Google I/O, Google’s greatest developer convention of the yr, is almost upon us.
Scheduled for May 20 to 21 on the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product bulletins from throughout Google’s portfolio. Expect loads of information regarding Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — after all — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini.
Here’s what to anticipate.
Gemini and AI
AI is the tech du jour, and Google, like its rivals, has been investing closely in it.
A shoo-in for I/O is a brand new addition (or a number of) to Google’s flagship Gemini household of AI fashions. Leaks over the previous few weeks counsel that an up to date Gemini Ultra mannequin is on the way in which, Gemini Ultra being Google’s top-of-the-line Gemini providing.
With this upgraded Gemini Ultra might come a pricier Gemini subscription.
Google provides a single premium tier, Gemini Advanced ($20 monthly), to unlock extra capabilities in its Gemini chatbot, which is powered by the corporate’s Gemini fashions. But Google might quickly launch two new plans, Premium Plus and Premium Pro. It’s not but clear what advantages could be connected and the way these plans could be priced relative to Gemini Advanced.
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Google will virtually actually speak about Astra, its wide-ranging effort to construct AI apps and “brokers” for real-time, multimodal understanding. Also most likely on the agenda is Project Mariner, Google’s AI “brokers” that may navigate and take motion throughout the net on a person’s behalf. Folks on X noticed references to “Computer Use” within the code for Google’s AI Studio developer platform, which may properly pertain to Mariner.
Android 16
For the primary time this yr, Google is internet hosting a separate occasion devoted to Android updates: The Android Show. It’ll happen on Tuesday, roughly per week forward of I/O.
The newest model of Android, Android 16, would be the focus. Android 16 is anticipated to deliver with it improved notifications and a wholly new design language, Material 3 Expressive. In a leaked weblog submit, Google describes Material 3 Expressive as a top-to-bottom overhaul, with larger responsiveness and “motion parts” that pop.
Android 16 is usually a quality-of-life replace, judging by experiences. It’ll introduce help for Auracast, which ought to make it simpler to modify between Bluetooth units. Also in tow are lock display screen widgets and a variety of latest accessibility options.
Google may additionally highlight capabilities within the newest variations of Android XR, its combined actuality working system, and Wear OS, the corporate’s software program for wearables.
Everything else
Going by the official I/O schedule, Google may have loads to debate following The Android Show and I/O keynote addresses.
The schedule lists classes devoted to Chrome and Google Cloud, Google Play (the Android app retailer), Android growth instruments, and Gemma, Google’s assortment of “open” AI fashions.
Last yr, Google unveiled a couple of AI-themed surprises at I/O, together with a set of fashions fine-tuned for schooling purposes known as LearnLM. An improve to Google’s viral podcast-generating NotebookLM may very well be one such shock. Leaked code reveals a “Video Overviews” device that presumably would create video summaries, almost definitely leveraging Google’s Veo 2 video-generating mannequin.
