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The keynote will see a boatload of AI news and possibly immoderate Android XR updates.
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It's clip erstwhile again for Google's yearly developer conference. We'll perceive astir a ton of updates for nan company's user products astatine Google I/O 2026 arsenic well. The arena takes spot connected May 19 and 20. Most of nan awesome news will beryllium announced during nan opening keynote, which starts astatine 1PM ET connected Tuesday. You'll beryllium capable to watch that connected YouTube successful English (a abstracted ASL watercourse is available). The watercourse is beneath for your convenience, because we're bully for illustration that.
Google already announced nan bulk of nan Android news that's tied to nan event. It talked up a caller statement of Googlebook laptops, Gemini Intelligence and a bunch of Android 17 features. As for what to expect from Google I/O 2026, location will beryllium a batch of news astir what nan company's been up to pinch AI.
It's apt that we'll perceive astir updates to Search. A Gemini 4 announcement could beryllium connected nan cards, arsenic good arsenic news astir nan latest Veo text-to-video model. There's a chance Google will spill much specifications astir nan unified OS for Googlebooks that will bring Android and ChromeOS together — we saw glimpses of that during The Android Show past week.
Then there's hardware. A first look astatine nan Pixel 11 and nan adjacent Pixel Watch whitethorn beryllium successful nan offing, but we've been waiting to perceive much astir Android XR and I/O is arsenic bully an opportunity arsenic immoderate for Google to item its activity successful nan mixed reality space. There's besides nan Gemini-infused Google Home smart speaker that nan institution announced past fall. Google said nan $99 instrumentality would beryllium disposable this spring, truthful possibly it will uncover erstwhile you tin bargain it, should you beryllium interested.
