Organize your tasks

You can change the order of your tasks, or move them to a different list.

On your Android phone, download the Google Tasks app.

Reorder your tasks

1. Open the Google Tasks app .
2. Touch and hold a task.
3. Move the task where you want.

Sort tasks by due date

1. Open the Google Tasks app .
2. At the bottom, tap More Sort by Date.

Move a task to a different list

1. Open the Google Tasks app .
2. Tap the task you want to move.
3. At the top, tap the list name.
4. Choose a list you want to move the task to.
5. To close the task, tap Back .

Tip: Tasks set to repeat can't be moved to a different list.

Prioritize tasks with stars

Star tasks

1. Open the Google Tasks app .
2. To the right of a task, tap Add to starred .

Tips:

• From the Starred list, you can also create a starred task and select its primary list.
• To remove a task from your starred tasks, tap Remove from starred .

Manage starred tasks

1. Open the Google Tasks app .
2. To view your starred tasks, at the top, tap Starred tasks .
3. To re-order your tasks, tap More   Sort by choose an option:
   • To sort by due date, tap Date.
   • To sort by time starred, tap Recently starred.
4. To change the primary list of a starred task, tap the task the name of the list at the top the desired list from the drop down.

Tips:

• You cannot manually reorder starred tasks in the starred view.
• You can find your completed starred tasks in their primary lists.

Check pending tasks on a list

1. Open the Google Tasks app .
2. Tap the list you want to check for pending tasks.
3. Sort the list by due date. Uncompleted tasks appear at the top, under “Past.”

Tips:

• Tasks with dates also appear in Google Calendar.
• A list of all uncompleted tasks from the last 30 days is available in your current day on Google Calendar.

Find or hide completed tasks 

1. Open the Google Tasks app .
2. Select an option:
   • To find completed tasks, next to "Completed," tap the Down arrow .
   • To hide completed tasks, tap the Up arrow .