Todoist for iOS on Thursday updated with support for the Apple Watch, while notebook maker Moleskine launched a calendar app for both the iPhone and Watch, Timepage.
Get tasks out of your head and onto your to-do list fast by dictating them to your Apple Watch. Open the Todoist app by tapping the Todoist logo on your Apple Watch face. Force touch anywhere inside the app and you’ll see the option to Add Task. Once you see the voice recognition waves, say the task details and tap Done.
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- I have it installed on my Apple Watch, but I pretty much never use it. Not sure if it is the Todoist app or if it is because I have an older watch (series 3), but it takes 30 seconds or so to refresh after I add a task or complete one.
- Todoist has announced a slew of updates and new features across its various to-do list solutions for Apple devices.
- Todoist is the app that much of the team here at CIG uses. It has a fairly minimalist.
Todoist for Apple Watch
The Todoist Watch app, available to iPhone users, allows voice-based dictation of tasks and due dates, and access to all projects, task lists, labels and filters. It will also trigger reminders based on time and place, and notify users of new comments on shared tasks and projects. A Glance mode displays the next upcoming task.
On the iOS side, Todoist now has a faster and more reliable Notification Center widget, and a new, easier sharing extension interface, for instance including the core app's intelligent date parser.
Todoist is a free download for devices running iOS 8.0 or later. Some features require a $29 annual Premium subscription, such as time- and location-based reminders, and uploading images, audio, and files for tasks.
The iPhone title presents a schedule as a continuous, minimalist timeline, displaying a week at a time. Users can also access a narrower Today view, which adds weather to the occasion. Tapping on a single event displays a map view, invited guests, the estimated travel time, a more targeted weather forecast, and the next scheduled event. Directions guide users by car, bicycle, foot, or public transit.
The app integrates with iCloud, Google Calendar, and Microsoft Exchange, and allows creating events with simple phrases and a duration slider.
Users can also access a detailed, Fresh Air-style weather forecast that displays what the weather will be like at any given point in the day, including wind, humidity, and precipitation.
On the Apple Watch, Timepage shows schedules day-by-day for the next week, but only allows creating events by handing off to an iPhone. Users can however still see weather info, and get reminders and directions. A Glance shows the wait until the next event and an estimated travel time.
Timepage costs $5, and requires an iPhone with iOS 8.0.
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Todoist on Wednesday refreshed its task management tools across multiple Apple platforms, including iOS, OS X, the Apple Watch, and Safari, the latter of which has a new dedicated plugin.
The Todoist iOS app now supports 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. From the homescreen, users can quickly create a task, or check existing tasks for either the current day or the next week. Within the app people can preview a Web link without actually opening it.
Other iOS improvements include Spotlight search integration, iPad keyboard shortcuts, and the ability to respond to comments from notifications. Support for 'deep' linking, meanwhile, should take users directly to a task, comment, or list within the app, instead of opening up the Todoist website in a Web browser.
Bundled with the iOS code is a redone Apple Watch app, now native for watchOS 2. The app should load much faster as a result, automatically syncing tasks and projects. It also offers watchface complications, such as the next upcoming task, or the number of items left to do for the day.
The Mac software includes a redesigned Quick Add Shortcut supporting natural language input for labels, projects, and deadlines. The shortcut can be invoked by hitting Shift-Command-A from anywhere in OS X.
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The new Safari plugin functions similarly to the Quick Add Shortcut, including the same natural language support.
All of Wednesday's updates are free downloads, though some features — like automatic backups and location alerts — require a Premium subscription, which costs $28.99 per year.
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