Google has been working on Tasks integration in Calendar for Android and iOS over the past year. The feature is now officially rolling out in the coming weeks.
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Back in July, we saw signs that Google Calendar for Android would pick up Tasks integration. Almost a year later, Google looks to finally be rolling out the ability to create, view, and manage Tasks in one app.
Gmail on the desktop web today is home to more than just email. It’s long had text chat and video calling, while the last major redesign added Tasks integration. Google now looks to be bringing Chat, Meet, and Tasks functionality directly to Gmail for Android.
Gmail’s big Material Theme redesign in 2018 was accompanied by the relaunch of Google Tasks. The integration between the two services is now more prominent with an “Add to tasks” toolbar shortcut.
With the launch of Gmail’s Material Theme revamp on the web in 2018, Tasks was reintroduced as a standalone to-do app. Google Tasks now appears to be readying Hangouts Chat integration.
Google Calendar is now testing Google Tasks integration to help you get a better grasp of your to-do lists and daily agendas.
The dedicated dark mode is rolling out for Google Tasks on iOS.
Google Tasks is sparingly updated, but it’s getting a sizable refresh today that introduces a dark theme. More importantly, the Android app gains two homescreen widgets with Google Tasks 1.7.
With the Material Theme revamp of Gmail on the web last year, Google introduced Tasks as a closely integrated to-do app for G Suite. Time sensitive tasks already appear in Google Calendar on the web, with Android integration now in the works.
After launching earlier this year, North discounted Focals from $999 to $599. Apps on these smart glasses are known as “abilities,” with Google Fit and Slides launching in May. The latest integration for Focals is a Google Tasks client to see and add new items.
The last major update to Google Tasks in March added time-based notifications and importing old reminders from Gmail and Assistant. Version 1.6 today introduces an app shortcut for Google Tasks, Photos integration, and a new FAB.
Last April, Google redesigned Gmail on the web with the Material Theme and a number of features like snoozing, nudges, and Smart Reply. Aimed at boosting productivity, another effort was a new side panel with widgets for Google Calendar, Keep, and Tasks. Google Tasks integration could now be coming to the Android app.
With the Material Theme revamp of Gmail on the web last year, Google introduced a significant redesign of Tasks. Google Tasks is today adding some highly requested features, including time-based notifications and import.
Believe it or not, Google Tasks has been around for a while — much longer than the new version we’ve been talking about for less than a year. The old Google Tasks web interface, which, chances are, you’ve never used, is shutting down “soon.”
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Besides the Google Material Theme, Gmail added a number of productivity features with its revamped web version in April. Today, the “quick-access side panel” that provides convenient access to Keep, Tasks, and more is making its way to other G Suite web apps like Docs and Calendar.
It’s only been a couple of months since Google completely revamped its ancient “Tasks” product, and starting later this month, it will become a core service of G Suite.
While Google Keep may have been overshadowed by the launch of Google Tasks earlier this year, the note taking application continues to be reliable with a wealth of features. In its latest update, Keep gains the ability to indent items in lists to create subtasks.
In addition to a leak late last month, the Gmail on the web revamp confirmed the existence of Google Tasks. Today, Google’s new and unified to-do solution is available for Android with heavy “Material Design 2” stylings.
If you had no idea Google Tasks was a thing, I can’t blame you. Google hasn’t touched the useful to-do list service in ages, with a web interface that still looks straight out of the 2000s. In fact, it’s been so long since the last update for Tasks, that this is the first time we’re covering it on 9to5Google. However, it’s looking like Google might finally be working on reviving the forgotten service…
