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Microsoft To Do iOS 14 widgets are now available

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ashok_obhan
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Feb 09, 2021

With the launch of iOS 14, you can now add widgets to your home screen. We’re excited to announce that To Do widgets for iOS 14 are now available! We’ve added three new types of widgets for you – read on to learn more.

 

Your Tasks Widget

The Your Tasks widget helps you select and view tasks from a list of your choice. The widget is available in two sizes: the medium widget shows a list of your tasks, while the large widget shows a list of your tasks along with due dates and other details. By default, the Your Tasks widget shows the Tasks list. To change the list it displays, long press on the widget and select Edit Widget, then select your list of choice.

 

 Your Task widget

 

My Day Widget

In the My Day widget, you can view the first task on your My Day list. Want to see the rest of your list? Tap anywhere on the widget to open the My Day list in To Do.

 

My Day widget

 

Add Task Widget

The Add Task widget allows you to quickly add a task to a list of your choice without having to open the To Do app. To add a task, tap anywhere on the widget. To pick which list your task is added to, long press on the widget and select Edit Widget.

 

Add Task widget

 

How to get started with To Do’s widgets:

  1. Long press on any empty space on your home screen to enter the home screen edit mode, then tap the plus icon  to open the widgets menu.
  2.  Search for To Do or scroll down to find Microsoft To Do, then add the widget of your choice. (You can also add multiple widgets!)

You can also create a widget stack with To Do and Outlook widgets to access your tasks and calendar all in one, or create stacks with multiple To Do widgets to keep track of all your tasks in one view.

 

We’d love to hear your feedback on the new widgets. What’s your favorite widget? Let us know in the comments below or connect with us on Twitter and Facebook. You can also write to us at todofeedback@microsoft.com.

 
Updated Feb 10, 2021
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  • yarivadam's avatar
    yarivadam
    Copper Contributor

    When installing the widget it just appears black, showing nothing. Editing the widget and selecting different lists doesn't fix it. 

  • strok3's avatar
    strok3
    Copper Contributor

    Hi, the widget does not update in the background unless the app is open e.g. after device restart.

    This happens both on my iPhone and iPad.

     

    Is there a fix?

     

    Thanks in advance.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  • JT1240's avatar
    JT1240
    Copper Contributor

    When I add the widget per instructions above I only see the following:
    * add task +

    * My Day (since I it to display this list)

     

    How can we have the widget look like the image above?  

    * Date doesn’t display for me

    * My Day isn’t showing the tasks on my day or the number of My Day tasks

  • UltraViolet's avatar
    UltraViolet
    Copper Contributor

    this is a welcome addition to the Microsoft suite of products on iOS 🙂

  • HI Gil Blumberg The widgets are available on the latest version(2.37). For some users the widgets take time to load. Can you please update and restart the app to check if the widgets appear. Also, what device are you using?

    Thanks

  • charlesbo's avatar
    charlesbo
    Copper Contributor

    ashok_obhan this is great. I have been looking forward to the iOS widget for a while. Might be too early to share feedback as it I am sure it is still being worked on, but the scaling on the iPad seems off (the test is large compared to other widgets, including the Outlook Calendar widgets. (I am using the largest widget size (the large square). Not sure if its intentional, but it doesn’t look as clean. Hope this helps!