Gemini app set to connect with Google Business Profile and add Business notebooks
Google's Gemini app is getting a direct link to Google Business Profile, the free tool small businesses use to appear in Google Search and Maps. This means business owners could manage their listing and get AI help with tasks like replying to reviews — all inside Gemini. A new 'Business notebooks' feature is also coming.
Google Business Profile lets shop owners, freelancers, and local services control how they show up in Google Search and Maps — things like hours, photos, and customer reviews. Until now, managing it required logging into a separate dashboard. With Gemini integration, you'd be able to update information or draft review replies through a simple chat interface, no separate login needed.
'Business notebooks' appears to be a way to store business-specific information — FAQs, service descriptions, customer details — so Gemini can reference it when answering questions. Think of it as teaching Gemini about your business so it can give faster, more relevant answers. This was spotted by Reddit users inside the app before any official announcement, so it is still a pre-release feature.
Key points
- Gemini app is being connected to Google Business Profile for direct AI-assisted management
- Tasks like updating hours or drafting review replies could be done through chat
- A 'Business notebooks' feature will let you store business info for Gemini to reference
- Feature is pre-release — spotted inside the app by Reddit users, not yet officially announced
- Practical for solo founders and small business owners who already use Google's free tools
Quick term guide
- Google Business Profile
- A free Google tool that lets businesses control how they appear in Google Search and Maps.
- business
- An activity where you provide value to others in exchange for money.
- Business notebooks
- A Gemini feature for storing your own business information so the AI can refer to it when helping you.
- dashboard
- A screen that shows key information like usage and cost in one place.
- Interface
- The visual parts of a program that a human interacts with.
- reference
- Using a source to find information or confirm facts while working.
- pre-release
- A version shared before it is considered ready for general use.
- solo founder
- A single person who builds and runs a product or business without co-founders