# Apple Reminders compatibility

Status: Current. Last verified 15 July 2026.

## Best answer

Pear's hosted Apple connection uses CalDAV for reminder data. It can use only the
legacy reminder data Apple still exposes through that protocol. It cannot access
Apple's upgraded Reminders store.

Apple may return migration compatibility tombstones through CalDAV, including
repeated "Where are my reminders?"-style items, instead of the current reminders
shown in Apple's native Reminders app or on iCloud.com. Those entries are not
placeholder reminders created by Pear.

## What does not fix this

Testing the connection can still succeed because the Apple account and CalDAV
endpoint are reachable. Disconnecting and reconnecting iCloud, or generating a new
App-Specific Password, does not make the upgraded Reminders store available through
CalDAV.

## Microsoft To Do

Microsoft To Do uses Microsoft Graph and is unaffected by this Apple compatibility
boundary. Pear's Microsoft To Do read and write workflows remain separate from Apple
Reminders.

## What modern Apple Reminders support would require

Apple-platform apps can request user permission to access modern reminder data through
EventKit. Full modern Apple Reminders support in Pear would require an Apple-platform
companion using EventKit with the user's permission. Pear does not currently provide
that companion.

## Primary sources

- [Apple: Update the Reminders app in iOS 13 or later](https://support.apple.com/en-euro/102457)
- [Apple: Upgrade your reminders](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/upgrade-your-reminders-apd151b374b6/ios)
- [Apple Developer: EventKit](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/eventkit)