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Flowtask can send you reminders so important tasks never slip past their due time. Notification settings let you choose whether to receive those reminders and control which tasks trigger them. Read on to understand how reminders work and how to configure them to suit your workflow.

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How Flowtask notifies you

When a task reminder is enabled and a due time is set, Flowtask sends you an email notification at the moment the task is due. The email arrives at the address associated with your Flowtask account.
SMS, push, and in-app notification channels are planned for a future release. Email is the only active delivery channel today.

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Enabling email notifications

Email notifications must be turned on in your settings for reminder emails to be delivered.
1

Open Settings

Click your avatar in the sidebar footer and select Settings, then choose Notifications from the left menu.
2

Turn on email notifications

Toggle Email notifications to the on position. The toggle turns green when enabled.

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Disabling email notifications

If you no longer want to receive reminder emails, you can turn off email notifications at any time. Existing task reminders are preserved — they will resume sending if you re-enable email notifications later.
1

Open Settings

Click your avatar in the sidebar footer and select Settings, then choose Notifications.
2

Turn off email notifications

Toggle Email notifications to the off position. You will not receive any reminder emails while this setting is disabled.

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Task reminders

You can enable a reminder on any individual task that has a specific due time. Reminders are set per task, giving you fine-grained control over which tasks notify you.
1

Open a task

Click any task to open its detail view, or create a new task.
2

Set a due time

Assign a specific due date and time to the task. Reminders require an exact time — all-day tasks cannot trigger a reminder email.
3

Enable the reminder

Toggle the Reminder switch within the task detail. When enabled, Flowtask will send a reminder email at the task’s due time.
4

Save the task

Save or close the task. The reminder is now scheduled.
A due time is required for reminders to fire. If your task has only a due date with no time, the reminder toggle will have no effect.

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What the reminder email includes

Each reminder email contains the information you need to act on the task immediately:

Task title

The full name of the task so you know exactly what needs attention.

Due Now label

A clear indicator that the task’s due time has arrived.

Direct link

A one-click link that opens the task so you can mark it complete right away.

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Troubleshooting

Try the following steps:
  1. Check your spam or junk folder. Reminder emails can occasionally be filtered by your email provider. Mark the message as “Not spam” to prevent future filtering.
  2. Verify email notifications are enabled. Go to Settings → Notifications and confirm the Email notifications toggle is on.
  3. Confirm the task has a specific due time. Open the task and check that a time (not just a date) is set. All-day tasks do not trigger reminder emails.
This is expected behavior in the current version of Flowtask. Reminders are scheduled at the time you enable them, and the scheduler does not yet cancel a pending reminder when a task is marked complete. If your task’s due time passed before you completed it, the reminder email may still arrive. This will be addressed in a future update.