Andy Walker / Android Authority
TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google Tasks could soon let you sort tasks by deadline.
The tasks would be sorted from earliest to latest deadline.
This would join other sorting options like date, title, and custom sorting order.
It took a while, but Google Tasks finally gained a deadline feature a few days ago. Now, we’ve discovered that Google could offer another nifty deadline-related feature in Tasks.
We conducted a teardown of the Google Tasks app for Android (2025.11.17.833092473.0-release) and enabled the ability to sort tasks by deadline. Check out our screenshots below.
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Choosing this option results in tasks being sorted by earliest to latest deadline, while tasks with no deadline appear near the bottom. This approach makes sense, giving you a good idea of which tasks to prioritize based on when they need to be completed. Don’t care for this filter option? Then you can also sort tasks by title, date, “starred recently,” and your own custom order.
There’s no word on a release timeline for this sorting option, but we expect it to be available on all platforms where Tasks can be accessed (e.g., the Tasks app, Gmail, Calendar).
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