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Widgets on iPhone and Android

The GetDone iPhone and Android apps, which are coming soon, have three widgets so you can see your day and add a task without opening the app.

The widgets

My Day: today’s open tasks: due today, overdue, in progress and, if you keep them in My Day, those with no date. Tap a task to open it, or the header to open My Day. On iPhone there are also Lock Screen versions.
Projects: the open tasks of the projects you choose, one or several. On iPhone touch and hold the widget, then Edit Widget. On Android a screen asks when you add it, and you can reconfigure it later. With none chosen it shows your first project.
Quick Add: a bar you tap to add a task: GetDone opens ready for you to type, with the same shortcuts as the quick-add bar. On iPhone it also has two round buttons, one for My Day and one for Search. See Add tasks by typing a sentence.

iPhone (iOS 18 or later): add the Add task control to Control Center (swipe down from the top right, tap the plus at the top left, then Add a Control). You can also put it on the Lock Screen or the Action Button.
Android: open GetDone, Settings, Quick Settings, and tap Add “Add task” to Quick Settings. Or pull the shade down twice, tap the pencil and drag the tile in.

iPhone: touch and hold the Home Screen, tap the plus, search for GetDone, pick a widget and size, then Add Widget.
Android: touch and hold the home screen, choose Widgets, find GetDone, pick one and drag it into place. Drag its corners to resize.

Open the app once after signing in so the widgets have your tasks. They refresh whenever your tasks change and every so often in between, so a change made on another device can take a little while to show.
Privacy: a widget shows only what the app has already saved on your phone. It does not sign in or contact anyone itself, and signing out clears it.
Android: the circle next to a task checks it off from the widget, except for tasks from a connected tool such as Jira, where the circle opens the task so a status change is always your choice.
iPhone: widgets are read-only for now. Tap a task to open it. With a Clear or Tinted Home Screen the Quick Add bar becomes an outline.
Titles are cut to fit, and “+ N more” tells you how many did not fit.

Still stuck? Email getdone@sume.uk.