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February 3, 2025

new

Release 2.46

Aki

🤩 Aki - contacts, deadlines and so much more!

📇 Contacts availability
 – Easily find the best times to Meet-With someone!
🌤️ Weather support
 – Stay on top of the forecast while planning your day! Aki can even suggest the weather based on your activity. (Try asking to create an event for surfing in New York! 🏄🏽‍♀️)
💱 Currency support
 – Need quick currency conversions? Aki’s got you covered!
⏳ Task deadlines
 – Aki now understands the difference between deadlines and schedule dates.
🐞 Bug fixes
 & better code organization – We’ve squashed bugs, polished prompts, and made Aki even smarter!
-> Learn more about Aki 📚
 about Aki: 🔗 Aki Guide

February 3, 2025

improved

fixed

General

Mobile

Release 2.46

Performance Enhancements

🔁
Recurring tasks reimagined
: recurring tasks now function like time slots and events, maintaining their series even after edits. Changes to the series will automatically apply to all tasks in it. This update significantly enhances performance and keeps your recurring tasks seamless. -> ⚠️ be sure to
update all your desktop and mobile devices
to the new version.
👩‍💻
Smarter AI:
Improved AI assign project performance for faster task categorization.
📱
Faster on mobile
: Mobile performance has been optimized, with more improvements coming soon.

February 3, 2025

improved

new

Rituals

Release 2.46

Rituals & Upcoming Improvements ✨

☀️ Rituals Improvements

End your day with ease
: Added a slide at the end of the shutdown to avoid going back to Akiflow and enjoy a clean view.
Streamlined planning
: Fixed the time slot selector UI in the "Finalize your Week" step for smoother interactions.
Stay on top of your goals:
Goals dates are now visible directly in rituals.

🚀 Upcoming Improvements

New menu options
: Access Upcoming Views directly from the Akiflow menu for quicker navigation.
Overview update
: Added Inbox to the Overview view, and moved "Someday" as the last visible timeframe for better organization.
Consistent overdue tasks
: Overdue tasks now appear both in Today and in the timeframe they were originally planned for, ensuring no task slips through the cracks.

February 3, 2025

improved

General

Release 2.46

UI/UX Upgrades 🏄🏽‍♀️

🎨 Macro UI/UX Reviews

Smoother animations
: Refined all desktop micro-animations for a polished experience.
Notification clarity
: Enhanced the look and feel of all notifications to make them more intuitive.
Improved resizing
: Optimized the app's interface for seamless resizing across different window sizes.
Drag & drop made easier
: Enhanced the task drag-and-drop experience between columns.

🛠️ Features UI/UX Reviews

Clean collapsed menu
: Updated the style to hide tags and projects for a minimalist look.
Filters made simple
: If filters are selected, a new row now appears, making it easier to edit or remove them.
Decluttered task view
: Removed the blue dot next to new tasks for a cleaner, distraction-free interface.
Icon clarity
: Updated the Duplicate and Select icons to avoid confusion.
Offline visibility:
Improved offline and loading states in Stats for better reliability.
Streamlined task editing:
While typing in the plan input, the mini-calendar is now hidden to reduce distractions.
Create task with recurrence
made easier: while creating task with the command bar, you can now write something like "every week on Thursday" to add directly its recurrence!

November 11, 2024

new

improved

Rituals

Release 2.45

🤯 New Weekly Rituals, Goals, Ratings, and Quick Notes!

🗓️ Weekly Rituals

Plan for success and review your achievements
—essential steps for productivity!
Akiflow now guides you not only daily but also with Weekly Rituals. Take a few minutes each week to set your intentions (
Weekly Planning
) and reflect on your progress as the week ends (
Weekly Shutdown
).

🎯 Goals

We’ve renamed the priority option 'Goal of the Day' to simply
Goal
for consistency across the app.
You can now add
Weekly Goals
while doing your weekly planning and review them at the end of the week. Being tasks, goals can be planned for a specific date or be kept in the Week timeframe.

📝 Quick Note

Quick Note
is now available in your Weekly Rituals and on your
Today page
footer, making it easier to jot down thoughts anytime.

🔄 Daily Planning & Shutdown Enhancements

Added a new
Day Rating
feature to reflect on your productivity
New plan times to
review weekly and monthly tasks
while planning
Improved
stats
to better understand your day
Resizable and
customizable calendar
: Hide it, adjust the number of visible days, or resize it to your liking
We
removed the automation
that moved
overdue tasks
to the next day during shutdown, giving you more control over your tasks.
Full UI/UX overhaul for a cleaner, more intuitive experience

🔔 Daily Shutdown Reminders

Added reminders
to help you wrap up your day—especially useful if you find it hard to stop working.
You can set up
notifications
in Settings > Rituals and/or add a task to your calendar during Daily Planning.

