Google is putting Tasks to work, starting with the power to attach anything from Drive

Google is no stranger to building top-tier apps, and Gmail, Maps, and YouTube are staples for a reason. But not every app in its lineup has kept up, and Tasks has long felt bare-bones next to the competition. That might not be the case for long, as Google is now apparently testing a feature that lets you attach Drive files to your Calendar tasks.

Tasks has frustrated a lot of users with how half-baked it feels, even though it ties in with other Google tools like Gemini. Many see it as falling far short of its potential. Meanwhile, some of our favorite to-do apps, like Todoist show how it’s done, offering priority levels, filters, labels, sub-projects, and a focused daily view. By comparison, Tasks is stuck with basic lists and a lone star feature for quick marking.

This gap has sparked calls for Google to finally step up and turn Tasks into a serious competitor. And according to Android Authority, Google may already be moving in that direction by testing more advanced features.

The outlet has recently spotted upcoming support for attaching Google Drive files in Tasks. The feature isn’t live in the standalone Tasks app yet, but Android Authority managed to enable it through Google Calendar, where Tasks is already built in.

The attachment option shows up right below a task’s description. Hidden in version 2025.36.0-804188751 of the Google Tasks app, it lets you open a file picker to grab any files or folders from your Drive. The process feels identical to how you already add Drive documents to Calendar events.

The fine print

Current quirks and limitations of the new feature

Right now, you can attach multiple files to a task, and they’ll show up in a list under the description, with the option to keep adding more. But once you save the task, the file names disappear, hinting that the feature’s still a work in progress, the outlet notes. Furthermore, you’ll only see this option when editing an existing task, meaning it’s missing entirely when creating a new one, even in the Calendar app.

For now, this feature is limited to the Android app, and any attachments you add won’t show up on the Calendar web version, hinting that a full rollout is still a ways off.