Google Keep Reminders to Fully Integrate with Google Tasks: Rumors Suggest Return of Location Features

Starting in late November 2025, the Google note-taking service “Google Keep” began migrating its “Reminders” feature to “Google Tasks,” allowing reminders set in “Google Keep” to be saved directly into “Google Tasks.”

This transition was originally announced about a year and a half ago on Thursday, April 25, 2024, and the migration is finally taking place. However, Google may be planning to fully integrate “Google Keep” reminders into “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar.”

An analysis of the internal code in the recently released Android versions of the “Google Keep” app (v5.25.501.03.90 to v5.26.021.01.90) has revealed three key insights regarding the “Reminders” feature: the implementation of a kill switch, dependency on “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar,” and the revival of “Pick a place.”

Implementation of an Internal Kill Switch

Previously, the “Reminders” feature in the Android version of “Google Keep” was integrated into the heart of the app (BrowseActivity).

However, it has been confirmed that in version v5.25.491.00.90 of the Android app, the feature was separated from the app’s core and moved into an independent code block named “CreateReminder.” This change allows the “Reminders” feature in the Android “Google Keep” app to be disabled simply by deactivating “CreateReminder.”

In other words, an internal kill switch has been implemented for the “Reminders” feature in the Android version of “Google Keep.” This does not necessarily mean the feature will be discontinued; rather, it is likely preparation for the full integration into “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar” mentioned below.

<activity-alias
    android:name="com.google.android.keep.activities.CreateReminder"
    android:exported="true"
    android:targetActivity="com.google.android.apps.keep.ui.activities.BrowseActivity">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.CREATE_REMINDER"/>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
    </intent-filter>
</activity-alias>

Dependency on “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar” Integration

In recent updates to the Android “Google Keep” app, definitions have been added that make the app dependent on “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar” for receiving reminder notifications.

Specifically, these are definitions requesting permission to link with “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar” to receive reminder notifications within the “Google Keep” app. This suggests that linking with “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar” may become a requirement for receiving reminder notifications in the Android version of “Google Keep.”

<queries>
    <package android:name="com.google.android.apps.tasks"/>
    <package android:name="com.google.android.calendar"/>
    ...
</queries>

The Return of “Pick a Place”

“Google Keep” previously featured a “Pick a place” function that triggered a reminder notification when a user entered a specific area (within a radius of approximately 100m).

This was a convenient feature for preventing missed errands, such as setting a reminder to trigger when visiting a supermarket. However, when “Google Keep” reminders were integrated into “Google Tasks,” this “Pick a place” feature was quietly removed.

Now, in the internal code of Android “Google Keep” app v5.25.441 and later, code has been added indicating that the “Pick a place” screen itself will be replaced with a design shared with “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar.” This suggests that the “Pick a place” feature may soon be implemented in “Google Tasks” and the “Reminders” section of “Google Calendar”—which shares task management—and that the “Pick a place” feature previously removed from “Google Keep” may return at the same time.

<attr name="placesColorSurface" format="reference|color"> </attr>
<attr name="placesCornerRadius" format="reference|dimension"> </attr>
<style name="TextAppearance.GoogleMaterial3.Places.TitleLarge" ...>

Based on these three developments, it appears that the current migration of the “Reminders” feature to “Google Tasks” is still in its early stages. It looks likely that the feature will be fully integrated into “Google Tasks” and “Google Calendar” in the future, with new features like the revival of “Pick a place” being rolled out. We will be keeping a close eye on future updates to the Android “Google Keep” app.

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