Set and manage Google Tasks with your voice assistant

You can set, edit and delete tasks with Gemini for Home voice assistant or Google Assistant. Learn more about Google Tasks.

If you use Gemini for Home voice assistant

Set up tasks

Turn on personalisation

Set up Voice Match

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Gemini for Home voice assistant Voice Match.
4. The app shows all devices that support Voice Match. Tap a device to enable or disable Voice Match.

   • If you don't have any devices with Voice Match enabled, tap More and follow the in-app steps.

   • You can also update your Voice Match settings in your Google Account. Refer to Manage Voice Match. 

Turn on personal results

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Gemini for Home voice assistant Personal results.
4. Edit settings for the devices in your home.

Tip: You can also set up personal results when you set up Voice Match.

Create a task

You can ask Gemini for Home voice assistant to set a task for you. For example, you can say 'Hey Google', then:

• 'Set a task.'
• 'Remind me to call Mum at noon tomorrow.'
• 'Remind me to take the bins out every Wednesday at 8.00 p.m.'

Tip: You can also create Tasks from other Google apps like Calendar, Gmail and Chat.

Manage your tasks

Check your tasks

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Gemini for Home voice assistant Tasks.

Edit a task

With your voice

You can change a task's details, like the time. For example, you can say, 'Hey Google, change my task to buy milk to 5.00 p.m.'

In the Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Gemini for Home voice assistant Tasks.
4. Tap the task that you want to edit.
5. Select your preferences.

Close a task

When you don't need a task any more, you can mark it as completed.

With your voice

You can close a task with your voice. For example, you can say: 'Hey Google, mark my task to buy milk as completed'.

In the Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Gemini for Home voice assistant Tasks.
4. Tick the circle next to the task that you want to mark as completed.

Delete a task

With your voice

You can delete a single task or all of your tasks. For example, you can say 'Hey Google', then:

• 'Delete my task to empty the dishwasher'
• 'Delete all of my tasks'

In the Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Gemini for Home voice assistant Tasks.
4. Tap the task that you want to delete.
5. Tap more Delete.

Learn how to manage your tasks.

Manage your task notifications

For instructions on how to manage notifications, refer to Manage Google Tasks notification settings.

If you use Google Assistant

Google Assistant gets help from AI to add tasks to Google Tasks.

Important:

• For now, AI-supported actions are only available in English, in the United States and to users aged 18 and over.
• AI can make mistakes, so double-check your tasks in the Google Tasks app.

Set up tasks

Turn on personalisation

Set up Voice Match

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Google Assistant Voice Match.
4. The app shows all devices that support Voice Match. Tap a device to enable or disable Voice Match.

   • If you don't have any devices with Voice Match enabled, tap More and follow the in-app steps.

   • You can also update your Voice Match settings in your Google Account. Refer to Manage Voice Match. 

Turn on personal results

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Google Assistant Personal results.
4. Edit settings for the devices in your home.

Tip: You can also set up personal results when you set up Voice Match.

Create a task

Important: The option to set tasks for a certain location is no longer available. You can still set tasks for a certain time and set automations for some locations.

You can ask Google Assistant to set a task for you. For example, you can say 'Hey Google', then:

• 'Set a task.'
• 'Remind me to call Mum at noon tomorrow.'

Tip: You can also create Tasks from other Google apps like Calendar, Gmail and Chat.

Manage your tasks

Check your tasks

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Google Assistant Tasks.

Edit a task

With your voice

You can change a task's details, like the time. For example, you can say, 'Hey Google, change my task to buy milk to 5.00 p.m.'

In the Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Google Assistant Tasks.
4. Tap the task that you want to edit.
5. Select your preferences.

Close a task

When you don't need a task any more, you can mark it as completed.

With your voice

You can close a task with your voice. For example, you can say: 'Hey Google, mark my task to buy milk as completed'.

In the Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Google Assistant Tasks.
4. Tick the circle next to the task that you want to mark as completed.

Delete a task

With your voice

You can delete a single task or all of your tasks. For example, you can say 'Hey Google', then:

• 'Delete my task to empty the dishwasher'
• 'Delete all of my tasks'

In the Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
3. Tap Home settings Google Assistant Tasks.
4. Tap the task that you want to delete.
5. Tap more Delete.

Learn how to manage your tasks.

Manage your task notifications

For instructions on how to manage notifications, refer to Manage Google Tasks notification settings.

 

Related resources

• Learn about Google Tasks
• Manage Google Tasks notification settings