iOS 16 will fix one of people's biggest complaints about Reminders

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What you need to know

  • Reminders in iOS 16 will add a badge when a task is due today.
  • Previously, Reminders only counted overdue tasks.
  • iOS 16 will be available this fall.

Apple's Reminders app has gone from strength to strength after a decidedly rocky start, but now the task management app is set to get even better when iOS 16 launches later this year. Come fall, Reminders will allow people to display a badge that will "Include Due Today" as well as overdue items.

As with so much of iOS 16, this little tweak is a prime example of a quality of life improvement that presumably took a relatively small amount of work on Apple's part but will make Reminders a viable option for more people.

The ability to have the Reminders badge alert people when a task is due today is something that people have been crying out for, with some finding it difficult to understand why Apple didn't offer the option in the first place. While some would argue that a badge should only alert people if something is already late and requires immediate attention, that isn't actually how most people use these kinds of apps. Instead, they want to know what needs to be done, not what they should have done before now. This new change is one that's already been well received by many. The change went live in the recently released third developer beta ahead of what is likely to be a public beta release next week.

The big iOS 16 update isn't expected to be made available to the public until this fall, likely in or around September. It'll be joined by iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and more alongside new hardware that is sure to include the new iPhone 14 lineup.

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Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.