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- With Android 16 Developer Preview 2, Google Keep is now a system app, meaning it cannot be uninstalled.
- You’ll still be able to disable the app, though, putting it in a dormant state.
- The decision to make Google Keep a system app seems to be in preparation for an upcoming lock screen notes feature.
Google Keep, the company’s free note-taking app, has been promoted to a system app on Android 16 Developer Preview 2, meaning it cannot be uninstalled by normal means. This move signals that Keep might play a bigger role in Android 16 with more powerful features.