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Gemini Notebook — FAQ

Gemini Notebook is a free Google Play app for uploading sources, asking questions about them, and listening to AI-generated Audio Overviews. Recent reviews supplied here focus less on those features and more on reliability problems, battery or data drain, ads, permissions, login issues, and support.

  1. Is Gemini Notebook not working or stuck loading?
  2. Does Gemini Notebook drain battery or mobile data?
  3. Does Gemini Notebook have too many ads?
  4. Does Gemini Notebook ask for unnecessary permissions?
  5. Can Gemini Notebook log you out and stop you getting back in?
  6. Is Gemini Notebook slow or missing key features?
  7. Did Gemini Notebook get worse after recent updates?
  8. Is Gemini Notebook support responsive when bugs happen?
  9. Why do Gemini Notebook reviews not match the high Play Store rating?

Is Gemini Notebook not working or stuck loading?

Many of the recent reviews provided here say Gemini Notebook fails at the basic startup or loading stage. Reviewers describe endless loading spinners, the app hanging on the loading screen, crashes on open, and freezing after a few seconds. The reviews do not give a reliable fix or identify a specific device model as the cause.

Nothing loads, just an endless spinner. The same bug has been there for months. Not recommended.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 1 found this helpful
Installed it this morning, it crashes every time I open it. The last three updates changed nothing. Uninstalled.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 1 found this helpful
Tried everything, reinstall included, but it freezes after a few seconds and never recovers. It eats the battery like crazy. Do not waste your time.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
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Does Gemini Notebook drain battery or mobile data?

Battery drain is a repeated complaint in the reviews, sometimes paired with crashes, login problems, or loading failures. Some reviewers also say Gemini Notebook used mobile data in the background. The reviews do not include measurements or settings that would confirm the exact cause, but battery and data use are clear concerns in this sample.

Wanted to like this, nothing loads, just an endless spinner. It eats the battery like crazy. Not recommended.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
Had it installed for a week, it freezes after a few seconds and never recovers. It also drained my data in the background. Nothing but frustration.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
Not sure what the good reviews are about, it got worse after the last update. It also drained my data in the background. Save yourself the trouble.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
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Does Gemini Notebook have too many ads?

Several reviewers complain that ads make Gemini Notebook hard to use. The Play Store description supplied here does not describe the ad experience, so the safest conclusion from the reviews is that some recent users encountered enough ads to consider the app unusable.

Wanted to like this, there are too many ads to make it usable. No reply from support. Will change the rating once it is fixed.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-14 · 1 found this helpful
Downloaded it after reading the good reviews, there are too many ads to make it usable. It also drained my data in the background. Nothing but frustration.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
Downloaded it after reading the good reviews, there are too many ads to make it usable. The last three updates changed nothing. Fix it please.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
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Does Gemini Notebook ask for unnecessary permissions?

The reviews include complaints that Gemini Notebook asks for permissions users did not think it needed. The reviews do not name the specific permissions, so they do not prove which permission request was involved. They do show that permissions are a trust issue for some recent users.

It asks for permissions it has no reason to need. Uninstalled it right after. Not recommended.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
Had it installed for a week, it asks for permissions it has no reason to need. The last three updates changed nothing. Will change the rating once it is fixed.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
Gave it another chance after the update, it asks for permissions it has no reason to need. Uninstalled it right after. Not recommended.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
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Can Gemini Notebook log you out and stop you getting back in?

Yes, at least some reviewers say Gemini Notebook logged them out and then would not let them back in. The reviews supplied here do not describe a workaround, recovery step, or official response, so prospective users who rely on account access should treat this as a possible risk.

Downloaded it after reading the good reviews, it logged me out and now it will not let me back in. It eats the battery like crazy. Save yourself the trouble.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
Tried it on two different phones, it logged me out and now it will not let me back in. No reply from support. Will change the rating once it is fixed.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
Wanted to like this, it logged me out and now it will not let me back in. The same bug has been there for months. Fix it please.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
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Is Gemini Notebook slow or missing key features?

Recent negative reviewers do not only complain about crashes. Some say Gemini Notebook is slower than doing the task manually, that half the features do not work, or that it does not do the main thing they expected. The reviews do not specify which feature each person was trying to use.

Not sure what the good reviews are about, it does not do the one thing it promises. The same bug has been there for months.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-14 · 1 found this helpful
Downloaded it after reading the good reviews, it is slower than doing the same thing by hand. The last three updates changed nothing. Nothing but frustration.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-14 · 1 found this helpful
Had it installed for a week, half of the features do not work. Fix it please.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
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Did Gemini Notebook get worse after recent updates?

Several reviews say Gemini Notebook got worse after an update, while others say the same bugs have been present for months or that recent updates changed nothing. Based on these reviews, updates had not restored confidence for the users leaving these complaints.

Wanted to like this, it got worse after the last update. Uninstalled.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-14 · 1 found this helpful
Tried it on two different phones, it got worse after the last update. The same bug has been there for months. Save yourself the trouble.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
Tried everything, reinstall included, but half of the features do not work. The last three updates changed nothing. Uninstalled.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
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Is Gemini Notebook support responsive when bugs happen?

The reviews supplied here are not encouraging about support. Reviewers report no reply from support and say there is no way to report a bug from inside the app. The reviews do not include any examples of a successful support resolution.

Installed it this morning, it freezes after a few seconds and never recovers. No reply from support. Uninstalled.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
Tried it on two different phones, nothing loads, just an endless spinner. There is no way to report a bug from inside the app. Fix it please.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
Installed it this morning, it crashes every time I open it. No reply from support. Fix it please.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
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Why do Gemini Notebook reviews not match the high Play Store rating?

The app information supplied here shows a high current lifetime average rating, but the recent reviews in this sample are overwhelmingly negative. Some reviewers explicitly say they downloaded Gemini Notebook because of good reviews and then found that their experience did not match. That means the lifetime rating may not reflect the problems raised by these recent reviewers.

Downloaded it after reading the good reviews, it just hangs on the loading screen. No reply from support. Uninstalled.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
Not sure what the good reviews are about, half of the features do not work. It eats the battery like crazy. One star.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-12 · 0 found this helpful
Installed it this morning, nothing loads, just an endless spinner. The reviews here do not match my experience at all. Do not waste your time.
★☆☆☆☆Gemini Notebook · 2026-08-13 · 0 found this helpful
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