---
title: "asana’s ios facelift — alex laughnan"
description: "giggles and smiles over the new ios7 interface from the asana team."
url: "https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/asana-s-ios-facelift/"
---

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# asana’s ios facelift

august 1, 2014

in any relationship you make compromises. some people leave their clothes around the house. others are unorganized, drink too much, love tv, yadda yadda.

with [asana](http://asana.com/), it seemed like their ios application left something to be desired. that something? **user experience.**

with their latest release on july 29, [asana’s](https://asana.com/) iphone and ipad app put user experience as the primary focus through a new design and intentional workflows.

_homescreen says hi._

as someone who just embraced the upcoming/later/today mentality for task organization in asana, i am ecstatic to see the new homescreen. it shows me **exactly** what i need for the day (including any unread inbox messages).

asana has also redesigned the menu which allows you to quickly switch between the homescreen, your projects, task searching, and quick task creation. boom.

_helpful tip: switch workspaces (if you are like me and have around 4-5) from the upper left corner of the screen._

### meet projects

remember all those cool colors that are available for you in the web interface. well, those puppies are here to play on your iphone now too. this was ideal for me.

opening the application and being able to see all my projects **with** their colors was a huge help. i use colors to detail (to a certain degree) the priority level of a specific project.

selecting a project shows a clearly defined workflow with the sections and their subsequent tasks. looking to re-order tasks? sort by due date? or sort by priority? the upper right-hand corner of each project allows you to re-organize your tasks (similar to the web interface).

### meet tasks

before you had it edit tasks and sort through small, finger-avoiding buttons to set various elements of your tasks. not any more!

_a drastically simplified way to make adjustments to tasks._

the new ios7 app has traveled to the land of icons and returned with awesomeness. you can change assignees, due dates, projects, subtasks and more with just a click. it makes editing or creating new tasks easier on the go.

### want more?

i can’t say that i blame you. for more details on their latest updates, check out the [ios7 blog post at the asana blog](http://blog.asana.com/2014/07/ios7/). you could even [download it from the appstore](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asana-mobile/id489969512) and give it whirl yourself.