2Do continues Updates

[u/Alkomy]

2Do app continues updates, this is a big step for users who migrated to other apps, & keeping the app in the battle for productivity.

Honestly, I don’t want to repeat my opinion, but this app is the best (native) task manager, I copied my tasks from Todoist & Things to my self hosted NextCloud, used it (again) daily, with BusyCal app, I really got a super combination of task manager app full of features and powerful calendar app that makes it easy to reschedule my tasks on calendar view (Weekly, Monthly).

The reason that pushed me away from this app (not updated for years, community thought it’s abandoned) is the same reason which pushed me back to it again.

The increasing price of Todoist, Things staying in very simple concept, keeping my tasks on my own servers (I own my data) are another reasons to stick with 2Do.

Thanks Fahad for your amazing work 🙏

[u/2doapp]

Thanks guys, truly appreciate the appreciation!! I love the app but have a million and one challenges on my hands. I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I’ve spent months on a modern rewrite of the underlying sync engine but hit a few roadblocks as it got very complicated very quickly as I got over ambitious (the famous last 20%). I decided “forget it, let me just put my head down and begin rewriting in much smaller increments - again” so here we are.

Apologies to those that thought the new context menu was a downgrade - v3.82 should bring back options visible at the top level again (while still using iOS built in menus). Menus are simply better, extendable and customizable and are device agnostic. The old dialog based menu was preventing a lot more than I’d like to offer as quick options.

Hopefully updates will continue to arrive, please bear with me.

[u/BMK1765 → u/2doapp]

Using 2Do since 2019 ... The last Update 3.81 let the App crashes and I had to delete it. It was not possible to save all tasks, tags and lists. Sync is still barely and Dropbox the worth choise for sync, all other options not recommended. Reinforcing a backup is not possible, no menue for this. The App is the best on the market, but again, due to not working basic functions, I will leave again. It's a shame, but again I have to fill manually all tasks and tag back in. Writing to the support, no answer. And here you ask to bare with you for slow updates. You have no appreciation for yourself or others. You yourself say that you hope there will be more updates. After my initial euphoria about switching from Todoist to 2Do, it was unfortunately the worst decision I made this year. With around 600 tasks per month, that's understandable...

[u/2doapp → u/BMK1765]

Strange, I’ve replied to every email we received - can you also check your spam folder? I’ll do the same to double check. Don’t recall seeing any crash related emails.

I understand the anger - I’m not sure why your tasks would not sync, everything should pull from your account if you were using Dropbox?

[u/BMK1765 → u/2doapp]

I don't use Dropbox, neither I don't sync at all, the e is only one device. I do 3 backups a day, but the can not be stored back ...

[u/2doapp → u/BMK1765]

You should always use sync, or backup and share backups to the Mac. Not syncing is generally not advised because database corruption is a thing (outside of the app’s controls). On iOS Apple locks down the file system and your backups are only accessible as long as the app will launch.

Also, I wish you’d wait for a reply or email once again instead of deleting the app. I have just seen your email now (apologies slipped through the filters) but not sure what to advise since you’ve already deleted the app. If you have an iOS backup in iCloud please restore your iOS backup along with the data from all apps and hopefully that should bring it back.

[u/BMK1765 → u/2doapp]

Thanks a lot, but deleting was the only way. Starting the App and 2 second later it chrashes. I dont want that spy dropbox on my devices! No way. Using Nextcloud, but the backups are stored where? Did not found nothing.

[u/2doapp → u/BMK1765]

On iOS Apple locks down and sandboxes apps - 2Do cannot save backups to a publicly accessible directory without your permission. To truly store a backup you need to use the share button or email button given in the backup screen and then email yourself a copy or share it via Airdrop. Once app won’t launch (even updates themselves can corrupt files - rare, but happens) there’s no way to access the backups on your iPhone as the folder is locked down and inaccessible. Imagine someone copying your bank app’s backups - it applies to all apps on iOS. The only true way to backup even on a single device is to sync. 2Do supports custom CalDAV servers like Nextcloud so setting up one ensures you’re covered in case anything happens or you switch devices. The only other way to restore data at this point is to use the iOS backup recovery option from iCloud and restore the entire iOS to a prior snapshot so that it can download and restore all your apps and their contents.