Reminders doesn't show subtasks under Today Reminders view

When using the reminders app subtasks do NOT show up as a drop down arrow when using the Today folder. The only way to access these subtasks in the Today Folder is to click subtasks off a main task individually is going into the details for the main task, scroll down, open the subtasks section, and click them.


PLEASE, make it so subtasks can be marked complete from the today view without having to complete the lengthy process described above.

iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 30, 2023 07:43 AM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2023 10:13 PM

I'm also trying to use subtasks but have the same problem in Today view. I use that view every day and only use My Lists to organize and create. Since the method of use is to check off a completed task, it stands to reason the same would apply to subtasks. It's a silly oversight that it's not instantly available in Today, but is in My Lists. Just stating there are subtasks isn't as useful as displaying them to be checked off. Additionally, when I enter details, then scroll down to subtasks, checking them doesn't produce a filled circle but a dimmed or greyed-out text. It does remove the subtasks from my main task in Today, though.

Also, I create many tasks to repeat along with the subtasks. The subtasks do not seem to repeat, though. To add them back after I check the main task is a very weird process. If I go into My Lists to locate the next repeated main task, there are no subtask drop-downs but in details, under subtasks, they are still there with filled in circles. I unchecked them, added a new blank task and saved. Then, the subtasks appeared in my next repeat. I may as well not use the subtask list for "checking off" but just to view.

Regardless of that strange quirk, the subtasks need to appear on the Today view under the main task.

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Dec 10, 2023 10:13 PM in response to Repair____it

I'm also trying to use subtasks but have the same problem in Today view. I use that view every day and only use My Lists to organize and create. Since the method of use is to check off a completed task, it stands to reason the same would apply to subtasks. It's a silly oversight that it's not instantly available in Today, but is in My Lists. Just stating there are subtasks isn't as useful as displaying them to be checked off. Additionally, when I enter details, then scroll down to subtasks, checking them doesn't produce a filled circle but a dimmed or greyed-out text. It does remove the subtasks from my main task in Today, though.

Also, I create many tasks to repeat along with the subtasks. The subtasks do not seem to repeat, though. To add them back after I check the main task is a very weird process. If I go into My Lists to locate the next repeated main task, there are no subtask drop-downs but in details, under subtasks, they are still there with filled in circles. I unchecked them, added a new blank task and saved. Then, the subtasks appeared in my next repeat. I may as well not use the subtask list for "checking off" but just to view.

Regardless of that strange quirk, the subtasks need to appear on the Today view under the main task.

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