NotebookLM app adds built-in camera

Google implements camera source for NotebookLM, allowing you to easily load images available in the device to serve as analysis source for the content you need.

The NotebookLM app now has a camera to use images as sources in addition to text, audio, video, web pages, and files, such as PDFs. On the home page and in the sources tab, you can simply tap the upload button to add handwritten notes, whiteboards, printed documents, infographic options, and more.

Add a source icon to browse your device's photo library, including screenshots. This feature first rolled out on the web in mid-November and is now widely available on the Android and iOS apps when you update to the latest version.

NotebookLM has now updated all users with features including flashcards, quizzes, resource removal, Infographics, and Slides. However, the feature of sharing chat history between sessions has not been widely updated on Android and iOS yet.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 08 December 2025