GearKit — owner’s manual Sheet 08 · Reminders

Reminders

Sheet 08 · 4 min read · iPhone and Android

GearKit taps you on the shoulder before a job is due, once a day at a time you choose, and only on the days you allow. Everything about when and how lives on one sheet.

Set up reminders

  1. 01

    Open Settings (the sliders on Home) and tap Reminders.

  2. 02

    Leave Remind me on. Pick the Time and the days reminders may come.

  3. 03

    Choose how often a due job reminds you again, and whether overdue jobs escalate.

  4. 04

    Pick One per task or Daily digest.

  5. 05

    Tap Preview notifications to see them on your phone. The samples clean themselves up after a few seconds.

The Reminders sheet: Remind me on, Delivery at 8:00 AM on every day of the week, Repeat Daily, Escalate overdue tasks on, Style One per task, and a default lead time of 3 days.
Fig. 8.1 — Reminders · iPhone
The Reminders sheet: Remind me on, Delivery at 8:00 AM on every day of the week, Repeat Daily, Escalate overdue tasks on, Style One per task, and a default lead time of 3 days.
Fig. 8.1 — Reminders · Android
  1. 1
    Remind me

    The master switch. Off, GearKit stays quiet; the countdowns carry on.

  2. 2
    Delivery

    The time reminders arrive and the days they may. At least one day stays on.

  3. 3
    While a task is due

    Once: one alert, then quiet. Daily or Weekly: again until you mark it done.

  4. 4
    Escalate overdue tasks

    Overdue jobs alert every day, whatever the repeat setting.

  5. 5
    Style

    One per task: each due job on its own, with Mark done. Daily digest: one summary of everything.

  6. 6
    Lead time

    How many days before the due day a new job starts reminding. Each job can change its own.

A GearKit reminder for the FPV drone: Storage-charge batteries — 10 days overdue, with the Mark done action.
Fig. 8.2 — A reminder · iPhone
A GearKit reminder for the FPV drone: Storage-charge batteries — 10 days overdue, with the Mark done action.
Fig. 8.2 — A reminder · Android
  1. 1
    Mark done

    iPhonePress and hold the reminder to reach Mark done. It stamps the job without opening GearKit.AndroidRight under the reminder. It stamps the job without opening GearKit.

What a reminder says

One per task
The item as the title, then the job and the time: “Wax chain — 2 days left”, “— due today”, “— 3 days overdue”. Tap it to open the item.
Mark done
iPhonePress and hold the reminder and tap Mark done. GearKit stamps the job without opening and confirms quietly: “Done: Wax chain. Logged for Commuter e-bike. Countdown restarted.”AndroidTap Mark done under the reminder. GearKit stamps the job without opening and confirms quietly: “Done: Wax chain. Logged for Commuter e-bike. Countdown restarted.” 05 Marking a job done ›
Daily digest
“3 tasks need attention”, then one line per job: “Commuter e-bike · Wax chain — 2 days left”. Tap it to open Home.
Optional jobs
Their reminders arrive without sound, and they never make the item due. 04 Jobs and countdowns ›

On your phone

Permission
iPhoneWhile Remind me is on and notifications aren’t allowed, Home shows Get service reminders. Enable asks iOS; if you said no before, it opens GearKit’s page in the iOS Settings app instead. Not now hides it for good. Preview notifications on this sheet asks too.AndroidWhile Remind me is on and notifications aren’t allowed (Android 13 and later), Home shows Get service reminders. Enable asks Android; if it won’t ask again, it opens GearKit’s notification settings instead. Not now hides it for good. Preview notifications on this sheet asks too.
When they’re planned
iPhoneiOS plans the next reminders ahead every time you change something, nearest first, so they arrive even if GearKit hasn’t been opened for days.AndroidAndroid checks your gear once a day at your delivery time, and again after every change, so a stamped job’s reminder disappears at once.
Sound and vibration
iPhoneSounds and banners follow the iOS Settings app, under Notifications › GearKit.AndroidSound & vibration, at the bottom of the sheet, opens Android’s settings for GearKit’s three kinds of reminder: essential, optional (silent by default) and overdue. Tune each one on its own.