If you used Astrid for some time prior to synchronizing with Google Tasks or Astrid.com, you may have been affected by completed tasks returning as uncomplete after a recent update.  To those of you who experienced this we are deeply sorry.  This bug was introduced while fixing an issue that many had [...]
Astrid – When bugs get the best of us
Just over a week ago, we released a version of Astrid for Android designed to fix what we thought were many of the few remaining bugs. Astrid was crash free for 99% of our users, but our aim was to get to 100%. Sadly, one of the “fixes” has been [...]
Meet Astrid 4.0!
Whether you’re new to Astrid for Android or have been using the app for years, sometimes it’s nice to have a refresher about where things are. If you don’t like change (it’s okay to admit it!), you can bring back some elements of the old look by making adjustments in [...]
Astrid Gets Facelift And Android Tablet Version
 Popular To-Do App Unveils New Look, Integration with TaskRabbit, and Subtasks SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 23, 2012 – Today Astrid (Astrid.com), a leading Android to-do list app, launched a new version for Android tablets, a streamlined design, and integrations with services to help users be more productive. Astrid aims to [...]
Astrid 4.0 beta – Tablet UX anyone?
The Astrid team has been hard at work on an entirely new version of Astrid worthy to be called Astrid 4.0. We have been designing Astrid 4.0 with the following goals: 1) To Make it Easier to Use Through extensive user testing, surveys and our personal use we have seen [...]
Astrid is teaming up with Google Chrome and Angry Birds
At Astrid, we know that even the most productive among us need a little break now and then. So, this holiday season, we worked with Angry Birds and Chrome to help you better spend these 5 free minutes between your meetings.In the Astrid app available in the Chrome Web Store, [...]
Finals: Keeping Your Priorities Straight
For many students final exams are around the corner.   Whether you take them this month or after the new year, now is a time to plan. In her book, College Study Skills: Becoming a Strategic Learner, Dianna L. Van Blerkom gives the following suggestions: Put academics first this week (Don’t [...]
Share your Thanksgiving planning tips!
Are you hosting this year’s Thanksgiving dinner or organizing a get-together around the holidays? Astrid’s shared lists can be a lifesaver.The Astrid team is putting together a list of suggestions on how Astrid can help, and we would love to hear your ideas.A couple suggestions we have received already: Are [...]
Astrid reminder contest winners
Thanks to everyone who submitted to our reminders contest ! There were lots of great reminders. However, some were a bit over the top, and others had humor that we didn’t think would be understood broadly. In the end we decided on three: “If only you had already done this, then [...]
Help Astrid motivate millions!
Our users love the reminders that Astrid gives. Now we want to know your ideas for great reminders from Astrid. Your submissions can be for phrases that display when a task is due, overdue, snoozed, or completed. They can even be random reminders that pop up to give users encouragement. [...]