Android 14 Notes Role Limitations And Debugging
Android 14's NOTES role enables note-taking on tablets but not phones. Developer tries to enable it on Surface Duo running Android 15, but it doesn't work due to feature flags and missing icon on lock screen.
All the way back in early 2024, Android Authority wrote that in a future update Google Keep might let you jot notes from the lock screen of an Android tablet. The Android 14, Android 14-QPR1, and Android 14-QPR2 release notes mention that the NOTES role in Android 14 supports the note-taking feature and increases productivity of Android tablets. With the NOTES role, OEMs can give the end users a consistent note-taking experience when using a stylus on an Android tablet on the users' preferred note-taking app. For more details, see NOTES on Android Roles. While that sounds great, why should t...