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What's the best to-do app?

Preferably one with a widget where I can quickly view, create, and edit a list of the things I need to do that day. Suggestions?

That would be awesome. I need the same thing. I got a wedding coming up and I have so much to do.
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The htc task pad was awesome! But sadly....it needs sense.
I use note everything...download the free and paid version. Has a widget and nice features
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Try Astrid. I haven't used it for a while but it was pretty handy.

Drybonz said:
Try Astrid. I haven't used it for a while but it was pretty handy.
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I'll second Astrid.

I just use the google calendar.... it seems easier to enter the stuff in on my pc....you can do it from the phone too... and then just use the calendar widgets....
I set "to-do" things as all day events.

Rippley05 said:
The htc task pad was awesome! But sadly....it needs sense.
I use note everything...download the free and paid version. Has a widget and nice features
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I've actually used Note Everything in the past, but I never used the widget. How does it work?
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Try Astrid. I haven't used it for a while but it was pretty handy.
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I will look into it.
apristel said:
I just use the google calendar.... it seems easier to enter the stuff in on my pc....you can do it from the phone too... and then just use the calendar widgets....
I set "to-do" things as all day events.
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No can do. I'm not about to clutter my calendar with things like "pick up laundry."

I've used "color note" for a while. Basically a sticky note style widget, but the To-do features were surprisingly good. Very easy to add tasks and check them off. Of course, evernote is just awesome simply because your notes are everywhere, but I find it to be too much for the kind of quick To-do list you're talking about.
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I also use astrid, but i have used one that syncs my notes online too so that when i reformat my phone and try a different rom (once a day kinda thing for me lol) i dont lose my todo list for my job. i'll have to try to find the name of that one, but if you look in the market it should be easy to find, their main feature is it syncing online and they put it right in the description.

Eh, I tried Astrid, but the widget is horrible.
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I like color note... I mainly use it for the note part, but there is a checklist as well.
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ok - now you're talking my language. I live and die by my task manager.
I use the ToodleDo task manager at the office. Its a pretty solid task manager and does everything I need it to (which is pretty extensive) in the free version. There's a web interface where you login to the website to access your tasks (which are all stored online), but there's also FF addon that adds instant access to your tasks in a FF sidebar - this makes adding and editing tasks on the fly quick and easy. They only provide that web access though, so although it can be accessed by a mobile browser (meh), they have no android presence.
Here's where it gets interesting.
I have an app called Got To Do, which is a pretty decent android task manager in its own right, but what's cool is that it can also sync up with my ToodleDo account online. So the app gives instant access to all of my ToodleDo tasks. They have a widget, but it's not that great.
But I also have the Pure Calendar widget (which is an a amazingly customizable agenda-showing calendar widget), which can sync up with Got To Do.
So the bottom half of my main homescreen is the Pure Calender widget, not only showing me agenda items from my exchange and google calendars, but also my relevant tasks from ToodleDo/GotToDo. And I have Pure Calendar to open Got To Do when pressed, so my tasks are always one click away. I find myself accessing my tasks almost exclusively from my Evo at this point because of how easy it is.
Elegant productivity enhancement, or just OCD? You decide.
And before it comes up, the cpu and battery drain from all this syncing have been negligible on BS.

I use gtasks. It auto syncs with my Google Tasks on my gmail account and has a simple and nice looking widget. It is also very simple, which is what I was looking for.

Status Flow said:
I use gtasks. It auto syncs with my Google Tasks on my gmail account and has a simple and nice looking widget. It is also very simple, which is what I was looking for.
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yeah - my system will definitely not work for people looking for a something simple

