Actions
Attach an action to a task so its phone number, address, URL, or search is ready when you need it. For example, a task to call a supplier can hold the supplier's number, and a booking task can hold the booking website.
Adding an Action
- Open the task in the Task Editor.
- Tap the action button along the bottom.
- Choose Call, Message, Mail, URL, Visit, or Google.
- Choose a contact or enter the detail requested by that action.
| Action | What it opens |
|---|---|
| Call | A phone call using the saved number or contact. |
| Message | A message addressed to the saved number or contact. |
| An email addressed to the saved email address or contact. | |
| URL | The saved web address or URL scheme. |
| Visit | The saved address in a maps app. |
| A web search for the search term saved with the action. |
Contact-based actions offer Pick Contact and New Contact. You can also enter a number, email address, URL, or address directly. Android may ask for Contacts access when you choose or use a contact.
Indication Only
Choose Indication Only when you want an action's icon to describe the task without saving a number, address, or search term. For example, mark a task as a call while you still need to find the number. An indication-only action does not launch another app.
Performing an Action
Open the task and tap its action strip in the editor. You can also open the action panel and tap the current action summary above the choices.
The action opens the appropriate Android app. Review or send a message or email there, and return to 2Do when you finish. Performing an action does not mark the task complete.
The task row shows an icon to indicate that an action is attached. Use the editor to perform it.
Google Search Actions
Choose Google > Enter Search Term and enter the words you want to search for. For example, a task named Plan workshop refreshments could have vegetarian catering near me as its search term.
The search uses the term saved in the action. Changing the task's title does not replace that term.
Changing or Removing an Action
Open the action panel and choose the action you want. 2Do asks before replacing an existing action with a different type.
To remove it, use Clear in the action panel and confirm. Clearing the action leaves the task and its other details in place.
Combining with Locations
A task can have both a saved location and an action. Add a shop as the location so the task can appear in Nearby, and give it a Visit action with the address for directions.
The location controls Nearby and optional proximity alerts after you arrive and remain near a place. The action opens the address when you tap it. See Nearby and Locations.