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Reminder apps
Raised as a usability problem by 6 people on Hacker News over 18 years (2009–2026), in 7 threads.
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Reminders can't be marked done from the notificationUnreviewed
20092026- Reminder notifications become ignored over time until the user stops noticing them2024-02-04
- Cannot mark reminders done from the notification; must open the app2018-04-28
- Must re-enter email for reminder destination, which wipes the reminder being created2009-05-29
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 7 complaints
- IOS-ported Mac apps don't support keyboard navigation and force trackpad or mouse use2026-10-29
- IOS-ported Mac apps lack keyboard navigation and rely on trackpad or mouse2026-10-29
- Reminder notifications become ignored over time until the user stops noticing them2024-02-04
- Must click a separate time icon to edit the time instead of the time itself2018-10-20
- Cannot mark reminders done from the notification; must open the app2018-04-28
- Setting reminders requires filling in each field, and date fields are annoying2009-06-04
- Must re-enter email for reminder destination, which wipes the reminder being created2009-05-29