Absik said on May 13, 2009 12:47 AM PDT:
Is the "Test Google Drive" only a bogus entry or does it mean the GDrive is available now?
JeV said on May 13, 2009 12:56 AM PDT:
Ah, finally! This is what I've been waiting for all the time since GC was first available! Great job!
Ian Yang said on May 13, 2009 1:03 AM PDT:
Awesome. But it seems that notification is not available for tasks.
JeV said on May 13, 2009 1:15 AM PDT:
Hm. When I roll-up menu with tasks calendar is not expanding. It clearly should. Probably will be changed shortly, won't it? :)
said on May 13, 2009 1:37 AM PDT:
Awesome implementation. It's great in the 2-3 weeks and month view. Drag&drop tasks is really cool now.
But still some missings:
1)No checkboxes in the "agenda view" ?!?
2)No parameters for the "Quick Add" field. ex:[task 05/10/09 MyToDo]
3)No notifications for the "task calendar"
4)The "task calendar" is not available in the gmail calendar gadget and in the igoogle calendar gadget.
Nice. But useless if I can't sync to my iphone.
said on May 13, 2009 2:04 AM PDT:
As a user of Opera, when clicking the Tasks button a frame takes up space to the right of the calendar, but the tasks list doesn't show.
anyone got a similar issue?
Royi said on May 13, 2009 3:02 AM PDT:
This is a great Feature!
Though I think it should evolve a bit more.
Is it synced with Gmail's Tasks?
JeV said on May 13, 2009 5:03 AM PDT:
>> Is it synced with Gmail's Tasks?
Yes, it is.
There are multiple interfaces of the same service:
http://mail.google.com/tasks/iphone - iPhone
http://mail.google.com/tasks/android - Android
http://mail.google.com/tasks/m - basic mobile version
http://mail.google.com/tasks/ig - iGoogle gadget
http://mail.google.com/tasks/ - Gmail Labs
said on May 13, 2009 5:12 AM PDT:
It'll be useful once it's part of Google Sync. Until then, it's neat but I won't use it.
As a user of Opera, when clicking the Tasks button a frame takes up space to the right of the calendar, but the tasks list doesn't show.
anyone got a similar issue?
ive got the same issue in google chrome
plus, that feature only avilable in english and not in hebrew. although the gmail tasks is avilable in hebrew
too bad :(
said on May 13, 2009 6:43 AM PDT:
This does not seem to be universally available as of May 13.
I need "pub:Google, inc" to create a Tasks Android App, and sync these up..
well.. http://mail.google.com/tasks/android .. then create a shortcut on the homescreen, and you have a ready built Tasks app in Android!
Mark said on May 13, 2009 7:15 AM PDT:
Alex, Thanks. The one thing that would have prevented me from looking at it was lack of a mobile version. I hadn't seen that in any of the PR I saw about this today.
I have a non-Iphone, non-Android, so I don't really use a service unless it has a useful mobile web page to back it up.
Thank you sooooo much. This is really useful. Great.
Ephilei said on May 13, 2009 7:31 AM PDT:
It's a good start! But tasks should really be a subset of general calendar events, enabling all the same options like notifications, invites, location, repition, etc. Hopefully it'll get there
dcalsun said on May 13, 2009 7:33 AM PDT:
what about integreated printing w/calendar?
Finally the much awaited feature has come to google calendar. But missing SMS/email notification to task is like a broken peace of art.
Now we need it to sync the tasks to different platforms, like Windows Mobile, Outlook, Iphone, S60 etc
It would be useful to have Categories, Tags, or Labels applied to Tasks...
Ian said on May 13, 2009 7:50 AM PDT:
Nice support for different lists goes some way to a GTD solution
One thing it lacks .... the ability to print a single or all lists to the printer for when I'm offline
Mark said on May 13, 2009 7:50 AM PDT:
I spoke too soon. The generic mobile version does not show due dates or allow much editing. From help, it sounds like that may change :
"The basic version currently supports viewing your task list(s), adding new tasks, and marking tasks as completed."
"If you have an iPhone or Android device, Tasks allows you to add, edit, and delete tasks and task lists, as well as mark tasks as completed."
..another half-baked solution for task management.
