Android’s Google Keep Might Bring Back Lock Screen Notes: App Teardown

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• Our original “App Analysis” feature has revealed that the lock screen handwriting tool for the Android version of “Google Keep” has been revived internally within the app.
• Analysis of the app files in the Android “Google Keep” v5.26.151.01.90 update confirms that resource code related to the lock screen handwriting tool has been re-added.
• New processing code has also been included, intended for direct launch via the stylus on Motorola Android devices.

Looking back two years to around April 2024, a handwriting tool shortcut icon suddenly appeared on the lock screen of the Google Pixel Tablet.

Initially, however, this lock screen handwriting shortcut could not be used. It was later discovered to be a feature for the Google note-taking service “Google Keep,” and users were anticipating a full rollout.

Ultimately, however, it was never fully released. In the Android “Google Keep” app v5.25.382.04.90, released around October 2025, it was confirmed that all references to the lock screen handwriting tool had been removed.

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Amidst this, our site’s “App Analysis” feature has now revealed that the lock screen handwriting tool for the Android version of “Google Keep” has been revived internally within the app.

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By analyzing the app files from the Android “Google Keep” v5.26.151.01.90 update, released on Monday, May 4, 2026, we confirmed that the resource code for the lock screen handwriting tool has been added once again.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.LAUNCH_CAPTURE_CONTENT_ACTIVITY_FOR_NOTE"/>

<activity
            android:theme="@style/KeepAppThemeGM3"
            android:name="com.google.android.apps.keep.ui.activities.SecureDrawingActivity"
            android:taskAffinity="secure.drawing"
            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
            android:launchMode="standard"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan|stateAlwaysHidden"
            android:noHistory="true"
            android:showWhenLocked="true"
            android:turnScreenOn="true"/>
        <activity
            android:theme="@style/SecureDialogKeepThemeGM3"
            android:name="com.google.android.apps.keep.ui.activities.SecureDrawingLauncherActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:taskAffinity="secure.drawing"
            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan|stateAlwaysHidden"
            android:showWhenLocked="true"
            android:turnScreenOn="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.motorola.stylus.secure.OPEN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.motorola.stylus.OPEN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

As the name suggests, the lock screen handwriting tool for the Android “Google Keep” app is a feature that allows for quick handwritten notes directly from the lock screen; its biggest advantage is that it can be used without unlocking the device. While this feature has not yet been officially released, it may be officially rolled out at some point in the future.

Additionally, the newly discovered resource code includes processing logic specifically for launching the tool directly via a stylus on Motorola Android devices. While the lock screen handwriting tool was initially expected to be a feature for the “Pixel Tablet,” it is possible that it will see an official launch specifically for Motorola Android devices that support a stylus.

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