Astrid Gets Facelift and Android Tablet App

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Today Astrid (Astrid.com), a leading Android to-do list app, launched a new version for Android tablets, a streamlined design, and integrations with services to help users be more productive. Astrid aims to build on its success of already helping people finish over 30 million tasks.

Astrid's tablet app can be used independently or synced with Android phones, iOS devices like iPhone and iPod Touch, or Astrid.com. Astrid's tablet version is available immediately for devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab or Motorola Xoom through the Android Market and will be available for the Kindle Fire on the Amazon App Store upon approval.

Astrid's new look is the result of extensive user testing and applies many of the principles described in Android's recently updated User Interface Guidelines. According to Henry Tsai, Astrid's head of user experience, the Astrid team has taken great care to make the new version easy for new users without disrupting the experience of the millions of people who have downloaded previous versions of the app.

While the ability to share tasks with family and friends has been part of Astrid for some time, users can now outsource individual tasks to TaskRabbit, a popular personal assistant service available in select cities like San Francisco and New York. Astrid has also added the ability to view suggestions and ideas through integrated search with Amazon and Google.

"Everything we do is designed to help users get things off their to-do lists," said Astrid co-founder Jon Paris. "Many of my tasks start with a search on Google or can be quickly finished by ordering something on Amazon, so we've made these actions easy to perform from within the app."

About Astrid

Astrid (astrid.com) is a shared to-do list that helps individuals and groups stay organized, get more done and have fun in the process. Using Astrid, couples and families assign each other to-dos, housemates share shopping lists, and friends give each other ideas and support. With nearly 3 million downloads, Astrid is available on the Web, in the Android Market and in the App Store. Astrid is funded by Google Ventures, Jump Ventures, and Nexus Venture Partners. The company is based in San Francisco.

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