“We are continuing to invest in Google Tasks and expand its capabilities to help you capture, organize and accomplish all you have to get done. “Google product management VP Ilya Brown wrote in a blog post. “Moving reminders into Google Tasks is one step closer to helping people effortlessly get things done.” In the coming months, when you use Assistant or Calendar to create or view reminders, you’ll see a notification that will prompt you to use Tasks. However, you’ll still be able to create tasks using Assistant or Calendar. You can also access Tasks from other Workspace apps like Gmail, Calendar and Chat. To create a task with Assistant, you can say, “Hey Google, remind me to call dad every Thursday at 6pm” to your device, and it will show up in your Tasks list, as well as on Google Calendar. Also: Four ways to get noticed in the changing world of work Once you’ve created a task, you use the Tasks app to create different lists, mark important tasks with a star and check off completed tasks. It’s worth noting that Google’s blog post about Tasks doesn’t mention anything about the company’s other to-do app, Google Keep. Meanwhile, there are plenty of other to-do list apps out there to help you with your multi-tasking.
