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Google Keep's AI-based list creation feature expands to more users
'Help me create a list' is appearing to more Workspace Labs members
Google Keep is a handy notetaking tool available by default on the best Android phones, with the app's functionality also gradually improving on Android tablets in the recent past. In October last year, we learned about Google working on bundling generative AI chops with Keep, specifically in the form of Magic Lists. Some weeks later, we learned that Google Keep would make this available to users under a "Help me create a list" floating action button (FAB) within the app. This particular experiment is now widely available to more Google Keep users across the globe.
How to use Google's built-in shopping list (and why you definitely should)
Follow these simple steps to make the most of Google Shopping
Google Shopping List is a convenient way to add items to your shopping list, especially if you use the latest smart home technology like Amazon Alexa and Google Nest to add items to your grocery list via voice commands. Follow these simple steps to use Google Shopping List and never forget your grocery shopping items again.
7 easy Google Keep tips & tricks to help you stay organized
Use Google's note-taking app to its fullest potential
Google Keep is a powerful productivity tool when you know how to use it. Whether you want to jot down notes or annotate documents, its versatility is limitless. It's preinstalled on most Android tablets and phones, and you can use it immediately after setting up the new device. But if you don't have the app, download it from the Google Play Store.
Google Keep is prepping for Android 14's new note-taking feature
Tablet and stylus users may find the change useful
Android 14 is chock-full of interesting new features, and it is already available on some of our favorite smartphones. There are several such bits and bobs we are still uncovering with the QPR2 release, but we glimpsed a handy note-taking feature in the OS way back in July. It allowed you to summon a notes app of your choice in an overlay to jot down notes with a stylus. The latest version of Google Keep includes support for this feature, although it isn’t fully operational just yet.
This is how Google Keep’s AI-powered ‘Help me create a list’ feature will work
Google Keep is next in line to jump on the generative AI bandwagon
AI has been the theme of 2023, with all our favorite apps and services integrating AI to deliver a better experience. Google also went in on generative AI this year and launched several AI-powered features across its various services, including a "Help me write" tool in Gmail and Google Docs. So far, Google Keep was the only service in Google's roster not to get any AI feature, though the company was spotted working on a 'Magic Lists' feature in late October. More details about this feature have now surfaced online, highlighting how it will work.
Google Keep's new text formatting is a nightmare for lists
Some features don’t work very well when formatting is applied
Google has a laundry list of apps to maintain, but it seems to do a good job keeping all of them up to speed with the competition and its own Material Design guidelines for Android. Google Keep recently received its share of attention from the company’s developers, with text formatting options finally finding their way to the app in a recent update. In theory, they should help split lists into defined segments, helping you emphasize certain elements. I use Keep to maintain a shopping list and was sorely disappointed to find out that this is far from the case.
Google Keep is the best note-taking app despite being underappreciated for everything it does. There might be more powerful note-taking apps, but where Google Keep shines is its simplicity, with awesome powers hidden under the surface. You can use it to create shopping lists, save web links, jot down thoughts, read the text in pictures, collaborate on notes, and set reminders.
How to set a reminder on your Wear OS smartwatch without Wi-Fi or data
Use Google Keep or set an alarm
Smart devices help us manage our schedule and go about our day, offering reminders when an appointment is coming up and notifying us of important events and messages. In today's fast-paced world, staying on top of our commitments is essential, and these devices have become essential tools for achieving that. The most ubiquitous ones are phones and computers, but smart speakers and watches are also there to help. The latter are worth considering to be reminded of things to do, as they're meant to be worn on the wrist, making it harder to miss a notification. Their convenience and accessibility also make them a popular choice among many individuals, with almost half of the US population wearing one.
Google Keep's upcoming AI feature wants you to think outside the box
'Magic Lists' may spark ideas you never knew you had, but there's a caveat
Google is all in on AI, and its language models are getting a lot smarter. At this year's I/O conference, the company announced a slew of new features powered by generative AI, from Gmail's "Help me write" tool to more creative capabilities in Docs, Sheets, Slides, Chat, and Meet. And even Google Keep, which seemed like it didn't need any AI smarts, could be joining the party. What does this mean for Google's note-taking app? A new piece of evidence suggests that it may gain an AI boost that will help you come up with fresh ideas.
Grandfathered notes on Google Keep pick up text formatting options
A couple of months after the initial rollout of text formatting options in the app
Google has a plethora of apps vying for the same levels of popularity Search and Gmail enjoy among search engines and email service providers. However, the company is also responsible for solutions like Google Keep, well recognized as one of the best note-taking apps on Android, despite lacking a few key critical features like convenient sorting options and version history records. However, Google is inching there with updates like support for text formatting options, which is finally reaching your old notes as well.
