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SwiftKey Beta integrates with Microsoft To Do to create tasks from the keyboard

One of the applications that we use the most on mobile phones is the keyboard, necessary every time you need to type something. With that in mind, many apps of the style have opted for integrate other services and utilities in them, such as Gboard or SwiftKey. The latest Microsoft keyboard integration is with the tasks of To Do.

SwiftKey is ahead of Gboard allowing you create tasks in Microsoft To Do from the keyboard, without the need to change applications. This integration is now available in the SwiftKey beta and requires you to sign in with your Microsoft account.

Tasks from the keyboard

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The next time you’re chatting with someone and you come up with a to-do, you won’t need to switch apps to save it, as long as you use Microsoft services. SwiftKey Beta integrates with Microsoft To Do, Microsoft’s task app.

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The integration requires you to log in with your Microsoft account on SwiftKey, and it is accessible from the top bar of the keyboard at all times, with its own icon. Tapping on it opens a small panel for you to create tasks directly from the keyboard. You can only write the name of the task and not add any additional details, such as its date.

Tasks created from SwiftKey are visible in Microsoft To Do, Outlook and Teams, although not directly in SwiftKey. From the keyboard you can create them, but not see them or get more information about them after they have been created.

In addition to being able to add tasks from the top bar, a shortcut is also displayed in the suggestion bar to automatically create a task from the text that is copied to the clipboard. After appearing in the beta, hopefully it won’t take long for it to be available in the official stable version as well.