The Assigned tab in Todoist for iOS shows every open task assigned to you, from all the projects you share with others, in one place. You don’t need to set up a filter. Open the tab to check your work, change how it looks, and add tasks for yourself.
The Assigned tab is available on all plans. If you joined Todoist through an invitation to join a team, it’s already in your navigation bar. Otherwise, you’ll find it in Browse on iPhone or in the sidebar on iPad.
See what’s in the Assigned tab
The tab shows open tasks that are assigned to you. Each project with at least one of those tasks gets its own column or section. Tasks you assigned to someone else, and tasks with no assignee, don’t appear. When you complete a task, it leaves the tab.
Find the Assigned tab
If Assigned is in your navigation bar, tap Assigned at the bottom of the screen. If it isn’t, tap Browse at the bottom-right, then tap Assigned.
Your navigation bar holds five tabs, so to add Assigned, you replace one of them:
- Long press the navigation bar.
- Tap Edit Tab Bar.
- Under Tab Bar, tap the tab you want to replace.
- Tap Assigned.
Assigned takes that tab’s place right away, and the tab you replaced moves to Browse. To hide Assigned from Browse, go to Settings > Navigation and turn off Assigned under Menu Items. Learn more in Customize the Todoist navigation bar.
Tap Assigned in the sidebar.
If Assigned isn’t in your sidebar, go to Settings > Navigation and select Assigned under Menu Items.
Change the layout, sorting, and filters
The first time you open the Assigned tab, you’ll see a board with each project as its own column. Tasks use the default sort, and all filters are set to All. In both layouts, tasks are grouped by project.
To change how your tasks appear:
- Tap the display icon at the top-right. It looks like a board or a list, depending on your layout.
- Choose your options:
- Layout: Board or List
- Sorting: Default, Name, Date, Added Date, Deadline, or Priority. If you choose anything other than Default, you can also set Ordering to Ascending or Descending.
- Filter: Date, Deadline, Priority, Label, or Workspace. Workspace only shows if you’re part of a team.
- Tap the checkmark icon to apply your changes.
To close without saving, tap X instead. When you leave the Assigned tab and come back, it looks the way you left it, and your choices carry over to your other devices. To go back to the default settings, tap Reset All at the bottom of the display options.
Add tasks for yourself
You can add a task to any project shown in the Assigned tab, except frozen projects. A project is frozen when it’s over your plan’s limits, for example after a downgrade. The task is added to that project and assigned to you.
- Open the Assigned tab.
- Tap Add Task at the bottom of a project column in board layout, or the plus icon next to the project name in list layout.
- Enter the task name in Quick Add.
- Tap the submit button to save the task.
Quick Add stays open so you can add another task. Tap outside it when you’re done.
Want to see how your team shares the work? Read Keep your team aligned in Todoist for more ideas. If you’re having trouble with the Assigned tab, get in touch with us.