Google Keep might soon let you easily sort your notes
Keep those lists and notes sorted any way you like
There are scores of apps on the Play Store which allow you to take notes, jot down shopping lists, and keep everything organized. Google Keep is one of the best note-taking apps there is, because it ticks all the right boxes — support for doodling, platform-agnostic sync across your devices, and it even picked up support for rich text formatting features recently. Now, it appears Google devs are focused on making it easier to sort your notes and lists in the app.
Google Keep rolls out the formatting features you’ve long been waiting for
Text formatting is finally here!
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Google Keep is the go-to app for a ton of users for quickly jotting down their fleeting thoughts or grocery lists. But its one major downside has kept it from becoming our favorite notetaking app — the lack of even basic text formatting tools. Google has been toying with the idea of adding formatting options in Keep, but nothing worthwhile came out of it — until now. Google Keep is now finally getting its long overdue text formatting tools that let you create richer, more customized notes that weren’t possible before.
Here's how Google Keep's long-overdue text formatting could work
We get our first look at the features in action
Google has a knack for getting the core functionality down in the first few iterations of a new software-based service, but most of its apps lack additional features. Although Google Keep is one of the best note-taking apps out there, it is no exception, nailing the basics and doing little else. Thankfully, we spotted evidence of a major change last year, and now we have our first look at how rich text formatting should work in Google Keep.
Google Keep will make better use of its dual pane design on tablets and foldables
Google Slides and Sheets are also gaining full mouse support
Google Keep is among the best note-taking apps for Android, and it has only improved over the last few months with constant updates. Within the last six months, Google added a splash of color to Keep's Wear OS app, introduced a new single note widget, and debuted a two-pane layout on tablets. Now, to make better use of the dual-pane redesign, the note-taking app is gaining the ability to display two notes side-by-side on tablets and foldables.
Google Keep for Wear OS actually becomes useful
Google announced the arrival of new Wear OS complications in February
When it comes to taking great notes, we find Google Keep to be one of the best helps around. It's got dedicated apps for every platform out there and that includes Google's own Wear OS. The smartwatch version of the app has been finicky to use, but it's been getting better at helping people remind themselves of what they need to do. The app received a visual makeover in December before we got word of some new features coming to the Keep smartwatch app last month. Said payload includes new watch face complications that are about to hit smartwatches soon.
Google Keep’s single note widget is now rolling out
Mark Keep tasks complete right from your home screen
This year's MWC 2023 was dominated by some impressive new hardware launches, like the Honor Magic Vs, Xiaomi 13 Pro, and Motorola's unique rollable concept phone, the Motorola Rizr. Amidst all this, Google took the stage to announce a slew of features and improvements coming to Wear OS and Android. This includes a new Google Keep widget that lets you "pin" a single note to your home screen, though there was no clarity on when it would be available. Now, within days of its announcement, Google is rolling out the widget for all.
All of our favorite note-taking apps are indispensable for anyone who likes to maintain lists, reminders, and other memos in one place. However, only one of those apps is available right off the bat on any new Wear OS smartwatch — Google Keep. The app has seen quite a few updates this year leading up to the Google Pixel Watch release, and Keep is now being treated to several new and colorful elements.
Google Keep's new two-pane layout is hitting more tablets
The update makes better use of all that screen real estate
In September, we heard that, along with Wear OS redesigns, Google Keep was due to get a refreshed tablet layout in the near future. That rollout's been ongoing for weeks now, but it seems like it's finally going mainstream: 9to5Google reports seeing the new layout on their Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, and several of us at AP have it, too.
Everything is Workspace now, as Google doubles down on app branding
Google app suite is all-encompassing
Throughout 2021, we saw several Google-branded services line up and take their place under one of two large umbrella categories — Google One or Google Workspace. Google presents the former as its paid solution for users who want access to additional Google Drive cloud storage (plus exclusive in-app features, like more editing tools for Photos), while the latter is for professionals and businesses of all sizes. Google Keep has been part of Workspace for years now, and now its Android app is finally starting to advertise as much.
Google Keep for Wear OS gets a Material You revamp ahead of Pixel Watch debut
Keep is also improving on large-screen Samsung phones and tablets
Google isn't hiding the Pixel Watch anymore and is preparing for its grand unveiling alongside the Pixel 7 next month. Some of those preparations are visible on the Play Store, like the steady stream of apps getting the Material You design treatment. The Google Keep app for Wear OS smartwatches is the latest to hop on the bandwagon — its latest update brings a much-needed Material You design refresh. The app's interface is also changing on Samsung tablets and foldable phones.