Google Tasks review: Still more to do
Google is taking another stab at putting together a coherent to-do list app by breaking off Tasks into a full, standalone service, complete with its own mobile apps and deep integration into the new Gmail redesign.
The new app is like a fresh coat of paint for the long-neglected Tasks built-in to Gmail, with a crisp, cleaner UI and the aspirations (at least on paper) to serve as a central hub for all your to-do items. 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.
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Let’s start with the good first, though. Along with the new look — which feels like an updated take on Google’s Material Design formula, with more sliding menus and use of the Google Pixel’s Product Sans font throughout the apps — the biggest thing Tasks has going for it is the impressive Gmail integration. The updated web version of Gmail now includes Tasks as a sidebar that’s available at any time, and you can drag and drop emails on them to turn them into to-do list items. Given that I’m the kind of person who already uses my inbox as a secondary, ad-hoc to-do list, being able to better organize and track that process straight from the site is useful.
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