NotebookLM makes its Android debut, complete with Audio Overviews (Update: Official)
NotebookLM just hit the Play Store early — here's what it can do right now.
- NotebookLM debuted in 2023 as an experimental research tool.
- Last year Google upgraded the tool with its “virtual podcast” Audio Overviews.
- We’ve been expecting NotebookLM apps for a couple months now, and today the Android release arrives early.
Update, May 19, 2025 (05:03 PM ET): In the hours since we spotted NotebookLM hitting the Play Store a little ahead of schedule, Google has gone ahead and formally announced the app’s availability. In addition to the Android version we saw earlier today, the iOS edition is now similarly available for iPhone and iPad users.
Original article, May 19, 2025 (11:30 AM ET): If you’re trying to make a convert out of an AI nay-sayer, look no further than Google’s NotebookLM. The research assistant can easily digest all the source materials you throw at it, from product manuals to textbooks, and respond to your questions about them like a seasoned pro, making for a quick and impressive demo. And if that doesn’t blow their mind, just tap into Audio Overviews to hear a couple virtual podcast hosts get into an enthusiastic discussion on the subject. So far, though, NotebookLM has only existed as a web service. Now that’s finally changing.
