How to Get Birthday Reminders on iPhone

Did you know your iPhone has a built-in birthday reminder function that ensures you never forget to wish someone a happy birthday? If you don’t, you are in luck. In this guide, I will show you how to get birthday reminders on your iPhone.

Get birthday alerts on iPhone

To get birthday alerts on your iPhone, you first have to add the birthday of the person in your contact list.

1. Launch the Contacts app on your iPhone and open a contact. Now, tap the Edit button in the top-right corner.

2. Scroll down to the add birthday section, add their birthday, and tap the Done button to save changes.

3. Now, open the Calendar app and tap the calendars button at the bottom. Tap to enable the birthday calendar in your view.

You will notice that birthdays are now visible in Apple Calendar for all the contacts with an assigned birthday date. But there’s one more step needed so you get notified when someone’s birthday draws near.

4. Launch the Settings app, scroll to the bottom, and open the Apps section.

5. Open the Calendar app settings page and tap the Default Alert Times setting.

6. Tap on Birthdays and select the time you want to be notified. You can get notified on the day of the event, one day before, two days before, or even a week before.

That is how you can get birthday alerts on your iPhone. It would be preferable if Apple permitted users to set custom birthday alerts or, even better, to add multiple alerts. But that’s not possible for now.

Before you go, read our Apple Reminders guide to get the most out of the app. You will love the deep dive into Apple Reminders and will learn so much about the app.