iPhone Tips for Seniors: "Remember This" - An Awesome Shortcut

[@Bobbychildree]

I have just found your videos, Rich. I’m going to have to watch on my iPad so I can start and stop the video while following your instructions on my iPhone. You might recommend this for us old timers, as remembering several things in a row can be challenging for octogenarians. Now to practice a bit until I’m comfortable using these widgets! Again, thanks.

[@NKWTI]

I'm young, and I love this. I find that most things designed for people with accessibility issues seem to actually be great for people without them, haha. As someone who has a million "moving parts" to deal with at work and people constantly "changing the channel" on my brain, I find this incredibly useful even as a healthy-minded 37 year old without short-term memory problems. I work in IT support for a fairly big school district, and there is a lot of "paperwork" involved in filling out digital reports later on about many things I came across when solving issues or need to do later on when re-visiting a problem, inventory changes, etc. Instead of opening my phone, finding a note app, pushing the icon, choosing the right folder or category, pressing write new note, typing things I need to say, pressing the option to add a new photo, etc., I can now do things EXACTLY as quickly as I need to and move on without losing my train of thought or screeching to an absolute halt. I like that it automatically categorizes it for you by tagging it so I can specifically focus only on these notes. The nature of my job is also having clients not exactly being very socially aware outside of themselves and hounding me to solve their problems while I'm clearly busy helping someone else, so this truly helps me stay on-task. Such an excellent discovery! As much as I know about multiple operating systems, I never play around in "shortcuts" too much. It's great this was brought to my attention, thanks!

[@TimedOut...NoWayo]

Next time, just tell us your life story.

[@johngfaulh]

Love this and have been using it for a week. The thing that makes it even easier is that you can activated it using Siri! You don’t have to type at all. Siri will use dictation to take your note!

[@RichBowlin]

GREAT point! I should have put that in the video. I hope others see your comment! Thanks so much for watching!

[@dineshshah1891]

Excellent tips and guide for shortcuts with great examples and the necessary steps. I had tried this many times and gave up because instructions from apple was very incomplete . But after watching your guide, I was able to create shortcuts. Thank you. Please keep it up ,

[@margaretbeard2785]

Thought I’d got this, loaded a small BLACK APP WITH A WHITE HAND, All that did was allow names, addresses but, no note! I left it onscreen, went back to this video, got things done step by step and GOT IT! It collected all my other notes and that is exactly what I wanted. I have misplaced lots of things by not remembering what I did with them, wires, medications, books etc., but now I religiously make a note! I was 40 when I first used a computer, I used to help others but now, at 80, a lot of my knowledge has left home! Thanks for your advice, it is much appreciated!👍🤝

[@alanpeters3378]

Thanks heaps Rich for explaining “ remember this “ its gold. I had a stroke a few years ago and im slowly coming right . remember this helps me remember stuff. If i want to remember something for later on i quickly put it in remember me . I go through my list every day and tick things off. It helps me to keep up with others. Thanks again Rich . My only advise , im pretty good with IT , and it can be a bit tricky. If you struggle setting it up get help. It is so worth it 😊

[@postum99]

I am very old and very slow. And as you moved through your instructions, various links you directed us to press did not seem to exist on my iOS 17.2.1. I had to experiment. I repeated short chunks until I stopped floundering. Near the end I created the “Remember This” folder, having created a test note with several test entries. After creating the Remember folder nothing would appear there. Finally I deleted my test note with its entries. The new Remember This folder worked perfectly. Ah sweet success. I’m leaving you now for a well deserved nap.

[@RichBowlin]

So glad you got it working! And yes, a nap is well-deserved.

[@gudgengrebe]

😂

[@davidmcdaniel1532]

You are wonderful. I was having the same problem but as you suggested, when I deleted the sample texts , the new texts went to the correct folder. Thanks for helping me figure that out.

[@postum99]

@@davidmcdaniel1532 thanks for the compliment!

[@nearenufoldaze2375]

I appreciate your comprehensive descriptions, but, GOOD GRIEF, this one is a good illustration of how convoluted Apple filing management is! I will often just send a link to my messages to retain a note or address!

