Why are my reminders not firing?

This is the most common support issue for Life Reminders on Android — affecting around 90% of support requests.

What is happening

Android devices from most manufacturers (Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and others) aggressively put background apps to sleep to save battery. When Life Reminders is in the background, the system can block it from firing notifications on time, or at all.

This is not a bug in the app. It is a device-level power management decision that developers have no control over.

How to fix it

Every Android manufacturer and version handles this differently. The steps vary by device brand and Android version.

Use this tool — it lists the exact steps for your device:

dontkillmyapp.com — Life Reminders

Select your device brand, follow the steps for your Android version, and restart your device when done.

After making the changes

Once you have applied the settings from dontkillmyapp.com, restart your phone. The next reminders should fire correctly.

If reminders are still missing after following the steps, contact [email protected] with your device model and Android version.