The Google graveyard has added another app to its growing list of casualties: the company has officially discontinued the Apple Watch version of its popular note-taking application, Google Keep. While users can still access the app on their iPhones and iPads, the recent update—version 2.2025.26200—released in the App Store on Monday, has effectively stripped the app of its watchOS support. This leaves only three Google applications currently available for Apple Watch users: Google Calendar, Maps, and YouTube Music.

This development is a disappointment for many who held onto the hope that Google might expand its watchOS app offerings. Just a day prior to the removal of Keep, Google had quietly launched a new native Google Calendar app for the Apple Watch, hinting at a potential revival of its presence on the platform after several years of neglect. Back in 2017, Google had pulled multiple apps from watchOS, leaving its Apple Watch user base with limited options.

The Google Keep app initially made its debut on watchOS in 2019 but has seen little in the way of meaningful updates since then. Although the app may have been outdated, it offered functionality that many users found useful, enabling them to quickly create lists or jot down important notes while on the go. Unfortunately, with its removal, there seems to be no credible third-party alternative available on watchOS that can adequately fill the gap left by Google Keep.

This decision to discontinue the Apple Watch version of Keep aligns with reports from several users on Reddit who noted that they had received notifications from Google indicating that the "watch app would be deprecated soon." As of now, Google has not provided a detailed explanation for the app's removal, and we have reached out to the company for further clarification.

For users who rely on smartwatches that run on Google’s own Wear OS platform, the Google Keep app remains accessible. However, this is unlikely to offer solace to Apple Watch users, who now find themselves without a convenient note-taking solution. As Apple prepares to launch a native version of its own Notes app for watchOS 26 later this fall, Keep users will have to exercise patience while awaiting alternatives.