What about just one, which works? (notifications, gmail integration...)
said on May 13, 2009 8:28 AM PDT:
Nice but not Great until I can sync with my iPhone
said on May 13, 2009 8:43 AM PDT:
Same problem with Opera where it just shows blank space where task window should be.
Jazza said on May 13, 2009 8:55 AM PDT:
In Google Apps version, would be great to be able to share task list
I am very much dissapointmented that I cannot sancronize with my phone
said on May 13, 2009 9:50 AM PDT:
Even if this is halfbaked, Google has shown that they update their services consistently. Give it a few months and most of these issues will be resolved.
Also, how come only first poster and I seem to have noticed the G-Drive joke in the pictures? They're clearly teasing G-Drive. I don't think they'd mention it if they didn't plan to eventually release something like it, because that'd just disappoint/irritate their customer base.
said on May 13, 2009 10:07 AM PDT:
Opera users; changing site preferences to "Mask as Firefox" makes the tasks list show up (at least in Opera 10.0). Seems to work OK. Until this can be sync'd with Outlook and my phone it's rather useless though...
said on May 13, 2009 10:21 AM PDT:
This will be great when it is available on Google Sync, so I can use it on my phone.
Matt said on May 13, 2009 10:46 AM PDT:
ActiveSync on Windows Mobile supports syncing tasks.
You guys should really implement this in Google Mobile Sync.
said on May 13, 2009 10:55 AM PDT:
I love the full screen height list, the checkboxes in the calendar view, and the drag and drop ability. Great progress.
But I won't really be using it until it is more complete: iphone sync, expand/collapse sections, show multiple lists on the calendar at the same time, and contexts/tags/priorities/start date would be my top requests.
Nick said on May 13, 2009 11:27 AM PDT:
Alright, you all can't tease with the Google Drive task in there and not explain.
Tenkely said on May 13, 2009 12:06 PM PDT:
This seems like a bait and switch with the removal of the ability to have comments in calendar events. Don't get me wrong, I like having tasks in the calendar, I guess I am still bitter about the comments going away...
PS. Seriously, what do you know about the G Drive?
Billie said on May 13, 2009 12:55 PM PDT:
What about creating recurring tasks?
Steven K said on May 13, 2009 12:57 PM PDT:
This is a great addition to the google calendar and it works well, but there is no way as of yet to sync deadline tasks with my iphone calendar as the google calendar does. If I add a task to my calendar, it does not show on my phone as other calendar entries do. until this is possible tasks is still just one more thing to check. i applaud google's work thus far, however, in allowing their products to sync with iphones and the like.
said on May 13, 2009 2:23 PM PDT:
I've enabled tasks but a tasks link never shows up on the calendar. It does in gmail.
said on May 13, 2009 2:56 PM PDT:
I don't see a task link in my calendar - I have the app on my inbox desktop. Any idea why I'm not getting the link in calendar?
said on May 13, 2009 3:36 PM PDT:
The "Tasks" calendar cannot be shared.
Please add this feature as I would love to be able to share it with Calendar on Android.
Viajero said on May 13, 2009 4:36 PM PDT:
Why can I not create a task from a related email on Gmail for iPhone?
said on May 13, 2009 4:44 PM PDT:
Calendar support is great, but I need repetitive tasks support before I'll start using it. As soon as that's added I'll drop RTM.
said on May 13, 2009 5:00 PM PDT:
Finally Google is making progress with Tasks, but they still have a ways to go it seems. I've been using
GQueues for several months now and though it was built by an outside developer (on Google App Engine) it seems to have more features. You sign into GQueues with your Google Account so no registration is required, it integrates with Google Calendar, has an iPhone version and allows you to share lists with others. Until Google finishes Tasks I think I'm sticking with GQueues for my lists.
Adding this to Google Sync is a must.
lucac81 said on May 14, 2009 1:54 AM PDT:
Sync it's mandatory.. it MUST be done, or at least the ability to set an alarm by sms, I also think that the interface should let me see all my lists instead of one at time... tagging and a better integration with contacts/mail/maps would be good too
said on May 14, 2009 2:14 AM PDT:
Strange thing: link to Tasks isn't displaying in top left corner if language set to Russian in Calendar settings.
