Or simply don’t know how to use it, as it isn’t the most intuitive feature. Namely, that’s the ability to create and set a reminder or Calendar event directly from an Android notification.

My Google Calendar usually only pinged me for the occasional meeting or birthday, while the rest of my day-to-day schedule ...

Taking medication is frustrating, but necessary. Remembering to do so shouldn't be a hassle. Here are the best pill reminder apps for Android!

Smart actions have become a powerful addition as part of Android but they are now expanding with the abiity to set reminders from notifications.

Earlier this year, Google Contacts introduced a birthday reminder, and those notifications can now be set for all saved dates. Initially, the app just focused on notifying you about one kind of date.

Like the Floating Notifications above, Notifier Pro also allows for custom themes and additional development. What's more, the developer, Productigeeky, has a number of other notification apps ...

Notable Notable gives you one main persistent notification that expands to show the option to add a reminder. Each reminder then become their own separate entries in your shade.

If you'd like custom notifications in any Android OS, we've shown you how to build your own reminder notifications with Tasker, so check that out.

A new feature was discovered hiding in the Android Google Calendar app. The feature allows the user to create customizable birthday reminders. It appears that the feature is still in development ...