[@lindahealey6992]

Wow, thanks so much for the clear instructions showing how to set up a folder and/or widget on the iPhone and iPad to easily store notes created by this very efficient Shortcut. I use it most days, often as a tool to remind me to be present and notice what’s on my mind.

[@RichBowlin]

Ha! You're the reason I made this video. Did you notice I used your comment? I really appreciate you pointing mw to this shortcut. I learn more from folks comments than they learn from me! Thanks again Linda!

[@dave0813]

Rich - Love your channel and your presentation and instruction style. The remember this note creates a #remember tag in the note. From there a Smart Folder can be created using the #remember and the notes go into that folder without editing the shortcut! In case someone is nervous about editing the shortcut!!

[@RichBowlin]

Great tip! I've started messing around with tags and find them very useful. I hope others see your comment as many have struggled changing the shortcut! Thanks so much for watching!

[@WilliamFontaineJr]

Super useful shortcut. I’m 68 and just found your channel thanks to the KZbin algorithm. I’ve watched a few already. Thanks for your style of presentation and the topics you chose. I find that tech is changing so fast it is hard to keep up and what you offer are excellent ways to try and keep up with the times. Even much younger people than myself struggle with the pace of change. I find that out, by asking them questions and realizing that often they know less than me about how the OS works and how to use it to make life easier. Many younger people i talk to seem to have adopted the attitude of technology is bad so they only reluctantly learn what they have too while hating the experience. My experience is technology has made my life amazingly easier and continues to do so although there is much of it i have to sort through to find what really works for me. You’re helping in a big way with that, so thanks.

[@RichBowlin]

I'm right there with you. I'm pretty sure I know more about the iPhone and iPad than many younger people even though I didn't grow up with such things. Still though, I learn a lot from younger people. At least I'm not too old to learn new tricks!

[@WilliamFontaineJr]

@@RichBowlin yea, keep learning and life gets better, that’s how I found your channel. Thanks again.

[@sal4gal]

Wow, I am so pleased! This morning I knew nothing about widgets, and now I have completed all of your instructions and have both widgets installed and performing perfectly. Thank you so much, I feel like I am having one on one tutoring ❤.

[@Jeffhew812]

Thank you for this. Quite possibly the handiest shortcut I've seen. I've assigned it to the action button on my iPhone 15 pro max and it's destined to become my most used feature. Thanks again!!

[@RichBowlin]

I think I'll do the same. I've not played around with the action button too much yet. This will be a good test. Those for the tip!

[@RLDUNC]

Loved seeing a glimpse of your set-up, with cameras, lights, teleprompter, etc/ at ~ 9:45 in the video. Thanks! Someday, you might consider giving your followers a tour of the "studio."

[@RichBowlin]

Maybe one day!

[@47marwynne]

Thanks for this short cut. Let works great for me. I want to mention I use the microphone to dictate my notes. For us with shaky hands it really helps. Thanks again for making life easier

[@debra13]

where is there a microphone?

[@47marwynne]

@@debra13 when in notes look bottom right had corner of where you type on a iPhone.

[@RichBowlin]

Great tip!

[@philip-ig4qg]

Thanks!

[@RichBowlin]

Wow! Thanks so much. I appreciate it!

[@sueheck1051]

It has taken me 🤨3 hours and multiple attempts to install this. And the note widget is huge! I haven’t found out how to change THAT yet. Thanks for your hard work doing these videos.

[@RichBowlin]

This has been a very popular video. But I kind of wish I'd not talked about tweaking the shortcut. I think I flew past some people on that. Kudos for sticking with it. By the way, you can change the size of the note widget.

[@SteveWilliams-s1p]

I’m just seeing this now. Love it. Faster and easier than what I’ve been doing. Thanks Rich

[@ypark2877]

With updates to reminders in apple, it seems like just using reminders with a widget for a reminder folder works well

[@qwincyq6412]

This is so helpful for the ABI community who all struggle with short term memory issues

[@RichBowlin]

Yes! I think this will be a game-changer for a lot of people. Thanks so much for watching!

