Google Keep is ready for your next flash of inspiration with one-tap note creation

Smartphones being as feature-rich as they are presents us with a bit of a usability problem: Before we can get anything done, our phones need to first understand what we’re trying to do. And while stuff like lock screen shortcuts can help speed up access to select tools, for most tasks we’re looking at tapping through a few screens to get started. Back around the start of the year, we spotted some development work in Google Keep to potentially streamline how you start entering text notes, and now the change is finally ready for us to take advantage of.

If you’re not yet using Google Keep, you’re doing yourself a disservice, as it offers a great way to collect and organize spur-of-the-moment thoughts, from quick text notes, to photos, to sketches. And in the app’s main interface, you can get started with any of these media types by tapping on the prominent plus-sign floating action button (FAB) in the screen’s bottom-right corner.