Recognize emailed tasks w "note to self" as subject, for Android voice entry
davewh says:
Using IFTTT as a workaround for Android Google Now voice task entry requires allowing an additional party to access functionality of one's Gmail and to monitor one's email messages, which not everyone is comfortable with.
However, it's possible to set up a forwarding filter within Gmail itself to recognize when one has sent oneself a "note to self" command via Google Now voice entry, and to automatically forward the email to one's RTM email address.* This eliminates the issue above.
However, the catch is that the emails forwarded to RTM will have "note to self" as the subject, with the task and smart add parameters (e.g., "Take back books today at 9pm") in the body. If RTM recognized emailed tasks in this third format, it would offer a somewhat simpler and more secure workaround for Google Now voice entry.
*Note: This requires a step of verifying one's RTM email address when a Gmail Forwarding Confirmation email from Google shows up in one's RTM task list.
However, it's possible to set up a forwarding filter within Gmail itself to recognize when one has sent oneself a "note to self" command via Google Now voice entry, and to automatically forward the email to one's RTM email address.* This eliminates the issue above.
However, the catch is that the emails forwarded to RTM will have "note to self" as the subject, with the task and smart add parameters (e.g., "Take back books today at 9pm") in the body. If RTM recognized emailed tasks in this third format, it would offer a somewhat simpler and more secure workaround for Google Now voice entry.
*Note: This requires a step of verifying one's RTM email address when a Gmail Forwarding Confirmation email from Google shows up in one's RTM task list.
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