Why did my due date not trigger a nokko reminder?

nokko only rings for a reminder you set on the task, at the minute you chose. A due date never rings by itself. It reaches you through Today and, if you turn it on, the Overdue Digest. To be alerted about a due task, open it and tap Remind Me…, then pick a time.

Will nokko ring on my iPhone and my Mac at once?

Yes, nokko rings on both if both switches are on. Each device has its own switch, so both ring once, and finishing the task on either clears both. The iPhone's and iPad's switches start off and the Mac's starts on, so turn off whichever device you would rather keep quiet.

Reminders on iPhone and iPad

Open a task and tap Remind Me… to set a minute, and nokko rings on that device at that minute. Each device has its own switch, and a due date never rings by itself.

For iPhone, iPad · Last checked 4 November 2026

Set a reminder

Open the task.
Tap Remind Me…. It starts an hour from now, on the next five minutes.
Change the date and time in the picker if you need to.
The first time, say yes when iOS asks about notifications.

The task page on iPhone with Remind Me set to a date and time, and a Clear Reminder button beneath. — Remind Me set on a task, with Clear Reminder beneath.

Setting a reminder also turns on this device's switch. Tap Clear Reminder to remove it. This adds one field to the task's line, so it travels with the file:

- [ ] Send the draft [remind:: 2026-11-23 09:30] 📅 2026-11-24

You can type that field by hand on any device. It must be exactly YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm. Anything else rings nowhere. With this device's switch on, the task page says Not read as a date and time, so nothing rings.

Choose which devices ring

Go to Settings ▸ Reminders. There are two switches, and each device keeps its own:

Remind Me on This iPhone (or iPad) starts off, so reminders typed on your Mac do not suddenly ring on your phone. It turns on by itself when you set a reminder on this device.
Overdue Digest starts off. It is one quiet notification that counts newly overdue tasks by board, such as 3 tasks became overdue over Website 2, Bakehouse 1. Each task is counted once, ever, and never before 8:00. It only arrives while nokko is in the background, because Today already shows the list.

On the Mac, the switch is Remind me on this Mac in Settings ▸ Notifications, and it starts on. With both on, both devices ring once, and finishing the task on either clears both.

Only a reminder you set rings. A 📅 due date reaches you through Today and the digest, not through a sound. A waiting task keeps its reminder, because you chose that minute.

The buttons on a reminder

Press and hold the notification, or pull it down, to see its buttons:

Button	What it does	In the file
Done	What it doesCompletes the task without opening the app. A repeating task makes its next one.	In the fileThe checkbox changes, as if you had tapped it.
In an Hour	What it doesMoves the reminder to an hour from now.	In the file`[remind:: …]` is rewritten, so the move reaches every device.
Start Timer	What it doesOpens nokko on the task with the timer running.	In the fileNothing until you stop. Then one ⏱ line is added.

Tapping the notification itself opens the task, switching workspace first if it is in another one. In reading mode you still get the reminder, without the buttons. Tapping it opens the task.

If a reminder does not ring

The task page says Reminders are off on this iPhone. Turn on the switch in Settings ▸ Reminders.
The page says notifications are off. You declined iOS's question. Tap Open Settings, or Turn On Notifications in iOS Settings, and allow them. nokko will not ask again by itself.
You set it on another device. This device has to receive the change first. A reminder set a few minutes ahead on the Mac may arrive too late, so open nokko here to bring it in.
A Focus is on. These are ordinary notifications, so a Focus can hold them back.
You have a great many. iOS limits how many an app can schedule, so nokko keeps the nearest 60 ready. The next takes its place as each one fires.

nokko shows no red badge on its icon. For how dates and repeats work, see dates, repeats and reminders.

Questions

Why did my due date not trigger a nokko reminder?: nokko only rings for a reminder you set on the task, at the minute you chose. A due date never rings by itself. It reaches you through Today and, if you turn it on, the Overdue Digest. To be alerted about a due task, open it and tap Remind Me…, then pick a time.
Will nokko ring on my iPhone and my Mac at once?: Yes, nokko rings on both if both switches are on. Each device has its own switch, so both ring once, and finishing the task on either clears both. The iPhone's and iPad's switches start off and the Mac's starts on, so turn off whichever device you would rather keep quiet.

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