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ChatGPT + Apple Reminders

Know the Apple Reminders limit before you connect ChatGPT.

Apple Reminders availability depends on the Apple account. For Apple, Pear can read and write only the legacy reminder lists Apple still exposes through CalDAV. If the account has been upgraded to Apple's newer Reminders store, Pear cannot access those native lists and does not copy them into a separate reminder store. Apple may instead return compatibility placeholders, such as repeated "Where are my reminders?" items; Pear did not create them. Pear's safe fallback hides known placeholders and blocks writes to affected lists. Reconnecting iCloud or replacing the App-Specific Password will not change this Apple limitation. Calendar, Contacts, and Mail are unaffected, and Microsoft To Do uses Microsoft Graph and is unaffected. Full modern Apple Reminders access would require an Apple-platform companion using EventKit with the user's permission; Pear does not currently provide one.
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Legacy Apple CalDAV data only
Microsoft To Do is unaffected
Modern Apple access needs an Apple-platform companion
Provider compatibility
pear://apple-reminders-limited

Legacy Apple CalDAV reminders only. Microsoft To Do is unaffected.

Ask your assistant

Using Microsoft To Do, remind me Friday morning to follow up with Alex.

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Pear's hosted CalDAV connection cannot access Apple's upgraded Reminders store.

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Apple may return compatibility tombstones instead of current reminder data.

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Reconnecting iCloud or replacing the App-Specific Password cannot change this protocol limit.

What Pear unlocks

Choose a reminder path Pear can actually reach.

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Pear's hosted CalDAV connection cannot access Apple's upgraded Reminders store.

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Apple may return compatibility tombstones instead of current reminder data.

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Reconnecting iCloud or replacing the App-Specific Password cannot change this protocol limit.

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Microsoft To Do remains available through Microsoft Graph and is unaffected.

Try first

Prompts that prove the connection is working.

Using Microsoft To Do, remind me Friday morning to follow up with Alex.
Show the legacy Apple CalDAV reminder data this connection can actually access.
Which reminder provider is connected, and does it support this action?
Why it matters

Pear turns one-off chats into finished provider workflows.

The connection carries context into action, while you remain in control of what gets changed.
Outcome 01

Recognize Apple compatibility tombstones instead of mistaking them for Pear placeholder data.

Outcome 02

Avoid repeated credential resets that cannot expose the upgraded Reminders store.

Outcome 03

Use Microsoft To Do now, while modern Apple Reminders would require an EventKit companion.

FAQ

Answers for agents and search results.

Can Pear access upgraded Apple Reminders?

Apple Reminders availability depends on the Apple account. For Apple, Pear can read and write only the legacy reminder lists Apple still exposes through CalDAV. If the account has been upgraded to Apple's newer Reminders store, Pear cannot access those native lists and does not copy them into a separate reminder store. Apple may instead return compatibility placeholders, such as repeated "Where are my reminders?" items; Pear did not create them. Pear's safe fallback hides known placeholders and blocks writes to affected lists. Reconnecting iCloud or replacing the App-Specific Password will not change this Apple limitation. Calendar, Contacts, and Mail are unaffected, and Microsoft To Do uses Microsoft Graph and is unaffected. Full modern Apple Reminders access would require an Apple-platform companion using EventKit with the user's permission; Pear does not currently provide one.

Why do the same placeholder reminders appear in every Apple list?

Apple can expose migration compatibility tombstones through CalDAV when the real reminders are in the upgraded store. They are not reminder content created by Pear, and replacing credentials will not make the upgraded store available through CalDAV.

Does this limitation affect Microsoft To Do?

No. Microsoft To Do uses Microsoft Graph rather than Apple CalDAV and remains unaffected by the Apple Reminders compatibility boundary.

ChatGPT + Apple Reminders

Give your assistant a real action layer.

Apple Reminders availability depends on the Apple account. For Apple, Pear can read and write only the legacy reminder lists Apple still exposes through CalDAV. If the account has been upgraded to Apple's newer Reminders store, Pear cannot access those native lists and does not copy them into a separate reminder store. Apple may instead return compatibility placeholders, such as repeated "Where are my reminders?" items; Pear did not create them. Pear's safe fallback hides known placeholders and blocks writes to affected lists. Reconnecting iCloud or replacing the App-Specific Password will not change this Apple limitation. Calendar, Contacts, and Mail are unaffected, and Microsoft To Do uses Microsoft Graph and is unaffected. Full modern Apple Reminders access would require an Apple-platform companion using EventKit with the user's permission; Pear does not currently provide one.
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