The mobile version of the NotebookLM app can now turn your documents into AI-generated videos, making it easier for you to understand dense material without having to scroll through long pages of text.
The feature, called “Video Overviews,” is rolling out to the NotebookLM app for both Android and iOS, along with broader customization tools for infographics and presentations.
NotebookLM is designed to help users work with their own documents such as PDFs, notes, and study materials using Google’s AI. Previously, the mobile version provided summaries mostly in text or audio form.
With video overviews, Google offers a more visual way to consume information, especially on mobile phones where reading long documents can be tiring.
Video overviews and other upgrades in NotebookLM
In the NotebookLM app, you can go to the Studio tab to generate video overviews directly from documents. These videos transform key ideas into narrative visuals, combining slides, highlights, and diagrams.
The latest update also adds the ability to play previously created AI videos on mobile devices, with playback speed controls available on both Android and iOS.
Google also gives users more control over other visual formats. Infographics can now be edited directly in the app by tapping a new pencil icon.
You can choose between landscape, portrait or square layouts and decide which sources the AI should use, just like with the web version. You can even set the output language and add a custom prompt before creating the final graphic.
According to 9to5Google, new controls for Slide Decks are on the way but not fully rolled out yet. Once available, users will be able to choose between a detailed format where slides contain full explanations or a presenter format with cleaner slides designed to support live lectures.
Other options include changing slide length, switching languages, and adding custom prompts for the tone, style, and structure of the guide.
This update follows a steady series of NotebookLM upgrades, from allowing users to directly ask Gemini questions about their notebooks to turning notes into AI-generated podcasts.
Google has already added flashcards and quizzes for on-the-go learning, and soon NotebookLM could turn study notes into classroom-style lectures.