[@WayneMoore-m1o]

I found this shortcut thanks to your video. I tried to get this working on my Watch but was unsuccessful. Have you tried this?

[@jameshcarrollful]

Just ran across your channel. Your instructions were very clear. I’m excited to use “Remember This”. Thanks

[@davidyohman6322]

Thank you Rich for an excellent note for us “forgetful older folks”, what a great app and I am using it as Journal as well. Always great watching your channel for useful tips on using my iPhone and iPad. 😊

[@RichBowlin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mrk804]

Thanks

[@RichBowlin]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!

[@annl.9942]

I have had to refer back to this video several times for a variety of reasons. It is a great step-by-step video to get the results I need.

[@RichBowlin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mountainhappy847]

Thanks so much, Rich, for your simple presentation of helpful ideas! Question: can you search your “remember this” notes?

[@RichBowlin]

Sure. You can search for anything in any of your notes using the search bar. When iOS 17 is released later this year, the search will be almost powerful enough to do away with a detailed folder structure. For me, though, I'm a folder guy. Thanks so much for watching!

[@raywkal]

I think this will be a Brilliant App to help my Short Term Memory Loss! However, I can’t get it to put the Remember This note into the Remember This folder. Any ideas? Thanks so much for a great channel!!

[@waltons-crochet]

Wow another great video. Thank you Rich. I appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos.

[@RichBowlin]

Wow! Thanks for the kind words. There really is a bit of wrk in putting these videos together. I'm still learning how to film and edit. It's a pretty steep learning curve (at least for me!). So glad you found the video helpful.

[@bonbeechler2323]

I have now added this shortcut to my phone. I have trouble with meeting people and remembering their names later so I hope this helps. I also forget which brand name I want of whatever product I want to replace-my work-around for that has been to take a photo of it and keep those in the album ‘shopping’. I wonder if this might be a simpler way!

[@petersmidt1431]

Problem! I’ve been using this shortcut on all my Apple devices (Mac & IOS) and it had been working flawlessly. I updated to iOS 17.2 yesterday and the shortcut stopped working “Couldn’t communicate with a helper application” (I believe something to do with ICloud access…) at that point my Mac version still worked. I then updated to MacOS 14.2 and guess what!? The Mac version died also. I couldn’t think of another way to tell you this… I did subscribe and I love your videos…

[@dickburger4084]

Is this problem solved already?

[@petersmidt1431]

@@dickburger4084 no it is not solved.

[@petersmidt1431]

@@dickburger4084 As far as I can tell the problem can only be fixed by two entities; Apple Computer Co, to counter whatever changes they’ve made to both OSs, or the person who put the Remember This shortcut together…. I am neither of those. There are no settings I can change that I am aware of that will fix this problem which I do not completely understand because I’m not a computer programmer…. I won’t change anything on my system. I’ll just use other software. If in a while, the problem is solved, I’ll go back to “Remember This”.

[@dickburger4084]

thanks Peter for your quick reply @@petersmidt1431

[@bobcrocky]

Same problem here since the upgrade to 17.2 😢

[@tomhammer1784]

Thank you very much for this very informative video. What a great way when you’re on a tour say a plant tour that I used to take when I was still working or on a vacation tour you can actually talk using your voice to give the description, and then take a picture to go along with the text. Such a great idea. Thank you very much I have subscribed because hopefully I’ll find other tips as valuable as this one, have a good day.

[@RichBowlin]

Wow. Thanks so much!

[@thebanjodiva]

I came across this shortcut in another video a few days ago, but he did not explain it nearly as well as you. The tip about adding the folder makes such a huge difference! You did leave out one thing though, and it is the most important part IMO - you can use siri to bypass all the steps, once the shortcut is setup! I use it all day long! Thank you for this video, you are great! ❤

[@RichBowlin]

Great tip! I hope others see your comment!

