(2018-04-27) Google Tasks Review Still More To Do

Google Tasks review: Still more to do

Unfortunately, while Google may have made Tasks look better than ever, underneath the new facade is the same patchwork mess of missing features and competing services that it’s always been

Also, rather bafflingly, Google Reminders (part of Google Calendar and Google Keep) still exists! And with features that Tasks doesn’t have, like scheduling specific times and recurring tasks. But you can’t even use that to fill in the gaps that Tasks leaves, because Google won’t let you use both at the same time, either — you have to manually toggle between Tasks and Reminders, which feels like a baffling step backwards.

The Guide to Google's New Tasks App for iOS and Android

*Google Tasks has been around for nearly ten years. While digital to-do lists are great for keeping yourself organized, Google’s attempt always felt like a half-effort. With no official mobile app, you had to turn to a third-party app to access your tasks from your smartphone or tablet, or you had to pull up the mobile version of Gmail on your favorite browser—as if.

Finally, Google has seen the light and released a dedicated Tasks app for both Android and iOS.*

Though I appreciate Tasks’ simplicity, it is also strange that Google’s tool omits a few useful features that feel pretty standard for any task-management app: adding a location to a task, setting up a task to repeat on a particular schedule, or any kind of task priority system.