I have been migrating from Things to Apple Reminders over the past several months. Today is the first time I have changed timezones since the switchover and I am seeing strange results.
I have four daily timed reminders, one at 8:45 one at 9:00, and two others in the evening at 20:00.
This morning I am 6 hours ahead (got to France yesterday from Boston). My 8:45 reminder says 8:45 (this is good, it is my daily medication). THe other three moved 6 hours.
I would have expected, e.g., the 9:00 to be 9:00 since the 8:45 stayed at 8:45. But, instead it says 15:00. (i.e., 9:00 at home). The two evening reminders also moved.
Any ideas why my the 8:45 didn’t move and the others did? (or vice versa, it was the lack of consistency that was a bit shocking).
Don’t know the answer but I’m keeping an eye on this thread because I will be in two extra time zones later in the year and I also have medication reminders (because Apple’s ones are unreliable).
I wonder about this too, as I’ve never gotten a handle on how well Apple deals with time zone changes over all the apps.
The comments about daily medication got me thinking though - unless you’re spending multiple weeks+ at a time in other time zones, wouldn’t you want the medication still rolling in on a 24 hour cycle regardless of geography?
Ideally a reminder app would allow you to set an option for reminders that include a time to specify whether the reminder should be locked to a timezone (e.g. this reminder should always be 20:30 in Boston vs. 20:30 in my local timezone). I think I have seen this in some apps. But I don’t see that anywhere in Reminders.
With respect to medication, (caveat lector, I am not a doctor ) I know that some medications really want to be pretty fixed in time, but others have a lot of play in them. But I suspect that over a few days you can probably shift most medications – and we will be here for about 2 weeks.
I’m going to be spending three weeks across two different time zones. My first challenge will be the long flights. I schedule mine around meals so will shift them to suit whatever time zone I am in. Even when I’m travelling just within my home time zone, I end up having meals at totally different times. Fortunately none of my meds are that sensitive to timing.
One of them, however, cannot just be stopped “cold turkey” without causing unpleasant side effects.
The main thing is to pack the meds in your day bag that is always with you.
) I know that some medications really want to be pretty fixed in time, but others have a lot of play in them. But I suspect that over a few days you can probably shift most medications – and we will be here for about 2 weeks.