{"id":179,"date":"2026-07-14T10:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=179"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:06:15","slug":"reminders-notification-levels","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/docs\/studifoca\/concepts\/reminders-notification-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminders &#038; notification levels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">StudiFoca&#8217;s reminder levels exist because &#8220;remind me&#8221; isn&#8217;t one setting for everyone \u2014 how much nudging actually helps varies a lot from student to student, and can vary for the same student from one week to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why levels stack instead of switching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than a single on\/off notification toggle, or a handful of unrelated options, each level includes everything the level below it does and adds one or two more nudges on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"308\" class=\"wp-image-318\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/set_03_reminder_levels-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/set_03_reminder_levels-scaled.png 1248w, https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/set_03_reminder_levels-146x300.png 146w, https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/set_03_reminder_levels-499x1024.png 499w, https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/set_03_reminder_levels-768x1576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/set_03_reminder_levels-749x1536.png 749w, https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/set_03_reminder_levels-998x2048.png 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br>The five levels: None, Low, Medium, High, Extreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>None<\/strong> \u2014 no reminders; items still appear in your lists and, if synced, your calendar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Low<\/strong> \u2014 a morning digest of what&#8217;s due today, plus a Sunday summary of the week ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medium<\/strong> \u2014 everything in Low, plus an evening digest of tomorrow&#8217;s items. This is the default.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High<\/strong> \u2014 everything in Medium, plus a timed warning before each assessment, a 5 PM alert for anything still due today, and a midday nudge for items due within two days. Class-meeting warnings can also be switched on here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extreme<\/strong> \u2014 everything in High, plus a midday nudge for items due within four days and a second, fixed 15-minute warning before each assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stacking means moving from Medium to High doesn&#8217;t trade one set of reminders for another \u2014 it&#8217;s strictly more. Turning the level down loses reminders, not gains different ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A second, separate dial: iCloud alerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reminder level controls StudiFoca&#8217;s own in-app notifications. If you&#8217;ve turned on iCloud sync (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quixoticraindrop.com\/software\/docs\/studifoca\/using-studifoca\/syncing-steps-to-reminders\/\">Syncing steps to Reminders<\/a>), there&#8217;s a second setting \u2014 <strong>iCloud alert level<\/strong> \u2014 that controls whether Calendar and Reminders send their own alerts for the items StudiFoca has synced into them. It runs independently: you could have StudiFoca&#8217;s own reminders off entirely and still get an alert from Reminders an hour before class, or the reverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both settings live in the same place \u2014 Settings \u2192 Notifications Settings \u2014 precisely because they&#8217;re easy to conflate but answer different questions: what does StudiFoca tell me, versus what do Apple&#8217;s own apps tell me about the things StudiFoca put there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Medium is the default<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medium \u2014 a daily rhythm plus a small acknowledgment of what got done \u2014 is enough structure for most people without turning the app into a source of pressure. None and Low exist for students who find any notification intrusive; High and Extreme exist for students who&#8217;ve told us, in one way or another, that they need the app to be louder about it. There&#8217;s no &#8220;correct&#8221; level. 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