Finally Google released Google Task API in beta.

The OAuth 2.0 is used for authentication.  The user has to authroize the app to access their Google Task data.  It is still in beta testing.  

The annoying part is that it limits 5,000 API call usages for third party app.  If the daily usage is reached, any subsquent API call will be rejected for now.  Hopefully, Google would lift API usage soon. 

We are switching home-grown Google Task sync in iGTask for iCal to API code now.  

Here is the tip on how to recover the deleted tasks in Google Task online:

• Add a task in Google Task

• Highlight the newly added task, then click on "Trash bin" icon on the bottom of task screen.  There should be a color link of "view recently deleted items".  Click on that link, go to the deleted item list screen

• On the "recently delete items" screen, please locate the task item deleted, then click the "left arrow" restore icon in front of the deleted task item to restore it

It looks like iGTask for iCal should have a feature to backup the Google Task data.  We are looking forward to adding that feature in iGTask for iCal coming update.  Currently iGTask for iCal has a feature to backup iCal data.  

There are some major updates in iGTask for iCal v2.0:

In the new update of iGTask, Google iCal Task sync software , it has the following fixes:

• Google account custom domain support – supports Google account custom domain
• Deleting calendar event issue when deleting all the task list from Google account
• Diagnosis tool to export error log when it occurs
• Threading concurrency enhancement

Here is how to set Google account custom domain:

Launch iGTask, click on "Tools" on the menu on the top left corner, click on "Custom domain setting", please mark the check box of "custom domain" if you are using Google account custom domain, then in the input field below to set your custom domain.  For example, your domain is : www.yourdomain.com, please put in "yourdomain.com" without "www".

When logging into your Google account, in the "username" field, please put in your user name, the custom domain should be automatically populated if you have set it in "custom domain setting".  For example, here is your Google account with customer domain: johndoe@yourdomain.com, in the "username" field, you just put in "johndoe".  "@yourdomain.com" should be automatically populated if you have set in in "custom domain setting".

There are also two useful tools added in this update:

• "Clear google cookies" – there might be an issue to access your google account with different cookies, so we add this tool to clear out those cookies and start fresh to avoid unnecessary error
• "Export log" – most of issues should be resolved by "clear google cookies", if still an issue, please click on "Tools" —- "Export Log" to attach it to our tech support for further help.

In this release, the following bug and new enhancement is added:

• "sync x minute" bug is fixed.  Thanks a lot to our Customer Marcin helping us to find this bug.  This option is auto-sync by the minute set by the user.   So the user can set the minute, the iGTask for iCal, Google Task sync with iCal, is going to automatically synchronize the task on schedule.
• A new enhancement on syncing to clear out the dead Google cookies.  This enhancement is going to fix the sync hanging which some user might experience.  If clicking on "Sync" button, it is just "syncing" without any result, please click on "More" in the menu option, then click on "Clear Google Cookies", then try to sync again.

For more detail, check it out: iGTask For iCal, Google task sync with iCal

It supports multiple sync option settings: two-way, sync from iCal to Google task, or sync from Google task to iCal.  It is a handy utility Mac application for the people who love GTD.  The task tool is simple, yet practical to manage the work and to-do list.

We are waiting the approval for iGTask For iPhone from Apple now.  Hopefully it is going to be approved soon.

Main features:

• Two-way synchronization — supports two-way synchronization of tasks data between iCal task and Gmail task online
• Multiple task lists — supports multiple task lists
• Auto/manual sync option settings — support auto/manual sync option settings
• Fully compatible with iCal Task and Gmail Task features

Here is an instruction on how to use the iGTask to synchronize the task between iCal task and Gmail task:

iGTask, Google task sync with iCal, download a free trial now!

Upon successful downloading, you should have a file called "iGTaskForiCal.zip", unzip it, there should be a Mac application — iGTaskForiCal.

Upon first time launching iGTaskForiCal, it will require to register the software with our system, please type in the email address and the password which is created during account registration on our web site. Here is the screen:

Upon successful account activation, it will present the users with  Gmail Account setting and sync option settings.  Please type in the  Gmail account and the password for Gmail account.  In the sync option  settings, by default, it will be two-way sync which is to merge the  tasks from iCal task and  Gmail task.  Or you can choose to  one way sync, which is either to sync from iCal task to Gmail task or  to sync from Gmail task to iCal task.

Also the users can set the default interval for auto-sync.  The users  can always to click on "Sync" button to sync it manually.  Here is the  screen.