Try Jorte. It's my fav cal and todo app. (You can sync with google cal and todo)

gtasks
nice widget interface

fachadick said:
ok - now you're talking my language. I live and die by my task manager.
I use the ToodleDo task manager at the office. Its a pretty solid task manager and does everything I need it to (which is pretty extensive) in the free version. There's a web interface where you login to the website to access your tasks (which are all stored online), but there's also FF addon that adds instant access to your tasks in a FF sidebar - this makes adding and editing tasks on the fly quick and easy. They only provide that web access though, so although it can be accessed by a mobile browser (meh), they have no android presence.
Here's where it gets interesting.
I have an app called Got To Do, which is a pretty decent android task manager in its own right, but what's cool is that it can also sync up with my ToodleDo account online. So the app gives instant access to all of my ToodleDo tasks. They have a widget, but it's not that great.
But I also have the Pure Calendar widget (which is an a amazingly customizable agenda-showing calendar widget), which can sync up with Got To Do.
So the bottom half of my main homescreen is the Pure Calender widget, not only showing me agenda items from my exchange and google calendars, but also my relevant tasks from ToodleDo/GotToDo. And I have Pure Calendar to open Got To Do when pressed, so my tasks are always one click away. I find myself accessing my tasks almost exclusively from my Evo at this point because of how easy it is.
Elegant productivity enhancement, or just OCD? You decide.
And before it comes up, the cpu and battery drain from all this syncing have been negligible on BS.
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Would you mind posting a screenshot of your setup?

TheBiles said:
No can do. I'm not about to clutter my calendar with things like "pick up laundry."
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Use the app Gtasks, anything you put in will go to your task list on google calendar, thus eliminating clutter.
Or an alternative is to use the app Jorte -- it's a calendar app/widget that links with your google calendar. You can create more than one calendar on google calendars, and turn of the visibility of the new calendar while viewing your calendar online.

TheBiles said:
Would you mind posting a screenshot of your setup?
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Not at all, but unless you can recommend an app that I can use to blur out some name and company info from a shootme screenshot, it won't be till later.
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fachadick said:
Not at all, but unless you can recommend an app that I can use to blur out some name and company info from a shootme screenshot, it won't be till later.
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Uh... Microsoft Paint?

[Q] Looking for a app to sync notes between devices

I am looking to find a program that will allow me to sync todo lists, notes and grocery lists between me and my girlfriend. Free would be nice. What does everyone recommend?

Evernote
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Springpad and Catch are also worth looking at.
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definitely reccomend Gtasks. Everything syncs with gmail so you'll never loose your tasks when changing phones.

My wife and I use Our Groceries, which is pretty much our only option, because she has an iPhone and it's the only app I've found that will sync our lists across my Nexus S and her iPhone 4.

Springpad is the best. Evernote is polished but isn't really intuitive
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I'm using Springpad and quite like it

+1 for gtasks. But -7 for the price.

Catch is free, and available on both iPhone and Android (and web) https://catch.com/

Confused by the choices. However springpad has a upper hand since it also has to do list.
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Springpad for me as it allows you to access notes when you don't have an internet connection, also has iPhone/iPad app.
Gx

+1 for Catch
Hello,
I don't know about task list/todo functionality (don't think it has that) but I really like Catch. Is an awesome notes application, and I've used the same account over an iphone and two android phones (and kept the same persistent notes all the way through, has been great!). As well, it has decent browser access, so you can access/create/edit notes on your pc. You can attach pictures to notes as well in the free version. All notes will be stored on both your phone and on catch servers, thus no worries regarding losing them. (If you work for the CIA, I wouldn't use Catch to store state secrets, but don't think the average user needs to worry )
As the base version is free, I'd definitely check it out! Easy for yourself and your girlfriend to sign in to the same catch account, then you share the same notes

Very Useful Calendar App?

Hey, I was wondering if anyone uses their Fire as a day planner of sorts... I use mine for notes and stuff already and was wondering if anyone knows of a useful calendar app that would sync between my Kindle and my phone.. Also, my notes don't sync either, so if you know of an app that does that, it would be a bonus!
Thanks in advance!
By the way, I'm rooted, but running stock, but do have regular market
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I use cozi on my KF, Blackberry, and computer. They all sync together immediately when a change is made. I sync my college calendar and my daughters school calender into it as well. My wife uses it on her phone and computer also so we both know each others schedules. She works first shift and i work second plus going to college so its been perfect for us. It has calendar, to do lists, and shopping lists. I used to forget to tell her to pick something up at the store when she went shopping. Now i just put it on cozi when i think of it and she sees it on her phone when she goes. There is a free with ads version and a paid with no ads version. You can download it on amazon for the KF and at their website for your phone and computer.
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[Q] google tasks syncing

I have been searching all over and have been unable to find a solution to sync google tasks with the stock android calendar app. I am able to sync multiple google calendars.... but not tasks. I can view the tasks on my google calendar via the web, however there is no option for tasks when using the stock android calendar app. Anyone have suggestions for this? Thanks in advance.

there are various tasks apps that sync with google tasks. Astrid is one that I use.
No native app from google at this point.

