Sync Tasks on iPhone using Safari Bookmarks

Aug 14, '08 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: Storvay

Like others, I have been annoyed by the lack of Tasks synchronization on the iPhone. This hint is a very basic workaround, but one that can give you with a rudimentary Tasks list, of sorts, which can be edited on either an iPhone or computer and can be synced. This works with the iPhone and Safari on Mac OS X; I haven't tested it on Windows.

  1. In Safari, create a new Bookmarks Bar folder; I called it To Do.
  2. Choose Bookmarks > Show all Bookmarks.
  3. In the new folder, made in Step 1, add a number of bookmarks: I did this by dragging the current URL from Safari into the folder. I did this about 10 times. The URL used is unimportant.
  4. Edit the names of the bookmarks, and just name them "." (period, but the name can be any characters).
  5. You now have 10 "blank" bookmarks. Edit each of the names to correspond to a task. For example: "Fill in Tax return by 12/10", "Kill Bill", etc.
  6. The bookmarks in the 'To Do' folder are now Tasks.
  7. In iTunes, make sure that the option to sync Safari bookmarks is on.
  8. Sync.
  9. Access your 'tasks' via the Bookmarks button in Safari on the iPhone.
  10. You can edit the Tasks/Bookmarks on the iPhone; if completed, you can delete the task and just leave the period (or whatever placeholder character you've used). Similarly, using the Edit function, you can change the order of the remaining Tasks/bookmarks.
While this is a kludge, it is fine if all you need is a basic task/reminder list to which you can refer on your iPhone, and which can be edited easily and synced to your Mac.

[kirkmc adds: I haven't tested this.]

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