[@retiredmailwoman]

Thanks for this. I just found your channel and I subscribed. This is better than making reminders throughout the day to remind me about things. I created a stack of widgets that now include the Remember This note and the Remember This shortcut. I read the comments below and now I just say " Siri or Hey Siri....Remember this and she asks me what I want to remember. Great little shortcut.

[@RichBowlin]

It is a great shortcut. Thanks so much for the comment.

[@ynotedaw6960]

Thank you for you very clear explanation. You provide just enough information and not too much. I plan on using Siri dictation to make the process even easier for me.

[@BigPaul3122]

I'm old and I can't remember why I clicked on this video.😁😁😁😁😁

[@thebanjodiva]

One other thing I discovered - the shortcut will not allow smart folders as options when you go to select a folder in the shortcut edit menu.. That’s weird, but it has to be a regular folder. Took me a while to figure out why I couldn’t see the Remember This smart folder I had just created - I created a regular folder instead and that one showed up in the drop down list in the shortcut.

[@donnasuelove416]

Thank you, I always appreciate the tips. Can anyone tell me if there is a major difference between the new Journal app and Remember This? I'm going to experiment with both but I am just curious if there are differences?

[@LaClairEtoile]

I did everything exactly as you said, but nothing is in my remember this folder. I even checked it twice, but everything is just going into the Notes folder for today. Hmmm I have a brand new iPhone 15. I just tried it again, but nothing is going into my remember this folder. I really enjoy your channel by the way. I have been an android user for many many years and just recently switched to iPhone. I’m really liking it and your channel has helped me learn so much. Thank you. Dan. Update…… it’s working now! I guess it just needed a little time😂

[@rickyraymond7601]

Rich Great short cut. This channel has become my favorite. I look forward to each new episode.

[@RichBowlin]

Wow! Thanks so much. I'm trying to improve with each video. I used a new overhead camera in this video that I think makes the picture sharper. Anyway, it's a process! Thanks for the kind words.

[@leemiller8258]

I installed this and love it (thank you) but now I get a "couldn't communicate with helper app" message. How can I fix it? I really enjoy this shortcut.

[@Scott-Loftesness]

Thanks for sharing this! I wasn’t aware this shortcut had been added by Apple!

[@JFHiggins]

This is a great find and could not have been explained better. Thank you!

[@deborahpowell3454]

This is neat. Great idea for vacations. I’ll have to watch again in slow mo. LolThanks

[@annward4023]

😮my iphone se just does not seem to behave in the same way Rich. Just can't figure this one out Rich. Will try again when my brain has recovered.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

I love that red mini-fridge ❤️ It does distract me from what this guy is saying though 😂

[@nolanburton7985]

Just discovered this and love it. I'm using it for daily journaling. BUT!!!! How do I get my iPad AND my iPhone to BOTH display the same notes. Those created on my phone do NOT show on my iPad and vice versa.

[@JJFlores197]

Are you signed into the same Apple ID on both devices? If you are, make sure Notes sync is enabled on both devices. It should be in Settings>Apple ID>iCloud>Show All>Notes

[@frankkunkelmd9618]

Rich, love ur channel,, Remember This, followed ur instructions to the “T”,, I have the note being sent to the newly created “Remember 4th” folder I created,, when I make note,, it does not appear in the newly created folder??

[@ralesandro]

Worked great! I just followed along with my iPad to set up on my iPhone now I’ll set up the iPad the same way. Many thanks! 😊

[@Joe-lb8qn]

Id like to have seen this video start with using it both to add notes and search for notes, and then the install options at the end.

[@javierjavierman]

What a pity!, but I couldn't find this specific shortcut in the Gallery. Perhaps it is only available in some regions. However it is an interesting video. I am also a "Senior" and it helps me to improve iPhone and iPad use. Thanks again.

[@RichBowlin]

Oh my. There's no indication from Apple that's it's limited geographically. I'll look into this to see what I can find.

[@byishimocedric9187]

thanks for the video everything is clear, but my taken photo is not displayed in notes why?

[@Alicia652]

Good info, Rich, but I am not finding the “Remember This” shortcut among the list of shortcuts. I have the app on my phone, but it does not show up in the search. Any ideas on what I need to do to find it?

