How to edit the accounts you see in Reminders on iPhone and iPad

If you want to add or remove accounts in Reminders on your iPhone or iPad, it’s super easy, and this tutorial walks you through it.

Reminders Expanded Accounts iPhone

The Reminders app is a terrific tool for keeping track of lists, to-dos, and of course, reminders. One of the nice features of Reminders is that you can use it for different accounts. So along with iCloud, you can use Reminders for your Yahoo, Exchange, Outlook, or other accounts. Note that you can’t use Reminders with your Gmail or Google account.

When you set up these other accounts on your iPhone or iPad, you have the ability to enable Reminders. But if you didn’t take the time to do so when you connected your account, you may be wondering how to do it later.

This short tutorial shows you how to edit the accounts you see and use in Reminders on iPhone and iPad.

Add or edit the accounts using Reminders

1) Open the iPhone or iPad Settings app and tap Reminders.

2) Tap Accounts.

3) Here, you will see all the Internet accounts added to your phone. You can tap one and turn Reminders on or off for that account. If you have been using an account in Reminders and choose to disable it, you’ll be asked to confirm because those reminders will be deleted.

4) And if you would like to add a new Reminders account, tap Add Account from the previous Accounts screen. Next, select a service provider like Oulook.com or Yahoo and sign in. After signing in, make sure to keep the Reminders switch enabled.

Reminders Disable Accounts iPhone

Expanding and collapsing Reminder accounts

Although it’s a small thing, you can collapse accounts in the Reminders app that you don’t want to view your lists for. For instance, you can have a Hotmail or Exchange folder for that account that contains many reminders.

Tap the arrow next to that account/folder to collapse it. This lets you simply view the name of the account/folder rather than everything within it.

This gives you an alternative way to condense the view in Reminders without actually removing the account.

Reminders Collapse Accounts iPhone

Reminders is a handy app for helping you keep up with everything you need to remember to do. So setting it up for productivity is important to keeping you on track.

Do you use the Reminders app for your tasks and to-dos, or have you opted for a third-party app? Let us know!

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