I love Asana but when I work away I only have my iPad to work with as I donāt take a laptop. What drives me nuts is the fact that the iOS app is nowhere near as good as the web version. (I end up having to use the desktop site request in safari most of the time but that isnāt ideal)
In particular I would like to be able to at least use the custom fields I have set up to be able to update things like priorities.
Thanks for your feedback, @Ruth_Newnham! Iām interested in exactly what youāre trying to do on the iPad, as you should be able to update custom fields from the Task view on mobile. Are you trying to view/edit them from the Project view? Iād love to understand more so we can file your use case to the Mobile team!
Hi @Sara Iāll give an example from a personal project - I am organising an event and set the project up using my desktop. I set up several custom fields to show the status of an invitation, number of people, attendance status. In the desktop version you can obviously see and edit fields in project view and in task view. In the iOS version the fields cannot be seen in project view and although they can be seen in task view cannot be edited (or at least I havenāt found a way to do it) I have tried in several of my projects just to make sure, and on both my iPad and iPhone, if you need more info let me know
@Ruth_Newnham, thank you for the additional information! People canāt currently edit Custom Fields from the Project view on iOS (the way you can on the desktop), but you should be able to edit the values by clicking into the Task itself, and then clicking on the field to edit. If youāre not able to complete that action, thatās not expected and you should contact support with more information about what youāre seeing.
Love hearing about all your custom fields ā they sound like great pieces of additional information to organize your work. Even better if you can update them on the go!
@Ruth_Newnham, navigate to the Task which youād like to edit. Select the pencil icon at the top of the Task (āEditā) and from there, edit the Custom Field value. Then, click āDoneā to save your changes.
Thank you @Sara - I have to say that it isnāt obvious that you need to go to the pencil - I did say I hadnāt found a way to do it! I am sooo much happier now
This is fundamental - and frankly an oversight on my part before rolling out.
Without seeing custom fields and being able to highlight multiple tasks in iOS, itās impossible to see sum totals of number format custom fieldsā¦ fairly basic functionality when using for budgeting purposes.
Is there a setting in the mobile app which can make custom fields visible? -I can successfully sort by these fields, but I need them to be visible when sorted alphabetically.
Can you confirm if youāre working on a Board or List project? If you could share a screenshot of what youāre seeing right now and elaborate on what youād like to see instead it would be super useful to us! Looking forward to your reply!
Got it @Logan_Hayden, thank you so much for the screenshot and additional info!
Custom fields are currently only visible in the task details in Mobile, but this is definitely something our team will consider for future updates! We actually have an older thread on this topic so Iāve gone ahead and merged your post with this existing thread to gather all feedback in one place. Hope you donāt mind
I would love this update too. Custom fields is the feature Iām most attracted to and the reason I would upgrade. Not being able to see/edit custom fields on the iPad is blocking me. I workaround might be to use the website on the iPad, however the redirect rules force me to use the App on my iPad. I canāt login to the website from my iPad, Iām just redirected to the app.
Is there a place I can follow/vote on this feature so I know when to come back and pay for the upgrade?
@Jason_Hanson you can get around being forced to the app by holding your finger on the refresh icon in the Safari web address bar (little circular arrow) If you hold your finger on this you should get a āRequest Desktop Siteā option.
Iām excited to announce that iOS project list view now includes a horizontally scrollable grid! You can now add custom fields to projects on your mobile app for iOS and this view also shows asana built-in fields, along with custom fields. Weāre rolling out this feature and if itās not available for you now, itāll be available soon!
Thanks again for sharing your feedback and feel free to let me know if you have any questions!