I’ve seen a few calls for an android widget, but no top-level posts. I really need a widget for my next-action or starred list, or else I’ve found that I just don’t open the app enough to remember the things I have to do. I actually had to move away from Everdo and go for TickTick because they have a good-looking and usable widget.
Specifically, it must be:
Transparent with an option for black or white text
Show whatever list or project we want
Have a quick-capture option
I will abandon the 1 year subscription I paid for for Tick Tick and happily move to Everdo if this is implemented.
This is really a needed feature - most users cast a casual glance at their phones much more often every day than looking into the desktop app or mobile app IMO, so having a widget would be tremendously helpful in getting reminded about scheduled TODO items.
Todoist is a good example of how to do this. They even have quick action for adding new tasks. It would be awesome if something similar were added to Everdo.
For me a really simple widget would be best: just some blank text line (pretty much like the google search widget) such that the written line goes straight into my inbox. As was already mentioned, fast capture is most important, so the steps needed should be as short as possible. And the preprocessing can afterwards be done with the desktop app.
Two figures illustrating my previous message. Todoist’s widget, which shows the todays agenda:
Todoist’s “add task” shortcut, which allows quickly capturing a task:
(keywords and phrases such as “today”, “in two days”, “next week”, “on August 25th” or “every Monday” are automatically converted into appropriate properties of the task)
That is an interesting workflow. “Instead of just opening the app, close all the apps, get to home to spot the widget, and then from there open the app if you need to make an edit.”
What about if the task is due, just getting a notification?
Do we need a widget before we get notifications?
If you want a quick create function, I’d rather have a floating button like Drafts for iPhone has or IdeaPad.
IMO, it’s useful because most people don’t make the effort to open the app and check which items are upcoming.
On the other hand, most people have a habbit of unlocking the phone many times a day and taking a look, so if there’s a widget on the desktop waiting for them, they get reminded about important todo items.
The benefit of the “add task” shortcut is that it’s a lightning-quick, low-effort way to add a task.
I see a personal benefit to a widget is that. If one were to exist it would mean that a specific set of filters could be displayed instantly instead of always having to think about which set I want to view.
How I would use a widget is by making it a kind of pop out window using Tasker. When I click on a button I make them the set of filters I set up in a widget pop out.
This would get around not having a way to save our own sets of filters as smart lists.
Hi,
I just made the switch to Everdo since it really is the best task management software I have found so far. One thing I really miss though from apps I have used previously is the option to add a widget to my Android homescreen. The great thing about having a widget is that I see my next tasks every time I unlock my phone. In my personal use case I also place a pomodoro timer widget next to it.
TLDR: I would also really appreciate the addition of a widget option on Android.
I am using also a Widget, right now the one from “Ultimate To-Do List” in the paid version with toodledo.com as GTD-application.
I am really on the edge to switch to Everdo with ESS because of better privacy and better UI, but my daily usage of the GTD application is heavily based on seeing my to do`s for the ongoing day on a widet on my homescreen incl. the option to mark a to do as “done” and to add tasks with some default parametre in a very quick way.
So if Everdo would have such a widget or would support Ultimate To-Do List i would immidiately switch over.
Have anyone tried using the pop-up view feature of Android 9? It seems like it provides most benefits of a widget. But I don’t use it personally so I might be missing something.
Seriously, every todo/GTD app worth its salt on Android has widgets with customizable views. I cannot understand how you can’t see the use case. It’s one of the things that frustrates me the most about Everdo and keeps me looking for alternatives.
Another related issue is the “send to” / “share to” feature which is quite poorly implemented. Just one line, not easy to edit or tag content before you “send” it. Basically stuff gets sent to inbox, but often when I capture something I know which project & context I want to file it under. This would save one step and make Everdo much more efficient.
Best, Thomas
