# Slack reminders unavailable without explanation

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/slack-reminders-unavailable-without-explanation/12826>\
**Category:** Bugabee\
**Created:** [August 25, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/slack-reminders-unavailable-without-explanation/12826 "2026-08-25T20:13:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![edk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@edk](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/edk)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/slack-reminders-unavailable-without-explanation/12826/1 "2026-08-25T20:13:09Z")

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Reminders settings include fields for Slack.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/beeminder/original/2X/4/40355ab348ac8bb006bc36ad976d2841239eb895.png)

“SMS”, “iOS”, and “Android” are greyed out for me, but they show explanations.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/beeminder/original/2X/4/4488638afc1b6f7219e4afc4884539c91964310a.png)

“Slack DM” and “Slack channel” likewise won’t respond to clicks, but they show no explanation when hovered. This is inconsistent and confusing.