. I can also now add #tags, and assign reminders to shared family members. Very cool.

Thanks so much.

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guacamayas Author

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May 11, 2022 11:54 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thanks @IdrisSeabright! and I tried it.

I created a new reminder, and with both Date and Time off, when I turn Time on, Date defaults to Today, and Time rounds up to the next hour. When I select "Repeat", I'm presented with the options "Never, Daily, Weekdays, Weekends, Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly, Every 3 Months, Every 6 Months, Yearly, and Custom". Hourly doesn't show up.

When I go to Custom, It shows Frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly) but Hourly is not there. And the option for Every (in Days, 1-999), hours is not an option either.

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May 11, 2022 9:15 AM in response to guacamayas

Try not setting a date. Leave it at the default for "Today".

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May 11, 2022 8:58 AM in response to NoctuaAthene

I should've said that's from an iPad Pro, but iPadOS and iOS are fundamentally identical, and my iPad is running iPadOS 15.4.1. The Reminders app on my iPad is no different to the one on your iPhone (I don't think...admittedly, I've never owned an iPhone).

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guacamayas Author

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May 11, 2022 11:58 AM in response to NoctuaAthene

Thanks @NoctuaAthene. I'm curious, when you go on Repeat (where Never is displayed), do you get the Hour as an option? I do have an iPad and the Hourly shows up....

Yeah, I need this to work on my iPhone 12 Pro.

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May 11, 2022 8:40 AM in response to guacamayas

So are you saying that, when you tap 'time' you don't see this...? What do you see when you tap 'time'...? Could you post a screenshot, please...?

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May 12, 2022 6:59 AM in response to guacamayas

Glad it helped!

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I can not set hourly reminders in iPhone 12 Pro 15.4.1

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