Google Keep Now Offers Version History Feature
Google Keep, the note-taking app from Google, is finally receiving a much-needed feature that appears to be incomplete. The addition of a version history function aims to prevent the hassle of manually retyping large amounts of text that were accidentally deleted.
The tool allows you to download a text file containing previous versions of your notes and lists, according to the support page. The help document states that Google is gradually rolling out the feature to everyone, so it may not be available yet. Once it is, you can access it in the Keep web app by clicking the three-dot menu at the bottom of the note.
Google Keep’s Version History. I have seen news of this, but with “Coming soon” written. Luckily Google enabled it for me and here is how it works. #Google #Android https://t.co/MGeCDVz3iM pic.twitter.com/QG12cIlAV5
— AssembleDebug (@AssembleDebug) August 18, 2023
As Android Police points out, Keep’s version history is currently only available online — you can’t yet see previous versions of your notes in the Android or iOS apps. Also, it doesn’t overwrite photos, so if you deleted a photo from a note, you can’t restore it with this option.
This is a pretty basic feature, and it’s a little confusing that Google hasn’t offered it in Keep until now. After all, the company has long offered similar functionality in Google Drive applications. The implementation is also strange. Instead of seeing the app’s version history and being able to tap back to a previous incarnation of the note (as you can in apps like Docs), downloading a file and manually copying the text back feels weird. selection. However, this is a step in the right direction for Keep.
