Reminders don't show up because of Do Not Disturb or Focus?

EasyRoutine reminders are ordinary phone notifications, so Do Not Disturb, Sleep, Work and other Focus modes silence them just like any other app's. That is by design. If a reminder must get through a quiet mode, add EasyRoutine to the apps that mode allows, in your phone's own settings.

Why the quiet mode wins

Do Not Disturb and Focus modes exist so that you decide which apps may interrupt you. An app cannot overrule that on its own, and a reminder app that could would be the first one people uninstall. So when a quiet mode is on and EasyRoutine is not on its allowed list, the reminder still arrives, but silently: it waits in the notification list without a banner or sound, and you see it later.

The common cases:

Sleep Focus or bedtime mode starts before an evening tablet or a late floss reminder.
Work Focus silences a midday supplement or a stretching break.
Driving Focus catches a reminder before the gym.
A schedule you forgot about turns Do Not Disturb on automatically at a set time each day.

Decide which reminders deserve to break through

Before letting EasyRoutine through every quiet mode, look at your reminders in the Plan tab. A Focus mode allows or silences a whole app, not single reminders. If you let EasyRoutine through Sleep Focus, every EasyRoutine reminder during your sleep hours rings.

Often the better fix is the reminder time, not the setting. If your Sleep Focus starts at 22:30 and your floss reminder is at 22:45, move the reminder to 22:15 and both stay intact. Each scheduled time has its own Notification setting and lead time, so you can also ring a few minutes earlier while the mode is still off.

EasyRoutine Plan tab for an Evening routine: evening tablet at 21:00, plan tomorrow at 21:30, floss at 22:15 and lenses out at 22:20, with reminder bells — Evening reminders placed before the Sleep Focus starts

Allow EasyRoutine through a quiet mode

iPhone

Open Settings and tap Focus.
Pick the Focus that is on at reminder time, for example Sleep or Do Not Disturb.
Under Allow Notifications, tap Apps and add EasyRoutine.

Repeat this for each Focus you use at reminder time. Apple's guide to allowing notifications for a Focus has the details for your iOS version.

Android

Open Settings and find Do Not Disturb (on newer versions under Modes).
Open the apps that may interrupt and add EasyRoutine.

Menu names differ between phone makers. Google's page on Do Not Disturb and modes covers stock Android. Also make sure EasyRoutine's Reminders notification category is on.

Check that it worked

Turn the quiet mode on and wait for the next reminder with a bell in the Plan tab, or set a test time a few minutes ahead. It should now arrive with a banner and sound. If it still does not appear at all, the cause is something else: work through the missing notifications checklist. On an iPhone, also check that EasyRoutine is not in the notification summary.

Reminders are part of Premium, together with the schedules they belong to.

Common questions

Can I let only one EasyRoutine reminder through Do Not Disturb?

No. Quiet modes allow or silence a whole app. To keep one reminder audible, move its time to before the quiet mode starts or after it ends.

Did I miss the reminder completely?

Usually not. A silenced reminder still lands in the notification list, and the planned entry stays faded in the Week and Day views (a hollow ring in the Month view) until you log it.

Does EasyRoutine change my Focus or Do Not Disturb settings?

No. The app never changes them. Which apps can interrupt a quiet mode is set only in your phone's settings.