







Making Sure Items Go In The Correct Lists￼





If you are like me, you have a number of different notes in the Apple Notes application and also a number of different lists in the Reminders application.





I often use Siri to update these notes and reminders when I want to add new things to be reminded about or activities that I want to undertake.





In the past I have asked Siri to update a particular note or Reminder list, wait for the assistant to acknowledge this, state the new reminder or addition to a note, and then wait for Siri to confirm that this has been done.





In recent times, I've noticed that when I do the updates in this way, that in Reminders, Siri often will add the new item to the default reminders list which in my case is Reminders but not the one I have specified.





With Apple notes I've noticed that Siri begins to get muddled and will continue to ask me which note I want updating. This is even after I have made it clear which note I want to add something to.





With experimentation I have found a way to correct this.





With the Reminders app, I state what I want to add and THEN state the list to which it should be attached. This seems to avoid having everything being added to the default reminders list.





With the Apple Notes app, after initiating Siri, I add something in a similar way: I state the item to be added and THEN state the note to which it should be appended. This seems to overcome the problem in both cases.





I hope this is helpful to other people finding the same problem.





Brian

31st March 2020