- Google has added flashcards, quizzes and smarter chat to the NotebookLM mobile app
- These customizable survey tools were previously only available on desktops
- The update also improves the Gemini-powered conversational capability and offers longer context and memory on mobile devices
Google’s NotebookLM brings some of its best AI-powered survey features to its mobile app, expanding its chat experience along the way. You can now create flashcards and quizzes based on sources you upload, even as you walk into a classroom for a test.
NotebookLM began as an AI assistant for students, but it has since expanded into a broader hub for processing information across documents, written notes, and even YouTube videos into formats that can be more useful for learning. It includes flashcards and quizzes released earlier this year for desktops.
For those who have primarily used NotebookLM on a laptop, the jump to mobile isn’t all about portability. It is about shrinking the distance between intention and action. You can drill core concepts while waiting for coffee, take a quiz before bed, or build flashcards on the bus home.
NotebookLM is built to let you upload and comment on sources, ask questions about your materials, and extract insights from long documents. It pulls from PDFs, transcripts, lecture notes, really anything with text,
Until now, the app has mostly passively mirrored the desktop version’s capabilities. You can watch and scroll, but not fully engage. Now you can customize flashcards and quizzes by setting the topic, difficulty and length.
Study trips
The update adds flexibility to these sources by letting you temporarily select or deselect which sources the AI uses to generate its answers and quizzes. This is a big deal if you’ve uploaded dozens of documents and don’t want a quiz from the wrong week’s material. It adds a layer of control that’s especially useful when you’re on the go and less likely to wade through file options.
The chat improvements aren’t just cosmetic either. They fundamentally change how users can interact with their notes. A longer context window means the AI can track more of your study session, offering the kind of continuity usually lacking in mobile AI tools. So while it might not automatically get you an A, it will at least help keep all the details you need to remember top of mind until it’s time to start the exam.
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