Everyday Cue

How to set start and expiration dates

Choose when a schedule begins, and get "expiring soon" warnings before something lapses.

Two dates shape a reminder's life: the start date decides when its schedule wakes up, and the expiration date decides when the thing it tracks stops mattering.

Set a start date

Every recurring reminder needs a starting point — the first date its schedule should activate.

  1. Open the reminder and tap Edit.
  2. Set the start date (also called the inception date).
  3. Tap Save.

By default the start date is the day you create the reminder, but you can set it to any past or future date. It drives the first occurrence and every interval after it. A start date can also be left blank if you only need a one-time event with no recurring anchor.

Tip: setting a future start date is a clean way to schedule something that shouldn't begin nagging you yet — a subscription that renews next quarter, say.

Set an expiration date

An expiration date tells Everyday Cue when a reminder is no longer relevant — a passport expiring, a warranty ending, a membership lapsing.

  1. In Edit, set the expiration date.
  2. Tap Save.

As the date approaches you'll get an Expiring Soon alert, and an Expired alert once it passes. These are separate from your regular schedule alerts, so they won't crowd out your day-to-day reminders.

How the status reflects these dates

On the dashboard, a reminder's status comes from whichever date is most urgent:

  • If an expiration date is closest, you'll see Expiring Soon or Expired.
  • If a scheduled occurrence is closest, you'll see Due Soon or Overdue.
  • Nothing pressing? It reads Active.

The "soon" window is yours to set in Settings (7–90 days). See Limits and reference for the full list of statuses.

Frequently asked questions

If I set a future start date, will the reminder appear on the dashboard before that date? Yes, it will appear — but it stays quiet, with no alerts, until the start date arrives. It won't fire until then. This lets you set things up in advance without cluttering your active list.

Can the expiration date be before the start date? No. Everyday Cue will not save an expiration date that falls before the start date. Set the expiration date to any time after the schedule begins.

I want a 30-day warning before my passport expires. How do I set that up? Set the expiration date to your passport's actual expiry. Then add an alert offset of 30 days — Everyday Cue will fire the alert 30 days before the expiration date. You can stack multiple offsets (up to 10) to get reminders at 90, 30, and 7 days out, for example.

What happens to my recurring alerts after the expiration date passes? Your recurring schedule continues unless you archive or stop the reminder. Expiration status and schedule status are tracked separately — an expired reminder can still have upcoming scheduled alerts if you haven't acted on it.

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