As a user, I don\u2019t care whether it has any undue advantage as long as it gets the job done, and Google Tasks did way more than that.<\/p>\n
Thanks to these five Google Tasks features, the app finally made me ditch a paid to-do app.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n \t\t Google Calendar’s lesser known features can dramatically improve time management<\/p>\n Turns emails into tasks<\/p>\n Many of Google\u2019s services are deeply integrated. While this may give Google services some undue advantages, the integration is truly a game-changer for users.<\/p>\n Gmail is my primary email service. I use it for both work and for personal needs, and I never regret my decision not to ditch Gmail and look elsewhere.<\/p>\n After switching to Google Tasks, I can say with more conviction that I made the right choice. I can turn all my emails in my Gmail inbox into tasks with just a tap. Open any email, tap the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner, then tap Add to Tasks.<\/p>\n The above steps will automatically create a task in the Google Tasks app without leaving the Gmail app. You get a notification instantly after the task is created with an option to view it in the Tasks app.<\/p>\n This has solved a long-standing problem of mine. I no longer forget to act on important emails after reading them \u2014 Google Tasks doesn\u2019t let me.<\/p>\n Critics may label this \u2018unfair\u2019 to its rivals, but I love the integration.<\/p>\n Google Calendar integration<\/p>\n Its Google Calendar<\/a> integration is even more effortless. Everything you add to the Google Tasks app \u2014 whether manually or through the Gmail app \u2014 automatically appears on the Google Calendar interface.<\/p>\n This way, I don\u2019t have to open the Tasks app to see all my tasks. The Google Calendar widget on my phone\u2019s home screen takes care of it.<\/p>\n The Google Calendar widgets will show all the tasks pending for today and for upcoming dates. They always remain visible, ensuring that I never forget to do my job on time.<\/p>\n The Google Calendar widget allows you to tap the pending tasks to view them. You can tap it again and then select the Mark as completed button at the bottom if you have finished the task.<\/p>\n The Google Calendar widget is more useful than the Tasks widget because the former will also show items you added manually and holidays.<\/p>\n Since I was using the Google Calendar widget before switching to the Tasks app, I never felt the need to add the Tasks widget. All of this is possible because of the seamless Google Calendar integration.<\/p>\n I can also use Google Calendar to schedule a task, which will immediately reflect in the Google Tasks app.<\/p>\n Recurring tasks<\/p>\n I have items in the Google Tasks app that I do every week. But rather than trusting my recall abilities, I outsource it to the Tasks app to make sure I never forget them.<\/p>\n After adding the task to the Google Tasks app, you can add more details, such as whether you want it to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or annually.<\/p>\n You can set the Starts time by choosing a date, followed by selecting when or whether you want it to end.<\/p>\n Additionally, you can set Ends to Never, or select a specific date you want it to end, or you can set the number of occurrences after which you want the task to end.<\/p>\n Recurring tasks help me pay my rent on time, call my parents every week, and water my plants. I created these tasks only once, and they keep repeating every week.<\/p>\n While the recurring tasks feature is common in many free to-do apps, I appreciate Google Tasks for allowing users to add a specific number of occurrences. This isn\u2019t something that we usually see in free to-do apps.<\/p>\n Task lists<\/p>\n The Task lists feature isn\u2019t something exclusive to Google Tasks. It\u2019s a common feature in almost all to-do apps, including the free ones. Despite its wide availability, Google Tasks deserves praise for the way it handles lists.<\/p>\n The lists functionality in Google Tasks allows users to avoid dumping everything into one feed. Instead, you can separate different parts of life, such as work, personal, and many more.<\/p>\n It may not sound like a big deal, but after you start using it, tasks feel more manageable, solely because you don\u2019t see several unrelated tasks together.<\/p>\n Lists aren\u2019t buried in complicated menus in Google Tasks. They appear as tabs, which you can reorder as per your convenience. After you create these lists, you can easily switch between them by a left or right swipe.<\/p>\n All your tasks in each list will automatically appear on Google Calendar.<\/p>\n Minimal UI<\/p>\n Paid to-do apps have plenty of advanced features, most of which I don\u2019t need in my daily life. While I don\u2019t mind having advanced features I don\u2019t use, those functionalities make the app a complex productivity system.<\/p>\n In many instances, I spent more time creating and organizing tasks than doing them. I didn\u2019t realize how mentally exhausting it was until I switched to Google Tasks.<\/p>\n Google Tasks is simple, feels fast, has very few menus, and is easy to set up. You only need to use your Google account<\/a> to set it up.<\/p>\n After you set it up, you rarely need to open the Google Tasks app on your phone to add your tasks.<\/p>\n You can also access Google Tasks through the built-in Workspace sidebar in many of the Google apps, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and more.<\/p>\n This is why adding tasks is more natural and effortless in Google Tasks.<\/p>\n I didn\u2019t expect Google Tasks to replace my paid app<\/p>\n I installed the Google Tasks app out of curiosity, and after using it for a few days, it instantly became my default to-do app.<\/p>\n I wouldn\u2019t have a change of heart about my paid app had I not explored its deep integration with many of the other Google apps and services that I use daily.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t4 quiet Calendar upgrades that changed how I manage my time
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