Google I/O, Google’s Biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, !/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio.TechCrunch reported.
Expect plenty of news relating to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and – of course — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini.
We’ll likely learn about other aspects of Android 16 during !/O proper.
Android 16 is expected to bring with it improved notifications. Otherwise, it’s mostly a quality-of-life update, judging by reports. It’ll introduce support for Auracast, which should make it easer to switch between Bluetooth devices. Also in tow are lock screen widgets and a range of new accessibility features.
CNET reported: Google I/O 2025 takes place on May 20 and 21 with Google’s big keynote happening on day 1.
We expect Big G to talk about its myriad innovations across its ever-expanding portfolio of products — almost certainly with a huge focus on AI every step of the way.
Google also hosted a totally separate event that focused solely on Android. The Android Show: I/O Edition saw the wrappers come off Android 16, with insights into the new Material 3 Expressive interface, updates to security and a focus on Gemini and how it’ll work on a variety of other devices.
By breaking out Android news into its own virtual event, Google frees itself to spend more time during the I/O keynote to talk about Gemini, Deep Mind, Android XR and Project Astra.
TechRadar reported: We’re just about ready for another Google I/O event, where Google shows off the major software updates it’s been working on, and gives us an idea about what we can expect for the rest of the year.
The 2025 showcase promises to be a busy one, with notable updates across all of Google’s flagship software and AI platforms.
You may have noticed, but Google is very much into AI these days. We can expect Gemini AI apps and models to take top billing at Google I/O 2025, as Google tells us all about how beneficial AI is to all of our lives and how many millions of people are using AI inside Google’s products.
It’s difficult to predict exactly what the Gemini announcements are going to entail, but smarter Gemini models and more features across the board are likely: including, perhaps, the image-to-video upgrade that’s already shown up on Honor handsets.