Create & manage tasks in Google Calendar

In Google Calendar, you can create, view, and change tasks.

Create a task in Calendar

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app .
2. On your calendar, tap an empty slot Task.
   • Or:
     • You can tap Add Task.
     • At the top right, you can tap Tasks Add task .
3. Update your task settings.
4. At the top right, tap Save.

Tip: To find a list of all tasks from the last 365 days, at the top of your calendar, tap Pending tasks.

Learn about task settings

Task setting	Description
Start date and time	Enter the start date and the time you plan to spend on the task.
Deadline	Enter the date you expect to complete the task. The deadline appears on the "All day" section of Calendar.
Description	Enter the date when the task must be completed.
Task list	Select a list for your task.

View, edit, or delete tasks

View your tasks

Tasks must have a date to appear in Google Calendar. To turn on Tasks: 

1. Go to the Calendar app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu .
3. Make sure the “Tasks” box is checked.
4. Any tasks with dates will appear on your calendar.

Tip: A list of all uncompleted tasks from the last 365 days are shown as “Pending tasks,” which can be found in the current day.

Hide all tasks

1. Open the Google Calendar app ,
2. In the top left, tap Menu .
3. Uncheck the box next to “Tasks.”

Tip: Hiding tasks won't turn off tasks notifications. To turn off tasks notifications, go to Calendar Settings  General Tasks notifications.

Edit a task

1. ​Open the Google Calendar app .
2. Tap a task to update  Edit task .
3. Update task details.
4. Tap Save.

Edit a deadline

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app .
2. Tap the task you want to edit Edit task .
3. Tap the Deadline , enter a new due date for the task.
4. At the bottom right, tap Save.

Mark a task as complete

1. Open the Google Calendar app .
2. Tap a task to update Mark completed.

Completed tasks are shown on your calendar by default.

Hide completed tasks

To hide completed tasks crossed out in your calendar, you can adjust your settings.

In your settings

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app .
2. Tap Menu Settings General.
3. Turn off Show completed tasks.

Report an assigned task as spam

1. On your device, open the Google Calendar app .
2. On the calendar grid, tap the task you want to report.
3. At the top right, tap Options .
4. Tap Report as spam Report as spam.

Learn how to report assigned tasks as spam

Delete a task

When you delete a task from your calendar, it’s removed completely.

1. Open the Google Calendar app .
2. Tap the task to delete More Delete Delete.

Find & edit pending tasks

To check all uncompleted tasks from the last 365 days:

1. Open the Google Calendar app .
2. While viewing a day’s schedule, tap Pending tasks.
3. In the pop-up list, choose how to update pending tasks:
   • To edit a task, tap the task, tap the pencil icon , make your changes, and tap Save.
   • To delete a task, tap the task and tap the , then tap Delete.
   • To complete a task, swipe right.

Learn about task notifications

• If you add a date and time to your task, you get notifications at the scheduled date and time.
• Tasks with a date also appear in the Calendar app.
• For tasks without a time, notifications appear at 9 AM.
• For tasks with a deadline, you get a notification to complete the task on the day of the deadline at 9 AM in your local time.

Learn about repeating tasks

• To repeat a task, select the date and time Repeat .
• Tasks with subtasks can't repeat.
• In Calendar, a certain number of upcoming instances of a repeating task will appear on the calendar grid, and as time passes, new ones will be added automatically.

Related resources

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