Chromebooks could get big productivity boost thanks to new ChromeOS update

Date:
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:46:46 +0000

Description:
Canary ChromeOS could bring about new Google Tasks widgets that could improve your task management.

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One of the most enticing features of the best Chromebooks is the simplicity and intuitive nature of the ChromeOS software. With one glance you can see
all the essential apps and get situated on the device very quickly - even if youre more used to using traditional Windows 11 laptops . Google has
continued to invest time on improving the user experience, and it seems like
a new, useful feature may be on the way for the Canary Build of ChromeOS 118 with new glanceable widgets.

Android Central spotted a tweet by C2 Production that showcased an addition to the Calendar widget that allows you to interact with various lists within Google Tasks, Googles task manager and to-do list software. In the
screenshots and videos below from the tweet, you can see a Google Task widget pop up on top of the Calendar widget, broken up by the user's different task sections (school work, personal, etc). .@michaelperrigo @kdhawan2000@9to5GoogleIt has already gotten MY Support. It has bugs that
need to be sorted like the fact that it doesn't update quickly & also the inability to add tasks directly in the widgetBut for now, let me show you a small video on how this works: pic.twitter.com/gPtYbeNpIV August 13, 2023 See more

With the new feature you can switch between different lists and tick off
tasks as you complete them when the Google Task widget shows up. This could
be a game-changer for students and professionals grinding through the day and working towards clearing their daily to-do list, as you can quickly cross off tasks and swap between them as needed.

The one unfortunate thing however, noted by C2 Production, is that at this time you cant add new tasks through the widget, but instead will be
redirected to the Google Tasks homepage to add a new task, which will then be reflected in the widget on your desktop. So its a little finicky at the moment, and hopefully, well get a more streamlined experience with the proposed widget.

That being said, this is the Canary build of ChromeOS (an experimental
version of Chrome aimed at web developers) so we may not even see this
feature in any final builds and could be quickly removed.



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