everything indicates that it is going to be closed, but this way you can continue to use it when that happens

Google hasn’t shut down any apps or services in a while, after shutting down Google Podcasts and Google VPN. One might think that the company’s management has already made enough “sacrifices” and that there is now a period of stability and tranquility; but we are talking about Google, so of course another app will be available soon.

The one who seems to have the most votes is Google Tasksthe application that allows you to create lists of pending tasks to help us solve them. For example, we can write a reminder that we need to buy something the next time we go to the supermarket or work, to remind us that we need to organize a meeting or look for a document.

It’s not that Google Tasks is one of Google’s most complex and advanced apps, but this simplicity is the strong point for many people; according to Google Play, the Android version It has been downloaded more than 10 million timesand is also available for iOS and accessible through any device with a web page.

Unfortunately, that may not be enough to keep her alive. As they discovered in Android AuthorityGoogle is preparing to integrate all task functionality directly into Google Calendar; An analysis of this application revealed references to Tasks and even the integration of several of its functions directly into Calendar.

To be fair, Tasks is already integrated into Calendar; It is now possible to create tasks directly from the Calendar app or website, and they will appear in the Tasks app. However, many unique functions and features, such as subtasks, still require us to open the Tasks app separately.

The new integration would go even further and completely unnecessary to install the Tasks app; Calendar would be able to display and create subtasks, in addition to including a new task list management interface very similar to the tasks interface. Therefore, it appears that Calendar is “cannibalizing” tasks so that it is only necessary to use one app.

This might be good news if we were really bothered by having to use two apps for very similar functions; But many users prefer these functions to be separate, and it remains to be seen how well tasks will be integrated into Calendar. At the moment, the work is not finished, so Tasks still has at least a few weeks to live.