Tasks app in Microsoft Teams is getting this nice update

Microsoft is working on a little something on the Tasks app in Microsoft Teams, as spotted on a recent entry from the Microsoft 365 Roadmap site.

Updated under Feature ID 135561, Redmond engineers are adding a new feature to the mobile version of its task management app that will make it easier for users to focus on tasks in their area of work. Billed as “Tasks in my area,” the feature will allow you to filter your tasks to a specific bucket or set of buckets.

Microsoft promises to expect the feature to roll out in November 2023 for iOS and Android users. It will be available to all Microsoft Teams users worldwide, regardless of their cloud instance or platform.

Buckets are a way to organize tasks in the Tasks app and Microsoft Planner. They can be used to group tasks by project, department, or any other criteria that makes sense for the user.

For example, a sales representative might have a bucket for all their sales tasks, another one for all their marketing tasks, and a third one for all their administrative duties. With the new “Tasks in My Area” feature, the sales representative could easily filter their tasks to only see the tasks that are in their sales bucket.

Not too long ago, Microsoft also rebranded the Windows 11 chat app to Microsoft Teams (free), after just two years of introducing it in Windows 11. Starting Build 25921 from the Canary Channel, the rebrand is only for the name, so no change in functionality.