Google Keep text formatting officially rolling out on Android [U]

Over a yr after we first noticed work on the function, Google Keep for Android is lastly rolling out the power to format text.

Update 8/24: Google has officially introduced wealthy text formatting for “new notes on Keep,” and that present notes will get it within the “coming weeks.”

This extremely requested function lets you customise and add emphasis to your text by bolding, underlining, italicizing, and heading types. 

As of at this time, we’re not seeing it broadly rolled out but:

• Available to all Google Workspace clients and customers with private Google Accounts 

Original 8/17: After getting enabled earlier this week, text formatting is beginning to roll out (by way of Mishaal Rahman). Once out there on your gadget, you’ll encounter a “New! Format your text in new notes” immediate on the homepage: “Enhance your new notes on Android with text formatting. In the coming weeks, it’ll also be enabled on existing notes.” 

The notes toolbar will function a brand new underlined “A” icon after the “plus” and Background choices. This will open a bar that begins with Heading 1 (H1), Heading (H2), and the present “Aa” default. You then have Bold, Italics, Underlined, and Strikethrough. The formatting habits is fairly commonplace and in keeping with different text editors.

Text formatting has been noticed going reside with Google Keep 5.23.322.05. That model will not be but broadly rolled out by way of the Play Store, whereas there’s a server-side element to availability as properly. We’re not but seeing it but on a number of gadgets we checked at this time.

Of notice, it will first be out there to new notes earlier than changing into on present ones. The introductory immediate solely references the Android app. 

This ought to have at all times been an choice for customers that need it, however one in all Google Keep’s charms is simplicity. Hopefully, text pasted from different sources is dealt with gracefully.

More on Google Keep:

• Google rolling out a primary model historical past for Keep
• Google Keep letting you open notes side-by-side on Android tablets, foldables
• Keep for Wear OS provides watch face issues
• Google Keep ‘Single note’ widget rolling out on Android