Ah, reminders. I’m not sure how I’d possibly function without ’em. (What were we talking about, again?)
I rely on reminders for almost everything imaginable — making sure I respond to an important message, tackle a pressing task, and perform all sorts of embarrassingly mundane day-to-day chores that are both business-based and personal. (Putting on one’s pants technically counts as both, right?)
And goodness gracious, lemme tell ya: Google’s got some incredibly useful ways to set yourself reminders in different areas of Android. Most of ’em are options you’d never even encounter if you didn’t know where to look.
But once you uncover ’em, holy moly, can these purpose-specific brain jigglers be invaluable for the mushy-minded among us.
So set yourself a reminder to get in the habit of using all of these Android-oriented reminder possibilities. Trust me: You’ll be very glad you did.
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Android reminder option #1: The spoken task-saver
We’ll start with the simplest Android reminder option of all — but one that’s still out of sight and all too easy to forget.
That, my fellow memory-challenged mammal, is the Google Assistant-connected ability to set yourself a reminder for anything, anytime, and have it land within the Google Tasks service.
This one’s a little confusing, as up until relatively recently, Assistant actually had its own independent reminders system. But a while back, Google did Its Google Thang™ and switched that system out for one built into Tasks instead.
The way it works is still the same, though: No matter what you’re doing on your device — or even if your screen is off — you say Hey Google to get your phone’s attention. (If that doesn’t do anything, dig into your system settings to find the Assistant section and make sure you’ve got voice activation enabled.)
Then simply say: Remind me… — followed by what it is you want to remember and when.
Hey Google, remind me to call Jim-Bob tomorrow at 2 p.m.
Hey Google, remind me to do a sprightly little jig Friday at 4.
Hey Google, remind me to purchase new dancing pantaloons Saturday afternoon.
You get the idea. No matter what sort of balderdash you bark out, your request will be filed away within the Google Tasks app, and your reminder will pop back up on your phone when the appropriate day and time arrives.
JR
Google’s core Android reminders system now goes through Google Tasks, but you can still access it via Assistant.
And that is just the start.
Android reminder option #2: Total note recall
I was blown away by how many readers of my newsletter were surprised to learn about the depths of this next Android reminder option when it came up as a reader-submitted tip in a recent issue.
But it really is an easy one to overlook, especially with the labyrinth-like nature of Google’s ever-shifting Android reminder priorities.
So…
2023-11-30 10:41:02
Article from www.computerworld.com rnrn
