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Windows: due date reminders do not trigger desktop notifications while app is running in tray #1146

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💻 Platform

  • Desktop (Linux)
  • Desktop (macOS)
  • Desktop (Windows)
  • Mobile (Android)
  • Mobile (iOS)
  • Cloud / WebDAV server

ℹ️ Environment

  • App Version: 1.2.7
  • Install Channel(s): Microsoft Store
  • Sync Backend: Self-hosted Cloud server
  • OS Version(s): Windows
  • Device clocks auto-sync enabled: yes

🧩 What happened?

Due-date reminders do not produce any Windows desktop notification.

I created a new test task with:

  • a due date and exact time a few minutes in the future
  • reminders enabled
  • "Skip reminders" disabled

Global notification settings were enabled:

  • Task reminders
  • Due date reminders

Windows notifications were enabled and "Do not disturb" was disabled for testing.

The app was then closed to tray and remained running.

At the due time:

  • no Windows toast/banner appeared
  • no notification appeared in the Windows notification center

The attached screenshots show the task due date/time and reminder settings.

The debug log shows that the local task count increased from 11 to 12 during the test, followed by a data-change sync. A few seconds later, the app reports that it was closed to tray.

However, I cannot find any reminder / notification / toast event in the log around the due time.

The same type of due-date reminder works correctly on Android.

🔄 Reproduction Steps

  1. Start Mindwtr on Windows.
  2. Enable debug logging.
  3. Create a new task.
  4. Set a due date with an exact time a few minutes in the future.
  5. Ensure reminders are enabled for the task.
  6. Ensure "Skip reminders" is disabled.
  7. Verify that global Task reminders and Due date reminders are enabled.
  8. Verify that Windows notifications are enabled.
  9. Disable Windows "Do not disturb".
  10. Close Mindwtr to the system tray.
  11. Wait until the due time.
  12. No Windows notification appears.

✅ Expected result

A Windows toast notification should appear when the task due time is reached, even while Mindwtr is running in the system tray.

📋 Diagnostic data

  • App version: 1.2.7
  • Platform: Windows
  • Install channel: Microsoft Store
  • Sync backend: Self-hosted Cloud
  • Debug logging: enabled during the test
  • Screenshot attached showing the test task with due date/time and reminder settings
  • Screenshot attached showing global reminder settings
  • The log shows the task count increasing from 11 to 12 during the test
  • The log subsequently shows:
    close action resolved to tray
  • No obvious reminder / notification / toast event appears in the log around the due time
  • The same type of due-date reminder works on Android

Additional observation

Mindwtr does not appear in the Windows list of apps that can be added as priority notification senders. This may or may not be related.

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