Start/stop timer on mobile - sign up for early access!

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Hi Asana Community,

Back in November, we launched mobile time tracking and your feedback has been incredible. One request came through louder than anything else: a live start/stop timer on mobile. We heard you - and we’ve been working on it.

Today, I’m excited to share that we’re opening up early access to the mobile timer on iOS and Android, and we’d love for you to be among the first to try it.

What’s new

With the mobile timer, you will be able to:

  • Start and stop a timer directly from a task to log actual time spent - no more estimating after the fact
  • Keep tracking while you navigate - the timer persists across screens, so you can check other tasks, projects, or your inbox without losing your running time
  • Update time entry details while the timer is running (project, notes, etc.)
  • Works for everyone - whether your organization uses the Timesheets & Budgets add-on or standard time tracking

Whether you’re a field technician moving between job sites, a creative deep in a design session, or a project manager bouncing between meetings - this is built for the way you actually work on the go.

Why early access?

We want to get this into your hands quickly and learn from how you use it before we roll it out more broadly. Your real-world feedback will directly shape the final experience. This is your chance to influence how the timer works before it goes live for everyone.

What to expect as a participant

  • In early March, you’ll get access to the timer feature on the Asana mobile app (iOS and Android)
  • You’ll be able to share feedback directly with our product team via a short feedback form or by replying in this thread
  • Note: Pause/resume, editing time entries after saving, and home screen widgets are not yet included - but we’re listening for what matters most to you next

Ready to try it? Sign up here

If you’re interested in joining the early access program, fill out this short form. Feel free to share this with any Asana user on your team who might be interested.

Note: Space in this early access program is limited, so not everyone who signs up may be included right away - but we’ll do our best to get as many of you in as possible.

We can’t wait to hear what you think!

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Not sure the best way to ask this @Mishka_Belibassakis , but does this apply organization-wide? Or just the individual within the organization that would request early access?

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That’s a great question @Levar_M!

It will be turned on for individuals that request early access, as we’d love to hear more direct feedback before launching it more broadly.

It won’t break anything for other people in the organization - “timer” time entries, once saved, will be treated just like the manual ones.

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Hi all,

We’re excited to share that we’re planning to launch the timer to our closed early access group next week.

If you haven’t signed up yet and you’re interested in joining the early access program, please fill out this short form.

Everyone who’s enrolled will receive a separate email once the feature is turned on for your account next week.

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Update: The mobile timer is live!

Quick update for everyone following this thread — the mobile timer is now available in the latest version of the Asana app on both iOS and Android.

If you signed up for early access and are eligible, you should have received an email with everything you need to get started, including a link to our beta feedback form. Check your inbox (and spam, just in case).

If you haven’t signed up yet and want to try it out, you can still join here.

We’d love to hear how it’s working for you — your feedback directly shapes what we ship next. Drop your thoughts in this thread or through the feedback form in your email.

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