If you’re with us at Microsoft Ignite this year—happening right now in Orlando, FL—you’ve already heard the big news about Microsoft Planner and Microsoft Teams. And if you’re not here, we’ve got you...
Since this has been such a long-running chain of reactions, I'll add mine.
As others have written, this is a nice view of tasks but not a game-changer in any way. And yes, this was clear from the original announcement in spite of the video that suggested a bright future. I do hope this app is laying the groundwork for that future, though. Two ways I hope this happens:
Add the possibility to create Planner or To-Do tasks directly from a message or chat. I'm really surprised this doesn't already exist. I do know about the Tasks app from Awara IT. This is good but requires a number of clicks and doesn't play with Planner.
Add My Day, the single feature that sets To-Do apart. Without this, I'll still use the standalone To-Do app for tasks.
sanunesThe view tabs only appear when you're looking at a Planner Plan. Then you can choose from List, Board, etc. When you're viewing To-Do task lists, List is the only available view.