Even though Google Search is experiencing a decline in popularity, the tech giant continues to roll out useful new features to the Android ecosystem. The latest is a “Signatures” app that appears to be universally accessible on your Android phone, potentially allowing you to insert a digital signature or initials into native and third-party apps.
Among some of the company’s other questionable decisions, like saving every audio or image file you use to search or using your search data to train AI, Google has allowed the app’s rollout to happen seemingly under wraps. Although it has already arrived on some phones as part of the June 2026 Google Play update, Google declined to mention it in its changelog – however, that’s likely because the app doesn’t appear to be fully functional yet.
According to a report from 9to5Google, a shortcut to the app’s main activity window has appeared for some people using Google’s Pixel series of phones, as well as some Samsung and OnePlus devices. We were also able to demonstrate the main features of the Signatures app using a Google Pixel with the June 2026 Google Play System Update installed. The shortcut provides access to some app features right now, but you cannot paste signatures into fields in the current state of the app.
How the Signatures app works
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The main functionality of the app is to store versions of your signature, but beyond that, little else has been confirmed. You can draw or upload a signature, or you can enter one and apply a font style to it. The app lets you register multiple versions of your John Hancock, and you can either delete them directly from the main list, or manage them from a dedicated “Manage Signatures” page – but that’s it in terms of functionality for the current state of the app.
However, there is reason to hope that the Signatures application will indeed become a universal utility for signing forms in the near future. According to an analysis by Android Authority, the app targets API level 31, which means it should work with devices running Android 12 and above. And because it’s enabled by a Google Play system update rather than an Android OS update, its availability isn’t inherently limited to specific models. In other words, this doesn’t appear to be a Pixel-exclusive feature, and given its potential widespread availability, Signatures being a system-level solution for Android users to sign forms isn’t a far-fetched idea.
How to try Google’s new Signatures app yourself
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If you’re interested, there’s a good chance you can test out Google’s new Signatures app on your Android phone right now. First, you’ll need to run the June 2026 Google Play System Update: Go to Settings > Security & Privacy > System & Updates > Google Play System Updatethen touch Check for update to install the latest version. You can also search your Settings app for “Google Play System Update” to find the update menu.
Once you use the latest Google Play system update, you still won’t see the Signatures app in your app drawer. Instead, you’ll need to install an app like Activity Launcher and then use it to search for the term “Signature.” This should generate three activities for an app with the package name “com.google.android.signature”: one that opens the list of signatures, one that lets you create a signature, and one that opens the “Manage Signatures” page. Simply open one from the Activity Launcher app or create a shortcut on your home screen to get started. As explained above, you can now create and manage signatures, but it doesn’t look like you can use them in apps yet.
The Signatures app could fill one of Android’s long-standing gaps compared to Apple’s ecosystem, where tagging and signing workflows tend to be more tightly integrated. Like most of the ecosystem features Google has added to Android in recent years, this one is tied to Google Play system updates rather than a firmware upgrade from a single OEM. There isn’t even a Google Play listing for the Signatures app at the moment, indicating that it could launch widely on Android devices without requiring additional installation.