[@RichBowlin]

After you open the shortcuts app, you'll need to click on "Gallery". The do the search and the shortcut should show up. Good luck!

[@Alicia652]

@@RichBowlin thanks, Rich! I had looked there before but it didn't come up. Just sending you a note caused it to "magically" appear. 😉👍🏼

[@Alicia652]

Found it and have it in my Shortcuts! Thanks again for a great tip! 😊

[@LMNevada]

Me too I do not see Gallery

[@MarionHubbard]

Great job bringing this feature to light and explaining it thoroughly.

[@RichBowlin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheDavelaird]

That was brilliant Rich-I've learned a lot watching your videos

[@RichBowlin]

Glad to hear it. This video should help a lot of people. Thanks so much for watching!

[@jockaud]

Hi Rich, would you please make a new Shortcut for making a FaceTime call with iOS17? Thank you!

[@LaClairEtoile]

Rich, thanks again for your helpful videos. I have a question. I recently got my first iPhone after being an Android user for many years. I used Gmail all that time. After migrating to IOS, I find that all of my Gmail folders are listed underneath my Apple mail folders. I just noticed this morning that when I "archive" an email, it is going into my "Important" folder. I'm just confused as to how I can integrate all of the old Gmail into Apple mail. Is there a way to do this? Is it advisable? I don't like having two email systems in there. Perhaps you might make a video about this. In any case, thanks so much for your helpful videos.

[@kwokweng76]

Keep up the good work u are doing❤

[@jimmymac1958]

Thanks for the video! Is there a way to use voice memos instead of text? I looked but could not find a way. Thanks again,

[@frankwilliams5475]

I like the pace of your instructions. Very easy to follow.

[@whortle]

I’ve yet to be able to add a single shortcut to either my iPhone or iPad following your instructions.

[@sbeckas]

My goal was to use this shortcut to Remember if I took my AM & my PM meds-which I would add to the note when I actually took the meds.. I also wanted to use SIRI to ask if I did-evidently it does not tie into SIRi good enough.

[@RichBowlin]

I've not tried using Siri with the shortcut but that's a great idea. I'm going to work on this...

[@arthurjones4847]

This is so great ! Works super on Mac, Sonoma.

[@anthonycoppa9089]

Thanks for introducing this shortcut. It also works with Siri when you say Hey Siri Remember This.

[@macadoodle100]

This was a great shortcut. Thanks

[@sandrafisher5831]

Great tips but some how I was following along and accidentally added an app I do not want on a short cut. How do I undo the shortcut without messing with the information I have in the app?

[@BrianMunger-z6v]

On an Apple iPad how do I get rid of items under setting that I put in there by accident and I can’t get them out someone must know

[@michaelshepherd8711]

Hi Rich, I find your videos most helpful, but sometimes hard to follow That could be me though, getting old I noticed that you made the, (remember this folder) in the iCloud section of notes not the (on my iPhone) section Is this where Kerry McDonald is going wrong?

[@ronwright9050]

Hi Rich - Just found your channel and I am enjoying the content. Your clean gray desk mat really helps me with the vision issues I have. Would you mind sharing the brand and where you bought it?

[@NichaelCramer]

Thanks for pointing to this, but one possible heads-up concerning the setup and the order it’s done in. That is: 1] I loaded the Remember This shortcut, and added a couple test entries. These were put into a new “What Happened Today” file in Notes, as expected. 2] I then went in and created a new “Remember This” folder in Notes. 3] I then went in to edit the shortcut to point to the new “Remember This” folder. The problem is that it seemed to remember the old, original “What Happened Today” file. That is, new entries went into the old “What Happened Today” file, and nothing was put into the new “Remember This” folder. My quick fix was to delete the original “What Happened Today” file. After that, everything worked as expected.

[@anjer95]

Thanks Rich, another clear "how to do"

[@RichBowlin]

Glad to help

[@MrPecky]

Thank you, btw, I just created a Smart Folder to include the tag #remember, which the shortcut does.

[@RichBowlin]

Great Tip! Thanks for watching.

