How to add or remove accounts in Reminders on iPad

In the Reminders app, you can use multiple accounts—such as iCloud, enterprise-managed iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, and Yahoo—and keep all your to-do lists in one place. Your reminders stay up to date on all your devices that use the same accounts.

They appear on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac when you’re signed in to the same Apple Account. Reminders from iOS 12 or earlier may need an update in iCloud before you get features like attachments and flags.

Note: Other accounts are missing some features. For all the Reminders features described in this guide, use updated reminders in iCloud.

Keep your reminders up to date on all your devices with iCloud

1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap your name.
3. Tap iCloud, tap See All, and turn on Reminders.

Reminders you store in iCloud, along with any changes you make to them, show up on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac when they’re signed in to the same Apple Account.

Update your reminders stored in iCloud

Coming from Reminders on iOS 12 or earlier? To use features like attachments, flags, list colors and icons, and more, you may need to update your reminders stored in iCloud.

1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap your name.
3. Tap iCloud, tap See All, and make sure Reminders is turned on.
4. Start the Reminders app.
5. On the Welcome to Reminders screen, choose one of the following options:
   • Update Now: Begin the update process.
   • Update Later: A blue Update button appears above your lists; tap it when you’re ready to update your reminders.

Note: Updated reminders aren’t backward compatible. The Reminders app in earlier versions of iOS and macOS can’t use them.

Add other accounts

The Reminders app can handle your to-do lists in other accounts, too, like Yahoo and Microsoft Exchange.

1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap Apps and tap Reminders.
3. Tap Reminders Accounts and tap Add Account.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Choose an account provider, then enter your account information.
   • If your account provider isn’t listed, tap Other, tap Add CalDAV Account, enter your account information, then turn on Reminders for that account.

Remove an account

Remove or delete an account, and its reminders no longer appear on your iPad. You’ll still find them in your internet account (for example, Microsoft Exchange or iCloud.com) and on any other devices you’d already set up.

1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap Apps and tap Reminders.
3. Tap Reminders Accounts. Then tap the account you want to remove.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Stop using Reminders on the account: Turn off Reminders.

     You can continue to use the account for other services, such as Calendar.

   • Stop using all services on the account: Tap Sign Out (for an iCloud account) or Delete Account (for other accounts).

     If you don’t see Sign Out or Delete Account, your account may be managed by your organization. See an administrator for removal instructions.

See also

• Use iCloud on iPad
• Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts on iPad