Jorte works as a calendar and task app and you can have more than 1 task list I believe.
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If you want tasks to show in calendar, you have to add them as events rather than Google tasks. This is because they are isolated items from the point of view of Google (I disagree) and this is why the calendar only shows events and not tasks.
If you don't want to install 3rd party software, you will have to go that route.
This is personally what I do too... For some reason android users have this strange fetish for getting apps for everything even though it should be native.
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I agree that it would be nice if that functionality was built-in.
Another option is Tasks Free by Team Tasks (I'd search the dev in the store, the app title is too vague). Its more bare-bones than Astrid (but I don't have much experience with Astrid). I've only been using it for a couple of days, but it seems good.

Thanks all for the input. ill give astrid a try.

Ugh. This drives me nuts. I don't understand Google's logic on this one. If 'Tasks' are a part of 'Calendar', then they should be accessible in the same way as calendar events. I shouldn't have to have separate apps/widgets to view tasks and events. That's just plain stupid. They are both in my Calendar.
Adding Tasks as an event is annoying at best, and at worst you can't mark them complete or see overdue tasks. Using a shortcut to the web based version doesn't help and is an even worse workaround. No notifications or even a visible homescreen widget? No Thanks.
People recommend Jorte like its the best thing since chocolate and peanut butter. I've tried it twice and it comes off as Windowsy and way more complicated than necessary.
So I am left with a bunch of crummy choices, most of which involve me having to use a 3rd party app. Why can 3rd parties figure this out and not you Google? Thanks.

I hawe same troubles. Now I use CalenGoo - it's so usefull calendar with a task support. It have a separate widget for calendar (very usable and customisable) and for task (so ugly for me) but inside yhe mail application sinchrinise and show task and calendar relativelu good.
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I started using agenda widget calendar and Astrid and they show up. Not bad....

Krakozawr said:
I hawe same troubles. Now I use CalenGoo - it's so usefull calendar with a task support. It have a separate widget for calendar (very usable and customisable) and for task (so ugly for me) but inside yhe mail application sinchrinise and show task and calendar relativelu good.
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Thank you, I was having exactly this same problem and your post led me to Calengoo. It perfectly syncs Google Tasks and Google Calendar and both are visible on the same calendar on your android, and both sync instantly to your google account and show up on your desktop google calendar. The widgets are good too.
Cannot believe Google has not implemented this, there are so many posts on their own forums complaining about it all the way back to 2009.

Substitute for Awesome Calendar or Thinkbook

I just traded me iPad in for the ASUS TF700 (LOVE IT) but am looking for a substitute for 2 apps i lived by for work on my iPad. Awesome Calendar did everything the normal calendar did except it integrated tasking with a % of completion for tracking tasks on the day of the calendar. Thinkbook was a notebook sort of app, I used it for business rhythm planning i could set up my entire months worth of business on one not book and again it would track completion with a %. It was also very easy to move lines around if i need to make changes. I have tried Jorte and a couple of tasking apps but none of them seem to give me the tasking interface i am looking for. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I'd suggest Android Pro Widgets if you're looking for a good calendar. It has good integration into your google calendar and comes with a quick event app to make adding events extremely easy and even voice dictated if you wanted to
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5yZHIud2lkZ2V0cy5jb3JlIl0.

Wow, this is hard. It's as personal as it can possibly get, so I'll refrain from preaching here and instead just tell you what I use:
- Pocket Informant: GTD, agenda keeping. Very customizable.
- Touch Calendar: calendar and agenda keeping, but no tasking. Feel a bit snappier than PI, but has less 'coverage.'
- Work Calendar: since I work irregular shifts this is a lifesaver.
- Smooth Calendar: homescreen widget that provides just enough info for me.