[@bettylarsen]

I've added a Remember This folder in Notes. I'm following your directions but my 'comments to remember' don't go into that folder in Notes. Help!

[@pete-do3fz]

I'm very impressed with the technology you have presented. Thank you.

[@RichBowlin]

Thank you too!

[@davidseibert5268]

Coolest tip I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you for your videos and tips. Well done.

[@RichBowlin]

Glad you liked it!

[@kerrydarrigan8204]

Rich, my folder in notes did not work, I ended up deleting the remember this app from the Gallery in Shortcuts, as "Folder" option disappeared, how do I get the "remember this" app back in the Gallery to start the process over again? Thank You

[@dougstraveljournal8614]

Great shortcut/Widget combination - thanks

[@RichBowlin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DanEdwards]

I have found what is happening to people who the shortcut is not creating new notes in the “Remember This” folder in notes. I was following along with you in the demonstration. The Remember This shortcut finds the note to update based on the name of note regardless of where it is located. Because there is a note created with a matching name in a different folder it updates that note. So this behavior will fix itself the next day, or you can just delete note and when it creates a new note it will be in the correct folder.

[@TimParry-ns6zh]

I’ve followed your video steps but I can’t get the shortcut to automatically put my text into my “remember this” folder. Help !

[@tomhofmann5277]

Excellent idea, outstanding pace and delivery! Thank you!

[@RichBowlin]

Glad you liked it!

[@legspr51]

Nice explanation and easy to follow HOWEVER, entries to what happened today are not going into the newly formed "remember this" note. Any suggestions?

[@RichBowlin]

I'm not sure what's happening. Did you alter the shortcut to go into a specific folder as shown at the end of the video? If not, then the "Remember This" not will just be in your general Notes section. Look to see if it's there. Hope this helps...

[@legspr51]

@@RichBowlin I deleted everything and started over twice. So the second time, after I created the new folder in notes, and then went back into the shortcut to " create note with text in remember this folder" it still didn't work, so I went back into notes and MANUALLY MOVED the "what happened today" note ---into the Remember this folder. Now when I added entries, it's there (at least for today). I'll see what happens tomorrow. Thanks for replying, much appreciated.

[@markallamong]

Excellent video. Where is the best place to store the notes…on phone, email (yahoo, etc), or iCloud? Thank you

[@RichBowlin]

I store most of my notes in the Notes app. Though I use iCloud for some things. Every time I stick notes in different places I end up getting confused and can never find anything. But then again I do have a lot of gray hair. Well, not a lot.

[@chrissorlie5291]

I cannot get the notes to transfer from All on My iPhone to Remember This. I deleated and re-installed again. Note taking and keeping all good except notes will not load to Remember This folder. Could use some help! Thanks ;-) Chris

[@nares2005]

Nice tip 👍 That hero in Memento would definitely need this.

[@DavoPJR]

This has got Nerdspeak all over it!

[@jameskeener7251]

I hope you’re having as much fun on your end as I am enjoying learning from you.

[@RichBowlin]

Pretty much! I try not to let the "business" side of all of this creep in too much. But, yes, making helpful videos that folks enjoy watching is fun.

[@EL-bz9up]

You explain things well but I am unable to see clearly. For instance I went to the App Store to get shortcuts but they were so many I don’t know which one to get and can’t see what you’re clicking on your phone.

[@RichBowlin]

I'm sorry you're having a hard time seeing what I'm doing. It might be best to watch it a time or two, or at least the part where I'm downloading the shortcut. Once you get it you'll be good to go. I hope this helps a little bit.

[@lindahealey6992]

To EL-I know what you mean, I have visual impairment too. When you open the Shortcuts app, there’s a search box at the top right where you can type in Remember This, or if you have trouble seeing to type, there’s a microphone option you can tap to dictate it instead. Best of luck!

[@LeoC2010]

Question: I just updated my iPhone and now I get an Error trying to use Remember This. It seems that there is a now a problem with Notes integration. Is anyone else having this problem or is it just me?

