Guides · Return visits

Plan a return visit and arrive prepared

Plan the next visit from the conversation it came from. When it is time, Return brings back what you talked about and what you promised.

Plan it

  1. From your words

    Say when you will return as you capture, such as “Return Sunday at 10 AM”. The receipt shows the return visit as Planned. You can change it there.

    Return’s saved-conversation receipt: the same words kept on a page stamped SAVED, “Conversation saved”, “Your conversation is saved on this device”, and Details added — Topic, seeing loved ones again; Scripture, John 5:28, 29; Next time, bring an article about the resurrection; Return visit, Sunday at 10:00 AM, marked Planned.
  2. Or plan it yourself

    On a conversation or a person, tap Plan a return visit. Choose When, and add Where or Remind if you want them. Tap Save.

  3. See them all

    Return Visits, reached from Conversations, lists every return visit you have planned. Switch to Map to see the ones at a pinned place.

    The Return Visits list in Return: one return visit today, and under When you’re ready, Ana on Sunday at 10:00 AM with “Next time · bring an article about the resurrection”, cut short at the row’s edge, and Open original conversation, then another person on Tuesday.

Before you knock

  1. Open the return visit

    Tap it in Return Visits or on the Return Visit widget. Before you knock shows what you talked about, your Next time, and your own words.

    Return’s Before you return page for Ana, Sunday at 10:00 AM, “Pick up where you left off.”, with a kept page of confirmed details — Topic, Scripture John 5:28, 29, Next time bring an article about the resurrection, Visit Sunday at 10:00 AM — above the publisher’s own words, and Capture, Not at home, and Mark as visited beneath.
  2. Record what happened

    Tap Capture to note the new conversation, Mark as visited when you are done, or Not at home if no one answered.

  3. Find the door

    If the person has a saved place, How to find the door shows your pin, doorway notes and the way there, even offline.

What stays on your device

  • Return visits, places and notes stay on this device.
  • Reminders, the Lock Screen and widgets show Return visit and the time, never a name.

Free

  • Planning, reminders and Before you knock
  • Return Visits list and map
  • Not at home and Mark as visited
  • Saved places and offline wayfinding

With Return Supporter

  • Satellite, Look Around, and walking route with walking time, where Apple Maps provides them

See Return Supporter