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Grok for iOS Renames 'Tasks' Feature to 'Automations'

June 28, 2026 at 19:36 EDT

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xAI's Grok has renamed its automation feature "Tasks" to "Automations" in the iOS app. Spotted around June 28, 2026, the change so far appears limited to nomenclature plus minor UI tweaks to menu labels and layout, with no new core functionality yet visible.

June 28, 2026 · xAI Grok

"Tasks" Becomes "Automations" on Grok for iOS

A rename and a light UI tweak — but a signal that xAI is reshaping its scheduled-execution feature into a broader automation layer, pushing Grok from chatbot toward agent platform.

schedule modes: one-time, daily, weekdays, monthly, custom (cron-like)

surfaces: iOS app, web (grok.com/tasks), Grok within X

plans behind it: SuperGrok / X Premium+ (e.g. Build beta)

The pieces xAI is stacking

Three layers combined to counter agentic modes in OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude Code.

Skills

reusable workflows
(mid-May)

Grok Build CLI

terminal + headless
(May 25 beta)

Automations

scheduled execution
(formerly Tasks)

Tasks

scheduled prompts

→

Automations

rename + UI tweak

→

+ Skills & models

consolidated layer (planned)

Valued for

Real-time data use & speed
Code generation
Natural-language file ops via Build CLI
Edge in leveraging X data

Still falls short

Agentic features not fully autonomous — need review
Limits on free tier, paid-plan gripes
Cross-device chat sync glitches
Lags in depth of file operations

What's not confirmed: no change to the underlying mechanism, no word on web or Android timing, and no unified desktop client or standalone Grok Build app — despite user hopes.

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