The shift away from Google Assistant, and into the Gemini era , is nearly in its last stages. One can feel nostalgic about the eponymous virtual assistant, but it’s undeniable that the arrival of Gemini has truly changed what an AI agent can do for us. The language understanding chops are far better with Gemini .
Conversations are natural , app interactions are fluid, integration with other Google products is rewarding, and even in its free state, Gemini takes Siri to the cleaners even on an iPhone . There are, however, a few tricks that put Gemini in an altogether different league. Deep Research is one of those agentic features that I use on a daily basis and continue to be amazed at.
In March, Google added another rewarding feature to the Gemini arsenal: Audio Overviews. Turning it all, into a podcast Imagine turning your drab documents, overtly complex research paper, or academic reading material into a lively two-way podcast chat. That’s essentially what Audio Overviews is all about.
The feature first arrived on Google’s deeply underrated NotebookLM, and has finally been ported over to the core Gemini experience on mobile and web. You don’t have to go through any technical hoops, or write a hyper-specific text prompt to get these audio makeovers. Just upload a file from the attachment picker, and you will see a “Generate Audio Overview” chip appear right above the chat box.
Tap on it, and the podcast generation will commence. It may take a few minutes to compl.