NotebookLM continues to stand out as one of Google’s most impressive AI-powered tools. The app has steadily improved over time, with updates that introduced video overviews and even the ability to transform those overviews into anime-style clips. When Google launched NotebookLM for mobile, it brought nearly all the power of the desktop version to smaller screens. However, two notable features were missing from that initial release: flash cards and quizzes.
For an app beloved by students, researchers, and lifelong learners, the absence of these study tools felt like a surprising omission. Flash cards and quizzes are at the heart of active learning, and their lack left many early mobile users wanting more. Thankfully, Google’s latest update fixes that gap — while also giving users finer control over how they select and manage their information sources.
A deeper update beyond study tools
According to Google’s latest blog post, the new features are just part of a broader mobile upgrade. The refreshed version introduces better chat capabilities in addition to flash cards and quizzes. Alongside improved memory aids, Google claims that chat responses are now “50% better in quality,” enabled by a context window four times larger and a conversation memory six times longer than before.
These enhancements don’t just make conversations smarter — they make the app far more useful for focused studying and research. Users can now effortlessly create specialized notebooks, explore AI-generated study guides, and manage their sources by toggling specific references on or off for each prompt.
With this update, NotebookLM’s mobile experience finally lives up to the versatility and intelligence of its desktop counterpart, empowering learners to study, create, and organize knowledge wherever they go.
