Reminders that handle time zones when you travel

Yes. Every Buzzley reminder has a Timezone setting. Floating reminders follow your local time wherever you are, so "08:00 take tablets" rings at 08:00 in Tokyo too. Reminders fixed to a time zone ring at that place's time, so a call at 15:00 London time rings at 10:00 in New York. When your phone changes time zone, Buzzley moves its alarms and asks what to do with the fixed ones.

Two kinds of time

Most reminders are about your day: wake up, take tablets, water the plants. They should follow you. Some are about a fixed moment somewhere else: a video call with a colleague in London, a flight check-in that opens at a set time, a court deadline. Those should not move when you do.

Buzzley lets you pick per reminder:

• Floating: "Fires at local time wherever you are". New reminders are floating unless you change the default.
• A fixed time zone: pick Device timezone or search for any zone, such as Europe/London or America/New_York. The reminder rings at that zone's clock time, whatever your phone shows.

Set the time zone of a reminder

1. Open the reminder and tap Timezone.
2. Pick Floating, Device timezone, or search for a zone under Search timezones....
3. Save.

To change what new reminders start with, go to Settings > Default timezone. Someone who works with one office abroad might set that office's zone; most people leave it on Floating.

On the web app at buzzley.app you can set the time zone of a reminder too, and the change syncs to your phone.

What happens when you land

When the phone's time zone changes, Buzzley sets its alarms again for the new zone, so floating reminders ring at the right local time from the first one.

For reminders fixed to the zone you just left, Buzzley shows Timezone change detected, names the old and the new zone, and asks what to do with your fixed-timezone reminders. You choose:

• Adjust to local time: keeps their clock time and moves them to the new zone. A reminder fixed to Berlin at 09:00 becomes 09:00 New York time.
• Keep original times: they stay on Berlin time and ring at 03:00 New York time.
• Dismiss: closes the question without changing anything.

Only reminders fixed to the zone you left are touched. Floating reminders and reminders fixed to other zones keep doing what they did.

Which to choose: examples

Reminder	Best setting	Why
Take morning tablets	Floating	Your body's morning, wherever you are
Weekly call with the London team, Monday 15:00	Europe/London	The meeting is on London time
Check in for the return flight	The departure city's zone	Check-in opens on that airport's clock
Pay rent	Floating	The date matters, not the zone
Watch a live match at 20:00 in Madrid	Europe/Madrid	The kick-off doesn't move

If you take medication on a strict schedule, ask your doctor or pharmacist how to shift doses across many time zones, then set the reminders to match. The medication reminders page covers the reminder setup.

On Android: alarms keep up

Buzzley listens for the time zone change and sets its alarms again. On Android it also rings after a restart while the phone is still locked, which helps if the phone switched itself off on a long flight.

If a reminder rang at the wrong time anyway, check the phone's own clock first: Settings > System > Date & time (the exact path varies by phone) with Set time zone automatically on.

Common questions

I set a reminder at home for a time during my trip. Which time does it use?

Floating reminders use the local time where you are when it is due. If you meant home time, fix the reminder to your home zone.

Can I see which zone a reminder is in?

Yes, the Timezone row on the reminder shows Floating or the zone's name.

What does it cost?

Time zones work in every plan. There is no free plan; the 7-day trial needs no card, and Core is $2.99 a month. See plans and prices.

For the background on why reminders go wrong across time zones, read reminders and time zones explained. For booked appointments with heads-ups, see appointment reminders.