📚 You can read more here 🔗

November 11, 2024

new

improved

Command Bar

General

Today

Mobile

Release 2.45

👋 Goodbye Snooze! Hello, Time Frames! 🤩

With this release, we're taking task planning to the next level! Plan far into the future while staying in control of your schedule.

🗓️ Introducing Time Frames

Organize tasks by week or month
right from your Inbox.
Assign tasks to future time frames and easily revisit them in your Rituals or on the Upcoming Page.

⌨️ Natural Language & Task Planning

Plan tasks using natural language
: "this week", "next month", "2nd week of June", "W34", "Someday", and more.
Enhanced recognition for phrases like "next week", "in 2 months", or "next quarter" to
place tasks in time frames
instead of a specific day.
Planning tasks is now easier
from anywhere: Inbox, command bar, or the task popup. We suggest the right time frames and time slots to fit your workflow.
Improved task
plan badges
: Clearer display of days, weeks, and months without clutter.

👋 Farewell to Snooze

Snooze was a great procrastination ally, so we’ve removed it together with the

and

shortcuts.

What happened to my snoozed tasks?
Don't worry! All your snoozed tasks have been planned to their original snoozed date.
Someday tasks are now part of the new Plan options
. All tasks previously in Someday remain accessible on the Upcoming Page.

🔜 Revamped Upcoming Page

We've overhauled the Upcoming page to make planning even smoother, adding new views and customization options:

New views
: Switch between Overview (time frames), Days (old Upcoming view), Weeks, and Months.
Side Time Frame:
While in Days, open your Week timeframe on the side to quickly check and move tasks between views.
Customize your calendar:
Choose how many days to display and resize the calendar to create your ideal planning view.

📚 You can read more here!

November 11, 2024

new

improved

General

Release 2.45

🖥️ App Layout Improvements

Planner & Calendar Header
: We've refined the 'back to Today' button, navigation arrows, and settings to be less visually intrusive.
Menu Updates:
UI tweaks + Project and Tasks sections are now collapsible, helping you declutter your workspace.
Hide Completed Tasks
: You now have the option to hide completed tasks in Today for a cleaner view.
Dropdown Enhancements
: We've reviewed and improved all dropdown components for a smoother experience.
View Button and Tags Filter Relocation:
The Tags filter has been moved to the new View button, alongside all the other page settings. Enjoy a clearer view!

November 11, 2024

new

improved

Release 2.45

New Calendar Scroll and Onboarding!

🗓️ Calendar Scroll (Mac Only)

You can now scroll horizontally through your calendar while any element is selected. Simply

press and hold

the element, then use

two fingers to scroll

through future or past days.

🚀 Onboarding Enhancements

We’ve streamlined the onboarding
slides
by focusing on the Akiflow
method
and reducing the overall number of slides.
The
Help & Guides
section has been revamped, making all content—including our upcoming webinars—easier to access.

🔧 Other Updates

The
AI sparkle icon
visible on the tasks where the project is automatically added, it's now
hidden after 3 days
to keep your view uncluttered.
The
elements in focus
in the calendar have been improved for better visibility.
We've enhanced the ability to create tasks in past days for greater flexibility.

November 11, 2024

new

improved

Mobile

Release 2.45

📱 Mobile: Footer, Task Interaction, and Planning Options

📂 App Footer & Pages

Enhanced
bottom navigation
styles and UX for a smoother experience.
Added
Week and Month views
to quickly check tasks within time frames.

📅 Plan Review

New
search options
allow you to find specific dates, times, and time frames while planning a task.
Overhauled
planning experience
with a redesigned UX for easier and more intuitive task scheduling.
Improved
natural language recognition
, now fully aligned with the desktop version.
Enhanced
suggestions
(time frames, dates and time slots) in the planning options to make task planning more seamless.

✍️ Task Interaction

Refined
swipe behaviors
for more intuitive task management.
Improved
task selection
,
multiple selection UX
, and
drag-and-drop
functionality within the calendar.
Added drag-and-drop capability for tasks within
Time Slots
.
Automatic project assignment
for tasks added to slots, just like on the desktop version.

November 11, 2024

new

Mobile

Release 2.45

📱 Mobile: New Widgets, including lockscreen!

✚ New widget to

create tasks, events, or time slots

directly from your home screen.

🍏 iOS-Only Widgets

Create tasks with
screen locked
: A new widget allows you to quickly add tasks even while your screen is locked.
Custom
Shortcut Buttons
: Now available on the
lock screen
(next to flashlight and camera) and in the
Control Center
(where Wi-Fi and other settings are located).
Action Button
: go to Settings > Action Button > Controls > Akiflow and create a task by just using the side button of your iPhone!

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