{
  "id": 16359246,
  "title": "I linked Gemini Notebook to Gemini and queried 4 research notebooks in one chat thread",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/i-linked-gemini-notebook-to-gemini-and-queried-4-research-notebooks",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-24T19:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Police",
    "slug": "android-police",
    "url": "https://www.androidpolice.com/linked-gemini-notebook-to-gemini-queried-notebooks-in-one-chat-thread/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gemini Notebook functions exclusively with the sources you provide, whether those sources are PDFs, Google Docs files, or notes. This characteristic contributes to its trustworthy nature. However, its limitation lies in the inability to cross-reference between notebooks. If you have financial documents in one notebook and long-term goals in another, you cannot inquire about both simultaneously. Gemini Notebook officially replaced NotebookLM in July 2026. Despite its limitation of not pulling in external information, Gemini Notebook's answers feel grounded as it points out patterns or summarizes ideas traceable to the uploaded documents. To overcome the isolation of notebooks, Gemini enables the addition of multiple Gemini Notebook notebooks to a single conversation. The process is simple. Open the Gemini website, click the + icon in the message box, select Gemini Notebook, and choose multiple notebooks to add them. You can then ask Gemini questions about all the attached notebooks simultaneously. This feature allows for cross-referencing ideas across different notebooks without the need to merge them into a single notebook. Gemini Notebook can also be used in the mobile app. Tap the attachment (+) icon, and you can attach and reference notebooks in the conversation. The true value of using Gemini Notebook with Gemini is evident when your data is scattered across different notebooks and formats. For instance, if you are working on a long-term project like a move, relocation, or a significant work assignment, you might have information spread across various notebooks. By adding these notebooks to a single Gemini chat, you can ask questions that span all the notebooks. For example, you can inquire about the realism of your long-term goals given current expenses or how a work deadline conflicts with an important point you marked in your journal. Gemini pulls context from all the attached notebooks, providing answers that reflect the complete picture. Before integrating Gemini Notebook with Gemini, most notebooks were effectively archives. While they were organized and summarized, the notebooks rarely came into play once a project ended. Cross-referencing notebooks through Gemini breathes new life into older material, making it relevant again when it connects to your current work. Adding multiple notebooks to a Gemini chat reveals insights from notebooks you may not have opened in months. The best part is that you don't need to reorganize or rewrite anything. Gemini handles the connection work, pulling context from across notebooks only when needed. This approach keeps your notebooks focused, ensuring they do not become dead ends. Even rough or incomplete sources can be valuable later when viewed alongside other notebooks. You can export the Gemini conversation to Google Docs by clicking the three-dot menu icon below the chat and selecting Export to Docs. This feature turns cross-notebook insights into an editable, shareable document. Gemini Notebook remains a tool for making sense of lengthy PDFs, articles, emails, and documents. Using it in conjunction with Gemini allows for referencing multiple notebooks simultaneously. The most significant difference is the freedom to keep notebooks focused and even a bit messy, knowing they won't become obsolete. When you need to understand something, whether it's learning across subjects, scattered notes, or revisiting old ideas, Gemini enables you to analyze more than one notebook at a time.",
  "summary": "I could finally reference multiple notebooks with this trick",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Gemini Notebook read my car’s 150-page manual, and I found features I didn’t know I’d paid for",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/gemini-notebook-read-my-cars-150-page-manual-and-i-found-features-i",
        "published": "2026-10-23T10:00:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Gemini Notebook now available as Connected App for deeper integration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/gemini-notebook-now-available-as-connected-app-for-deeper-integration",
        "published": "2026-10-23T20:21:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}