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reminders aren't firing — common fixes

Last updated on Jun 23, 2026

If you stopped getting voice reminders, daily planning nudges, or end-of-trial alerts, walk through these in order.

1. Check notification permission

  • iOS: Settings → Notifications → neurolist → toggle "Allow Notifications" on.
  • Android: Settings → Apps → neurolist → Notifications → enable.

Then open neurolist once to refresh the scheduler.

2. Check Do Not Disturb / Focus mode (the OS feature, not ours)

iOS Focus modes and Android Do Not Disturb can silence notifications globally. neurolist's notifications obey them. Either add neurolist to your Focus mode's allowed apps, or turn Focus mode off while you're using neurolist.

3. Check that voice reminders are turned on for the task

Voice reminders are per-task and require Pro. Tap on the task you expect a reminder for, scroll to voice reminders for tasks, and confirm the at halftime and / or at 30s left toggles are on. If they're off, no voice reminder will fire for that task — regardless of system-level notification settings.

4. Check that the daily reminder is set

In neurolist's settings, change 'plan your day' reminder should show a time. If it doesn't, set one.

5. Android only — battery and power-saving

Android aggressively kills background apps on some manufacturer skins (Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei). This stops reminders from firing.

Settings → Apps → neurolist → Battery → "Allow background activity" / "No restrictions". On Samsung, also remove neurolist from the "sleeping apps" list.

6. Force-quit and re-open

Sometimes the notification scheduler just needs to be re-armed. Swipe neurolist away from the recent-apps tray and re-open it.

7. Still nothing

Email [email protected] with:

  • The device (iPhone or Android model).
  • The OS version.
  • What type of reminder isn't firing (voice / daily / trial).

I'll dig in.

Still stuck? [email protected].