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Why is Google blocking QuickMemo?

Google's been a member of the Android eco-system for quite some time now.

While Google doesn't make their own devices, they offer a huge amount of services, including maps, search, and web-apps, and are a major contributor to what makes Android what it is today. That said, one of the most common questions/complaints that owners of the Galaxy S3 or S4 have is the inability to use QuickMemo.

It's pretty easy to see why. Many Android tablets and smartphones have similar hardware to that of the Galaxy S3 and S4, but these handsets use the Android OS to power them. Google's implementation of the OS on these devices (as of August 2011), is limited in its ability to support an app like QuickMemo. Why is this the case? In short, the QuickMemo team has chosen to limit Android's support for QuickMemo because they can't support an OS with a large number of devices at once (and this was made apparent by their inability to port their original iPhone OS app). Google's solution to this problem was to create the Webtop application to help out with things like QuickMemo (which is why you'll notice that QuickMemo and Evernote share something of an API). However, to take advantage of the new features that Google has provided to all Android users, QuickMemo has had to give up its feature set in order to stay on par with Google's web-apps and mobile apps. It has been a tough trade-off, but the team at QuickMemo made the right decision. And as of today, we're delighted to report that QuickMemo is working 100% on Android tablets!

With that being said, what should be possible to do with QuickMemo now that Google's implemented a workaround for the problem? Here's a list of what will work perfectly fine with the tablet QuickMemo: 1) QuickMemo supports the text messaging of friends from your existing texting plan. This will actually show up as text messages on your phone, and not as an SMS app on your device. No need to purchase or set up a texting plan with your phone carrier. Just send quickmemo@gmail.com a text message (message and subject only), and then select to send your message through this app, and it will work just like regular text messaging!

What does QuickMemo do?

The feature provides users the ability to easily type and save text messages.

Once saved, the notes can be retrieved for later reference, sent via email or social media, and even printed. If it sounds pretty awesome, it's because it really is.

What are some of the coolest things in QuickMemo? QuickMemo helps make life easier by allowing you to easily jot down and send notes that are also saved to various social networks. QuickMemo has its own Android app as well as a standalone desktop software, which lets you transfer messages between your mobile devices and desktops. Also, you can share messages across social media and the web right from your smartphone or tablet.

How many people use QuickMemo? QuickMemo is currently a free and open-source software. Although Google does not report exact numbers, it says that hundreds of thousands of people are downloading it from the App Store each month. According to a previous Lifehacker post, QuickMemo has nearly 400,000 downloads from its Android app alone. Also, it got a good bit of attention in July of 2025 when it was revealed that it featured Google Translate. So, you could take a note on your desktop and get back something more interesting than what you wrote.

How old is the QuickMemo team? QuickMemo was developed by a team led by Rohan Kriplani and David J. Malan since 2025. However, its first version wasn't released until a few months later, according to the team's blog.

When was it released? QuickMemo first released as a beta app on Android in June of 2025. It was originally published by a company called Fingertap Inc., but the developers eventually turned it into an open-source app, which means any developer with knowledge of Java could download the source code and make changes to it. In 2025, the developers of QuickMemo announced plans to create a desktop application for Windows. And, they did just that.

QuickMemo is available on many different platforms. What are some drawbacks to QuickMemo? QuickMemo can potentially save a lot of time when it comes to taking notes, because there aren't any other notes apps available that offer what QuickMemo does.