Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27

iOS 27 brings several enhancements to the Reminders app, adding new features and improvements. One of the key additions is Apple Intelligence, which now offers a more natural language support for creating new reminders. Instead of typing specific details, such as a due date, users can now simply describe a reminder in their own words, and Apple Intelligence will automatically generate the necessary metadata.

An iOS 27 splash screen states, "Describe a New Reminder: Use your own words to describe a reminder and Apple Intelligence will help create it for you." It remains unclear if both the old and new systems will coexist during the beta period, but the AI-powered "describe" feature promises to make reminder creation quicker and more seamless.

The new 'describe' feature is a part of Reminders' task metadata panel. However, for quick additions or edits to reminders within a list, iOS 27 offers an upgraded UI with more tools. Previously, creating or editing a task in iOS 26 displayed five options above the keyboard row: Date, Location, Tag, Flag, and Camera. In iOS 27, these metadata options have been consolidated into a new box surrounding the active reminder, providing a more robust and user-friendly experience.

The options now include modifying the full set of metadata, such as Date, Location, Tag, Flag, and Camera. Users can still access the full set of metadata options by tapping the 'i' icon, but they should find themselves needing to do so less frequently with the updated interface.

In addition to these enhancements, iOS 27 has also improved Apple's grocery list auto-sorting feature within Reminders. This feature, which has been available for some time, will now utilize the more powerful Foundation Models in iOS 27, resulting in better performance. More details on Reminders' grocery list feature can be found [here](https://9to5mac.com).