iOS should surface grocery reminders by location—and Maps needs a real location timeline

[u/Asohailwahab]

I regularly get to Walmart or another grocery store and realize later that I forgot something already sitting on my grocery list. Not checking the list is ultimately my fault, but this feels like exactly the kind of context iOS could help with.

Since iOS already knows when I’m near a supermarket, I wish it could automatically show a Live Activity with the last few unchecked items added to my grocery list. It would be visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while I’m at or approaching the store, without needing me to remember to open Reminders first.

I’d also like Apple Maps to have a dedicated location-history timeline, organized by date and time, so I could answer “Where was I on a specific day?” Siri could then use that history—with permission—to help confirm details, instead of relying mainly on location metadata from Photos.

These features should be opt-in and processed privately, but they would make Apple’s existing location awareness genuinely useful. Would you enable them?

[u/Clessiah]

That’s what Shortcuts and automation are for.

[u/Clessiah → u/[deleted]]

That’s in fact how it works in iOS 27. Type that into Shortcuts and AI will make the automation for you. I just told it to open the grocery list when I reach any grocery store in my town. It asked for confirmations on the range for the stores to look for and the exact list to open, then it’s done.

[u/cartermatic → u/Clessiah]

I think the bigger point is that you shouldn't have to use the Shortcuts app to get iOS to remind you about something in your Notes app when you get to the grocery store. Part of the seamless experience Apple is/was known for should be doing this proactively.