The newest function replace for Google Calendar permits you to block off time for tasks and mark your self as busy, multi function place, increasing the prevailing Duties function in Calendar. It’s one thing Workspace customers have been specifically requesting and successfully permits duties to operate like conferences, together with choices to set (and modify) a selected block of time, activate “don’t disturb,” and routinely reject assembly requests. You can even add a deadline, however solely the date — there’s presently no choice for a deadline time.
Relying on how you utilize your calendar, this is likely to be what you’ve been hoping Duties would grow to be all alongside. It has had a slew of adjustments over the previous a number of years, from launching as its own app again in 2018 to getting some much-needed updates just lately, like built-in reminders from Google Keep and the addition of completion dates. The change is coming to all Workspace prospects, particular person subscribers, and private Gmail accounts. It began rolling out to Speedy Launch domains on November sixth, however might take till mid-December to look in your account.
Should you’re the type of one that makes use of a planner or is used to utilizing Outlook’s related function, this replace might assist you preserve observe of what you’re engaged on and let different folks know when to allow you to focus on the identical time. Nonetheless, not like the prevailing “Focus Time” function, the up to date model of the “Duties” function allows you to assign time to a selected process.
You possibly can try it out by going into your Google Calendar and deciding on “Process” from the choices that pop up when you choose an empty block in your calendar.