Using the Attention Manager

Subtle alarms

Subtle alarms

Some applications provide a visual, and optionally audible indication, but do not otherwise disrupt your work flow. Subtle alarms do not display a Reminders screen. Instead, a blinking indicator will flash in the upper left corner of the title bar (of applications that allow it) when an alarm is present.

Understanding the blinking alarm indicator

A blinking alarm indicator appears in the upper left corner of the screen in the menu bar (of applications that allow it) under the following conditions:

While viewing a Reminders dialog screen, you tap the Done or the Snooze button

A subtle alarm is present

The indicator appears in three different states:

Off: The indicator is not shown at all when the list is empty.

Blinking, two states: When the list is not empty but there are no new items, then the “star” indicator will blink on and off until the list has been emptied.

Blinking, three states: When a new subtle alarm is received, the star will alternate flashing solid, exploded, then off, until you view the new event.

Tapping on the indicator opens the Attention Manager in list mode, even if there is only one item.

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