Chapter 12: Reminders

A reminder is a notification that KuhuChat sends you at a time you choose. It can be linked to a message in a chat, to a Diary thread, or stand alone with no link.

1. Open the chat.
2. Press and hold the message to select it.
3. Tap the bell icon (Set reminder) in the bar at the top.
4. Fill in the reminder sheet (see below) and tap Save reminder.

The bell appears only when exactly one message is selected.

• Remind me to: a short title.
• Note (optional): extra words that will show in the notification.
• When: tap In 1 hour, This evening, 6 PM, Tomorrow, 9 AM, or Pick date & time to choose any date and clock time.
• Add voice note (optional): record your own voice message for the reminder (see 12.3).

Under the title the sheet shows a small preview of the message the reminder is about: a thumbnail for a photo, video or GIF, or an icon and short text for a voice message, document, location, contact or text.

Text, photos, videos, GIFs, voice messages, documents, locations, contacts and albums.

Up to 3 years from today. The time must be in the future. If you pick a time that has passed you see "Pick a time in the future". If you tap Save before choosing a time you see "Pick a date and time first".

It is set for 6 PM the next day.

Yes. The same sheet opens from a Diary thread. The reminder is shown as "On diary thread" with the thread name, and tapping it later opens that thread.

Yes. Open the Reminders screen (12.2) and tap +. You enter a title, optional note, a time and, if you like, a voice note.

Reminders that are not linked to a chat or Diary thread can be rescheduled. Open the Reminders screen, tap the reminder, choose a new time and tap Update reminder. Only the time changes. The title, note and voice note stay as they were. A reminder linked to a chat opens that chat when tapped, so to change its time, delete it and set a new one from the message.

Only you. They belong to your account and are not shared with the other person in the chat.

Tap the ⋮ menu on the Samaj, Contacts or Social tab and tap Reminders.

Two lists. Upcoming (with a count) holds reminders that have not fired yet, the soonest first. Past (with a count) holds reminders whose time has passed, the newest first. Past reminders appear struck through in grey. Each reminder shows its title, the chat or Diary thread it belongs to, and its date and time. Past times that were missed show in a different colour.

You have none saved. Select a message in a chat and tap the bell, or tap + on this screen to add a standalone reminder.

• A reminder on a chat message opens that chat.
• A reminder on a Diary thread opens the thread. If the thread has since been deleted, the sheet opens so you can change or remove the reminder.
• A standalone reminder opens the sheet so you can change its time.

Tap the bin icon on the reminder, or swipe it from right to left. KuhuChat asks "Delete reminder?" and says the reminder will be removed. Tap Delete to confirm.

No. Only the reminder is removed.

Yes. In the reminder sheet tap Add voice note. A recording bar appears with a timer. Tap stop when you are finished, listen to the preview, and send it to attach it to the reminder.

• "Recording too short": record a little longer.
• "Uploading voice note" with a percentage: wait for it to finish.
• "Could not upload voice note": check your internet and record again.
• "Finish or discard the voice note before saving": you tried to save while still recording. Finish, or delete the recording.
• "Wait for the voice note to finish uploading": try Save again in a moment.

In the Reminders screen, a reminder with a voice note shows a row "Voice note" with its length. Tap it to play and tap again to pause.

No. When you edit a reminder, only the time can be changed. To record a new voice note, delete the reminder and make a new one.

Tap ⋮, then Notification Sound, then the Reminder tab. Options are Cuckoo Clock, Koel (long) and Phone default. Tap the play button next to a sound to hear it, then choose it.

No. Reminders have their own sound setting, so changing one never changes the other. Reminder sounds are longer on purpose, so you notice them.

Your phone's default notification sound.

KuhuChat's server checks for due reminders every minute and sends you a notification. A reminder can therefore arrive up to about a minute after its set time. Your phone needs an internet connection to receive it.

The body shows your note if you wrote one. If not, it shows a short preview of the message. If that is empty, it says "Reminder about" followed by the chat name, and otherwise "Tap to view".

A reminder on a chat opens that chat. Any other reminder opens the Reminders screen. If the reminder has a voice note, it is available to play from the Reminders screen.

It moves to the Past list, struck through, so you can review it. KuhuChat removes it automatically a few minutes later. The server clears fired reminders every 5 minutes, so expect them to stay about 5 to 10 minutes. Delete it earlier yourself if you wish.

Check these:

• Notifications are allowed for KuhuChat in your phone settings.
• Your phone has internet.
• Battery saver is not restricting KuhuChat.
• You are signed in on this phone. A reminder is sent to the devices signed in to your account. If your account has no registered device when the reminder falls due, it is discarded.

Reminders are not repeating, so each one fires once.

Not at the moment. Each reminder fires once at the time you set.