To-Do is an entirely new app from the same developers behind Wunderlist, an app/service Microsoft purchased a couple of years ago and will now retire once all its features have been ported over to To-Do. In this first launch/preview, To-Do is available in a Web client as well as iPhone and Android. Let’s check it out.
Microsoft To-Do for iPhone, Android, Windows and Web
The interface features a clean design focusing on your tasks list, which includes completed and upcoming tasks. Tasks can be broken down into categories, whether it’s for Work, Home or another scenario such as grocery list or equipment for a kitchen renovation. New tasks lists can even be created from existing items.
Microsoft designed To-Do to focus on your day; if you have a backlog of tasks to complete, you can pick and choose from your list for the day. This makes the service feel flexible than the rigid top to bottom approach. Integration with Microsoft’s existing services and apps such as Outlook is another great way to start off with To-Do. You can sync existing task lists and benefit from secure encryption technologies already built into Office 365.
Functions like searching through your list are also available and the service seems to add a bit of personalization based on your location. I will be exploring the app some more and test it out later this week when I go into town. There seems to be a minor bug when trying to chase the due date on tasks. Instead of moving the due date to tomorrow, it remained stuck on today. I keep saying it, but I really like the clean interface a lot. You can add items, easily move them or down to prioritize or use the built-in Sort filter.
Although the preview is currently limited to the web, iPhone and Android smartphones, Microsoft is already planning updates to support devices such as the iPad, Android Tablets, and even the Mac. Users can give it a try now by simply signing in with their existing Microsoft account then start creating a new list and add your to-do’s them.
I have Wunderlist on my iPhone, but I probably opened the app just a couple of times. This low interaction is likely due to the chore-like nature of remembering to use the app. Right now, I manage to do’s and reminders across a variety of solutions: text-based notes, sending myself email reminders and searching the old noggin. Microsoft’s new app seems interesting though, the clean interface is particularly, attractive and that just might encourage me to make a concerted effort to use it. Being that Microsoft plans to add a deep level of integration with Microsoft Outlook, this might just be exactly what I need to consolidate into a single platform.
Intelligent Assistant
Microsoft continues to flex its AI and Machine Learning muscle across its Azure and O365 platform with Microsoft Delve, Clutter, Focused Inbox and Cortana. According to its blog post, To-Do will also be enabled with this tech. Here’s a snip from the release notes that dive into some of the capabilities getting shipped with the preview. Not sure about you, but, although a little scary, this is extremely exciting stuff! You can also tap Intelligent Suggestions for ideas on what’s most important. Just tap the lightbulb, and you’ll see any to-dos from the day before, what’s due or upcoming, and other helpful suggestions based on To-Do’s smart algorithm. Just add the ones you want to get done to My Day. I gave this a try, but it did not work using Google Chrome on a Windows desktop PC with a Microsoft Office 365 account. After logging into my Microsoft account, I was able to create a list i.e. Personal/Work etc but could not add a task or to-do item on my list. Nothing happened when I hit that + sign to add a to-do item? I went to the Google Chrome Store and added Todoist: To-Do list and Task Manager and will give that a try. Does Microsoft To-Do only work on the Microsoft Edge Browser? Thank for the nice post and info Andre! Introducing Microsoft To-Do—now available in Preview by Office 365 Team, on April 19, 2017 Today’s post was written by Ori Artman, general manager of Microsoft To-Do. Today we’re excited to introduce a new, intelligent task management app that makes it easy to plan and manage your day. Say hello to Microsoft To-Do—now available in Preview. I tried todo.microsoft.com and successfully logged in using my Microsoft account password. Clicking the ‘+’ that’s supposed to start a new to-do item did nothing at all. I’m not sure how this can be called a preview of anything. I have been struggling installing Autodesk Revit 2017 since yesterday. I have Win10 and it has all the latest updates. I have spent lots of hours applying solutions and tips that are offered by Autodesk+MS support. none of them helped. Only the solution you offer regarding the registry helped. I’ll let Autodesk support know about your article. All credits goes to you!! Comment
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