Once I switched to English, Tasks become visible for me.
said on May 14, 2009 4:27 AM PDT:
Yes, I'm hoping for an Windows Mobile version as well, one that works offline. Even syncing with Outlook tasks isn't sufficient because you it doesn't have the nesting supported on Google Tasks.
said on May 14, 2009 7:26 PM PDT:
This doesn't work in Opera browser. Really hope to see that in Opera.
is there an API for the tasks yet?
(important for syncing with mobile devices...)
Again a feature that works with English only :/
said on May 18, 2009 1:49 AM PDT:
As I said in several places, GTasks is a nice try but very undervalued.
Task could be (and should) a base of project oriented data organizing.
Now it's just a separate DB shown in some Google projects.
What if try to rethink the place of tasks? Transform it to labels for ex. Make it crossproduct. Collect all user data (now it's mail, docs, calendar...) in one window with references to tasks (tree of tasks).
And very urgent is applying GTasks to GSync.
Thank you.
Vincenzo said on May 20, 2009 2:53 PM PDT:
Please make it work with Opera!!!
Linda said on May 21, 2009 9:45 AM PDT:
This is great! It would be more fantastic if we could share tasks with people that share the calendar!
said on May 21, 2009 10:34 AM PDT:
ditto with linda
I love this idea, but until it is powerful enough to involve recurring tasks (a la Remember the Milk) it isn't going to be very useful for me. Any plans to add recurrence?
said on May 21, 2009 12:02 PM PDT:
Tasks does not work when you shoose Swedish language.
papadi said on May 22, 2009 7:43 AM PDT:
Without recurring tasks the whole thing is obviously incomplete. I don't understand why we need to wait that much for the task feature and finally to wait twice as much for recurring tasks, when this is a standard feature for all tasks based systems. From my 10 year old nokia phone to outlook and windows mobile.
said on May 28, 2009 9:37 PM PDT:
I would love to be able to schedule the particular duration and time for a task on a given day, and to be able to drag and drop these tasks just like scheduled events. The checkboxes would make a big difference.
Very exciting so far!
eriK said on May 29, 2009 1:58 PM PDT:
Someone requested a feature for the Google Apps version - when is this going to be available? I don't see that in my Google Apps for Business calendar. We actually paid for this, so I feel like we should have the option to have it sooner or at least the same time as the free users.
Miguel said on May 30, 2009 11:03 PM PDT:
there is no way to determine priority or importance or category to each task by using colors or letters (example: A, B ,C). I hope google make this feature soon.
I'm with Linda, I need tasks to be shared like calender.
said on June 1, 2009 10:46 PM PDT:
If you want to share tasks I recommend
www.gqueues.com . You can share your lists with others and even collaborate with them in real time (like Google Docs). And it's nice because it integrates with your Google account, Google Calendar, etc...
Mastema said on June 5, 2009 4:09 AM PDT:
Doesn't work on Opera. It's just an useless empty frame. Works fine in FF and Flock though. Won't be using it until it's fixed.
It works in Opera if you sniff the user-agent: select "Mask as Firefox" in the settings.
marclin said on June 8, 2009 5:34 PM PDT:
Can I set a task for other users who shared the calendar with me?
said on June 14, 2009 7:37 AM PDT:
I agree: sharing tasks with the rest of calendar is a must.
Tracey said on June 16, 2009 2:51 PM PDT:
I would not only like to be able to share task with my main calendar, but with other calendars that I share such as group calendars. For example, my group calendar does not need to know that I have to get cat food, but it does need to know the next step to complete a project.
said on June 21, 2009 9:48 PM PDT:
It's June 21 and I still don't see tasks available in my domain calendar. How about some communication to your customers here Google.
Hi Daniel, Thanks for this integration. Google Tasks now makes it so easy to manage and execute tasks.
One pain point is there is no option to span a task across few days - there is only a due date. If only there was an option of start and end date like in other calender events - for me personally Google Tasks would very effectively replace maintaining my tasks in an unnecessarily complex PM tool.
Additionally along with sharing task list if there is an option to provide a owner for every task for shared task list among the people shared that would help. May be this would make it complex - could be configurable.
