In this quick tutorial, we show you how to prevent your iPhone reminders from syncing to your other devices and sending duplicate alerts everywhere.

Most people sign in with their Apple Account when setting up a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, and soon HomeView . Once you sign in, iCloud Reminders is enabled by default, so reminders you add or mark as completed sync across all your devices for a uniform experience.

However, if you want to keep your reminders limited to one device, whether to avoid duplicate alerts or for privacy, there is an easy way to do that.

Simply go to iCloud settings on the device you don’t want your reminders to sync to, then turn off the switch next to Reminders.…