How to add reminder in Google assistant, calendar, app

January 15, 2018, by Santiago Comment

So that you do not forget your pending tasks again, we will show you how add a reminder on the cell phone, fast and easy.

There are several ways to add reminders on mobile. The best and most practical thing is to speak to your phone indicating the reminder you want to save. Although you can also add the reminder manually, using the calendar application that is already installed on the mobile. There are also feature-rich apps for this job.

How to add reminder on Android

As I said, the easiest thing is to say a voice command to the cell phone and tell it to remind you of such a thing. Just use the voice command “Reminder”, followed by what you want to remember. For instance:

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This voice command must be spoken at the microphone icon in the Google application. You will also find it in the Google bar on the home screen. Another way is to add the voice search widget or long press the home button. It can even be done without touching the cell phone, using the OK Google voice command.

The reminder is automatically saved in the Google Calendar application. But it can also be added manually.

Add reminder manually

In this case you have to open the calendar application, touch the »+» button and enter the date, time and details.

You should know that other Google applications, such as Keep or Inbox, also offer you an option to add reminders to Google Calendar directly from them.

Every cell phone comes with a calendar application, and even if it is different from the one mentioned, the method to create a reminder is just as easy.

Applications to add reminder

There are more complete and specific reminder applications. For example, apps to set recurring reminders, such as Reminder. Very useful when taking medication, remembering birthdays or repetitive events every week. There are others to remember bills to pay (that have exactly that name), or housework, such as Minimal ToDo.

There are also alternatives that allow you to add reminders in the notification bar. For example, Notification Reminder