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Google releases its NotebookLM mobile app

Google releases its NotebookLM mobile app

The Verge19-05-2025

Google's NotebookLM app for Android is out now, as reported by 9to5Google, and is expected to launch for iOS and iPadOS on May 20th, according to the app's App Store listing.
The app appears to offer similar functionality to the desktop version of NotebookLM, including the ability to upload sources of information that the app can summarize. It can also make AI-generated, podcast-like Audio Overviews.
With the app, you can listen to those Audio Overviews in the background while you're doing other things on your phone or while offline, Google says. Might be a handy way to get caught up on your performance review.

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