How to set reminders with your voice on Android — step by step

1. Install the app

Get VoiceReminder.AI from the website — the Android app installs in seconds, and the web version runs in the browser on any device. Signing up is free, with just an email.

2. Allow microphone and notifications

On first launch Android asks for two permissions: the microphone (so the app can hear you) and notifications (so it can alert you). Both are essential — without notifications, a reminder simply cannot ring.

3. Press and speak

Tap the big microphone button and say the whole reminder in one sentence: “Thursday at 17:30, meeting with the parents.” Speak normally, in your own language — there are no commands to memorise.

4. Check what the AI understood

Within a second the app shows the text along with the date and time it detected: Thursday — 17:30 — meeting with the parents. Something wrong? Tap and edit it. No time in the sentence? Then it is saved as a note instead of a reminder.

5. Make sure it can ring — important

Android manufacturers aggressively close background apps to save battery, so the app works but the alarm may stay silent. Two minutes of settings fix it for good:

• Battery: set the app to “Unrestricted” (or turn off battery optimisation for it).
• On Huawei, Honor and Xiaomi phones: also enable “Auto-launch” / “Autostart” for the app.
• Check that notification sound is on and that Do Not Disturb allows alarms.

6. Test it once

Say “In five minutes, test”, lock the phone and wait. If it rings on the lock screen, you are set for good. If not, go back to step 5 — it is almost always the battery settings.

Everyday tips

• Speak the moment you think of something — “later” means never.
• Recurring things — “every day at 8, take the pills” — only need saying once.
• Use it for notes too: anything without a date is stored as a note you can search later.