Gemini app expands Notebooks with notes as chat context

According to a DEV Community report published on November 13, 2026, Google has expanded Notebooks within the Gemini app into a dedicated workspace designed to organize sources, notes, and AI-assisted work around a specific topic. The workspace sits in the Gemini app's left-side panel, and it changes the role of notes from a simple place to capture ideas. Users can now add notes as sources that ground Chat responses and support the creation of outputs such as quizzes, study guides, audio overviews, and slides. The report notes that the update brings a NotebookLM-like approach into Gemini's broader environment. The feature is being rolled out gradually to schools, educators, professionals, and Workspace customers. No material in the available reporting indicates a timeline for the feature to become generally available, so the rollout currently remains at this staged, audience-limited phase.