# Get a reminder for a task

> Set a reminder on a task to get a notification at the time you choose. How it works on Android, desktop and the web, with quiet hours and the limits.

Source: https://priortasks.com/docs/tasks/reminders/
Last updated: 2026-11-05

A reminder is a notification at an exact time. Prior has no push server: each of your devices schedules its own notifications from the data it holds, so reminders do not need a connection.

## Set a reminder

- In the new task sheet or the edit sheet, open the **+** menu and choose **Reminder**, or use the **Reminder** field of the side panel.
- Pick a time from the list:

| Choice | When it fires |
| --- | --- |
| **At due time** | At the due time. At 09:00 when the task has a date but no time. |
| **10 min before** and **1 hour before** | Before the due time. Offered when the task has a time. |
| **The morning of** | At 09:00 on the due day. Offered when the task is due later that day. |
| **In 1 hour** | One hour from now. |
| **Tomorrow morning** | At 09:00 tomorrow. |
| **Custom…** | A date and time you choose. |

Choices that are already in the past are hidden. Choose **No reminder** to remove it. The first time you set one, Prior asks for permission to send notifications.

You can also type it: "Call Sam tomorrow 3pm remind me" sets a reminder at the due time, at 09:00 on the due day when there is no time, or in an hour when there is no date. See [Create a task](https://priortasks.com/docs/tasks/create-a-task/).

## How it reaches you

### Android
Reminders fire even when Prior is closed, and they survive a restart. Allow notifications when Android asks (Android 13 and later).
### Desktop
Reminders appear while Prior is running, even in the background. If Prior is not running at that time, nothing shows.
### Web
Reminders appear while the Prior tab is open.

Click or tap a notification to open the task.

## Settings

Open **Settings → Notifications**. These settings belong to the device, because the permission does too.

- **Reminders** turns every Prior notification on this device on or off.
- **Habit reminders** reminds you of a habit at its time on days you have not checked it. See [Create a habit](https://priortasks.com/docs/habits/create-a-habit/).
- **Quiet hours** holds reminders that fall inside the window until it ends. It starts at 22:00 to 07:00 when you turn it on, and you can change both times.
- **Send a test** checks that notifications reach this device.

If notifications are blocked, Prior says so. Allow them for Prior in your system or browser settings.

## Good to know

- Prior looks seven days ahead and schedules at most 64 reminders at a time. Open the app now and then so later reminders get scheduled.
- On desktop and web, a reminder that passed while Prior was not running does not show afterwards.
- A completed or deleted task does not remind you.
- A reminder is an exact moment, so it does not move if you change time zone.
- Rescheduling a task from its menu moves its reminder by the same number of days. A repeating task gives its next occurrence a reminder shifted the same way. See [Recurring tasks](https://priortasks.com/docs/tasks/recurring-tasks/).
- Every signed-in device notifies you. If you do not want a reminder on your computer, switch **Reminders** off there.
- If a reminder does not arrive, see [Reminders not firing](https://priortasks.com/docs/troubleshooting/reminders-not-firing/).