[@digitoes]

Did they do away with this app? I can’t find it in my shortcuts or on the App Store.

[@favrdoer]

Mine keeps going into a gmail note and not the iCloud note. I don’t even know how or why a gmail notes is on there. Plus I get an error message about imap. Any suggestions??

[@marionhink6419]

I have looked at every icon in shortcuts for 'remember this' and it's not there. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the shortcuts app and my iPad is running the latest update. No 'remember this.' I have 3 devices and it's the same for all. What's going on?

[@peggyarmstrong1967]

Hi Rich, I wrote last week about having this very useful shortcut on my iPad for 3 months, only to have it stop working a couple weeks ago. My question: If I delete the shortcut and re-install it, do you think I’ll lose all the entries and pictures I have in my Notes app from the 3months it WAS working? Thx

[@RichBowlin]

Hi! No, you shouldn't lose anything in Apple Notes if you delete the shortcut and reinstall. I've had to do that a few times with other shortcuts and didn't have any issues. Hope this helps!

[@peggyarmstrong1967]

Hi Rich, thanks for the advice. I did delete & reinstall the shortcut, and didn’t lose any of my past data. It’s working great again. Many thanks!

[@dianecashion2159]

Love your videos! Just wondering, wouldn’t it be easier to just use”Hey Siri take a note” and then search for it with a keyword? Thanks

[@RichBowlin]

Good question....I guess I need to test it out. But yes, it might be easier.

[@anngreen7071]

Hi there Love your videos. Is there a way to organize photos?

[@RichBowlin]

Just made a video on that. Here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGTVhGl7YrSMaZo

[@leosigman7239]

I’ve really enjoyed and benefitted from your channel. But this video was a strain to implement. iOS 16.5.1, iPhone Xr. Nothing opened in “Remember This” until I moved the “What happened …” note into that folder. The small icon does not show the keyboard until the Text Box is tapped. That is not the case when installed as a Shortcut - it works as you demonstrate. A shortcut to open Notes’ “Remember This” folder was good to learn, but if you want to use any other note, the Notes app icon defaults to opening “Remember This”, so I’m not sure how useful it will be. Some of my difficulty following this video was because I don’t care for Widgets’ battery consumption, so I’ve avoided using them. I’d forgotten how to use Widgets, so I had to look up some basics I didn’t get here. Until I know the “Remember This” Widget will not consume additional battery, I’ll live with the extra tap to get the keyboard and skip the Notes Widget to continue using Notes as I have. In spite of the aggravation, I’m glad you demonstrated its usefulness. I’ve been adding dates and times manually to a daily log note, and I expect this to be a much better solution. Thank you.

[@RichBowlin]

An apt analysis for many people. I practiced putting this all together before I ever turned on the camera. I eliminated some things that were confusing and thought I had something good. But a lot of people have struggled with one thing or another. And I've done my best to try to help via these comments, but it's hard to do so without their iPhone or iPad in my hand. Thanks for your patience and understanding. This video held a lot of promise but I think it fell flat on my execution. I'm really bummed over the whole thing. I hope to do better next time.

[@carolinesudbrock1339]

Go into the Notes Folder? where is that?

[@carolinesudbrock1339]

Create a new folder, where is this?

[@anthonylethbridge458]

Great shortcut. Downloaded it. Thanks

[@RichBowlin]

Glad it helped

[@OmPrakash-uh5re]

I am getting an error message saying- “couldn’t communicate with a helper application”. Kindly help.

[@michaelhill6453]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@luckychucky3426]

After you use the note and you want to get rid of it how do you get rid of it

[@RichBowlin]

You can just delete the note if you no longer what to keep it around. I think Apple created this idea so that users could keep track of important things they need to remember over a l long period of time. Not so much as a task reminder list or something like that. I guess you could use it for anything that makes sense to you, but I use it for things I want to remember, well, forever I guess. I did use it for vacation details and like you, once the trip was over I didnt need it any more. So I just deleted it. Hope this helps!

[@nonnyplays5095]

I had to go back through this several times, but I did get it to work! My next step is to ask Siri to do it!