💡 Helpful Hints — gentle reminders before the things that matter

Some prep is obvious in hindsight: a present before a birthday, a bag before a trip, passports before you fly. Helpful Hints notices what is coming up on your calendar and quietly adds a suggested to-do a little ahead of time, so nothing important gets forgotten in the rush.

What is a hint, and how is it different from my own to-dos?

A hint is a suggested to-do beanies added for you — not something you typed. It sits at the top of your to-do list in a soft warm card with a Hint tag and a little icon, so it never looks like one of your own tasks. Tap the ? beside it any time to remember what it is. Each hint also gives you a gentle notification around the time it appears, using your normal reminder settings.

What can I do with a hint?

• Keep it (the 📌 button) — the hint becomes a normal to-do you own: assign it, add a due time, tick it off. It keeps a small marker so you remember where it came from.
• Dismiss it (the ✕ button) — one tap and it is gone, no confirmation.
• Ignore it — do nothing, and the hint quietly disappears on its own once the event has passed. It never nags and never turns red.

Which events create hints?

• Birthdays — a couple of weeks before a family member's birthday, the grown-ups get a nudge to plan a present or party.
• Parties & celebrations — a couple of days before a birthday party, wedding, or other celebration on the calendar, the people going get a gift reminder.
• Anniversaries — a couple of weeks ahead, a nudge to plan something.
• Trips — a week before you travel, a reminder to check passports, visas and travel insurance; a couple of days before, a nudge to start packing.

How do I turn hints on or off?