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How to share a Reminders list on iPhone.

A shared list means the grocery list is everyone's to add to, and anyone who's at the store can see it. It's built into the Reminders app, and it takes about two minutes.

Make the list and share it

  1. Open Reminders and tap the Add List button at the top.
    The Reminders app with the Add List button marked
  2. Name the list, pick a color and an icon, and tap the check.
    The new list screen with a name, a color and an icon chosen, and the check at the top marked
  3. To share it, open the new list and tap the Share button at the top.
    The new list with the Share button at the top marked
  4. Tap the line under the list's name to choose who can edit.
    The share sheet with the line under the list's name marked
  5. Choose People you choose, so only the people you invite can get in, or Anyone with the link.
    The sharing options screen with People you choose marked
  6. Tap Messages and pick the person or the group text. If you're sending it to a group, tap Allow Anyone with the Link — otherwise only the first person in the group who opens it gets access.
    The prompt with Allow Anyone with the Link marked
  7. Send the message. The list goes as a link they tap to join.
    The message with the list link ready to send
  8. Once the list is shared, a people icon shows at the top of it.
    The shared list with the people icon at the top

Name it what you say out loud

Siri adds to a list by name, so give the list a name you'd actually say. In Cassie's house the store list is called Need From The Store, and "add milk to Need From The Store" puts it there.

Good to know.

Anyone you share the list with can add items and check them off.

A shared list is where the automations start.

The free library has an automation that opens your store list by itself when you arrive at the store. The Automation Kit goes further — screenshot a recipe, and its ingredients land on that same list.