Great work, I look forward to this syncing with the Blackberry, Apple Mail and iCal.
said on June 25, 2009 6:00 PM PDT:
i have the same issues as anonymous - blank task list in calendar, but visible in gmail - does not work in ie7, safari 4.01 and chrome
Tashpool said on June 29, 2009 5:12 PM PDT:
criyo said on June 30, 2009 4:15 PM PDT:
I really miss mail notification for the tasks. Though a great feature, it is half of a masterpiece without notifications...
said on July 4, 2009 10:42 AM PDT:
Is there a way to make it big? it's cumbersome to stay inside that narrow column to the right of my calendar.
said on July 15, 2009 11:12 AM PDT:
If tasks is going to be of any use, it needs to be incorporated onto Blackberry, e.g. Google Sync.
I'm not going to always have a PC on me, but I always have my Crackberry on me....
No export/import and no way to sync with other applications and no way to work offline (gears) makes this not ready for prime time.
until google tasks gets a "start date" feature (like "Things" for MacOS) it seems essentially useless to me. plus the interface is pretty terrible.
hopefully google will make it a lot better so it can compare to their other products like google calendar and gmail, and be truly useful.
said on July 27, 2009 12:52 PM PDT:
We use Google Apps with our domain. I would LOVE to be able to assign tasks to other people! That would close the final gap of streamlining tasks for us. BTW, make an email a task is BRILLIANT!
Would be nice to:
- share with other people
- sync with Win mobile
- create new list from Win mobile
Larry said on August 3, 2009 5:39 PM PDT:
Definitely need to be able to share my tasks with others. My me, Google Tasks is not useful until I can share them. I'm using a Google Doc for that now, but the pop-up task list would be better and more intuitive.
Murz said on August 19, 2009 11:12 PM PDT:
Confirm the problem posted from jyothirmayee, the Tasks must have not only end date, but start date too! I have many tasks that need to do in several days, or some task that I must do not exactly at date, but in some days interval (20-27 september) and didn't want to see it earlier that start date!
And all this problems I can't solve with Google Calendar + Tasks because tasks didn't have start time.
Please add start time to tasks!
Arturo said on August 25, 2009 1:47 PM PDT:
PLEASE LET US SHARE TASKSSSS!!!
said on September 9, 2009 9:16 PM PDT:
I agree with Larry and Arturo. The tasks would be much more useful if you were able to share tasks with others. This would be a great benefit for business owners that provide their employees with task lists on a regular basis.
Shane said on September 13, 2009 11:28 PM PDT:
Shared tasks FTW.
said on September 16, 2009 3:46 AM PDT:
Please let me make recurring tasks... I'm so over typing in the same lists every day!
said on September 18, 2009 12:33 PM PDT:
Shared tasks are needed to be of any business use, otherwise it is only good for personal use. Even then I can't share the "take out the garbage" task to put it on my wife's task list.
Thanks.
said on September 18, 2009 1:14 PM PDT:
If you want shared/collaborative tasks, recurring tasks, and everything integrated with your Google account you may want to check out
www.gqueues.com. I've found it's a nice alternative to the mediocre Google Tasks and works quite smoothly with my Google Account, Calendar, Contacts, etc...
flape said on September 20, 2009 6:03 AM PDT:
There is finally native android application called gTasks
I second this motion:
"Anonymous said on May 28, 2009 9:37 PM PDT:
I would love to be able to schedule the particular duration and time for a task on a given day, and to be able to drag and drop these tasks just like scheduled events. The checkboxes would make a big difference."
The apps could then be utilized for time tracking as well.. ;)
D.Jurin said on October 19, 2009 1:10 AM PDT:
Google, please, add sharing task ability as soon as possible!
said on October 20, 2009 4:24 PM PDT:
It's a start. I have to have the ability to add recurring tasks. Without it, it is a deal breaker. I won't be able to replace my Windows mobile phone with Android until then. Reminders are also a must.
said on October 22, 2009 2:19 AM PDT:
I'll be glad when it becomes possible to search tasks and sort them arbitrarily rather than just alphabetically whilst sorting by date, but I love the feature even as it is.
Catherine said on November 24, 2009 12:01 PM PDT:
it is good, but how can I sync with my iphone (via Google calendar)