The mobile version of NotebookLM app can now turn your documents into AI-generated videos, making it easier to understand dense material without scrolling through long pages of text.
The feature, called Video Overviews, is rolling out to the NotebookLM app on both Android and iOS, alongside deeper customization tools for infographics and presentations.
NotebookLM is designed to help users work with their own documents, such as PDFs, notes, and study material, using Google’s AI. Until now, the mobile version provided summaries mostly in text or audio form.
With Video Overviews, Google is adding a more visual way to consume information, especially on phones, where reading long documents can be tiring.
Video Overviews and other upgrades in NotebookLM
Inside the NotebookLM app, you can head to the Studio tab to generate Video Overviews directly from documents. These videos turn key ideas into narrated visuals, combining slides, highlights, and diagrams.
The latest update also brings the ability to replay previously generated AI videos on mobile, with playback speed controls available on both Android and iOS.
Google is also giving users more control across 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 on the web version. You can even set the output language and add a custom prompt before generating the final graphic.
According to 9to5Google, new controls for Slide Decks are on the way, but have not been fully rolled out yet. Once available, users will be able to choose between a Detailed format, where slides include full explanations, or a Presenter format with cleaner slides meant to support live speaking.
Other options include changing the slide length, switching languages, and adding custom prompts to guide tone, style, and structure.
This update comes after a steady stream of NotebookLM upgrades, from letting users ask Gemini questions directly about their notebooks to turning notes into AI-generated podcasts.
Google has already added flashcards and quizzes for studying on the go, and soon NotebookLM could turn study notes into classroom-style lectures.
