Find out how to set task alerts based on a date and time in a different time zone in the Apple Reminders app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
My editor-in-chief and I live on opposite sides of the world in different time zones. Our publishing and other schedules are based on the USA (PST) time zone, while I’m on Asian (IST) time.
If I have an important task I want to be reminded about based on Pacific Standard Time (PST), the Apple Reminders app lets me do that without having to check the World Clock or do mental mathematics calculating the right time based on the time difference/time zone.
You can easily set reminders for different time zones, provided your phone, tablet, and computer are running the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Set reminder alert time based on a different time zone
1) Open the Reminders app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
2) Add a reminder. Tap the info button ⓘ next to the task name if you’re not on the full-screen interface.
3) Turn on the Time switch (and it will automatically enable Date as well). Then tap the Time Zone field.
4) Search for the city whose time you want to set the reminder for, and select it. If your desired city doesn’t appear in suggestions, choose the closest one in the same time zone.
5) Set the date and time for that selected time zone. Pay close attention to the date, because it may change by +1 or -1; set it accordingly, then tap the checkmark icon to save your reminder.
You’ll see both your local time and the time of a different time zone for such reminders. At the scheduled time (based on your chosen time zone), your iPhone, iPad, or Mac will alert you to the reminder.
You can see in this screenshot that I had set the reminder time to 5:55 AM PST, and it alerted me at the correct time. My local time was 7:25 PM.
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