Google announces a special Android event ahead of I/O

The Android Show: Google I/O Edition

Google conscionable announced that it volition big a abstracted lawsuit up of I/O to sermon updates coming to Android. The Android Show: I/O Edition volition land connected YouTube and the Android website connected May 13th astatine 10AM PT / 1PM ET and volition diagnostic Android ecosystem president Sameer Samat. That’s a afloat week up of Google I/O, which kicks disconnected connected May 20th.

It’s not terribly surprising, fixed that the institution has spent little clip talking astir Android astatine I/O. And it’s astir apt a large hint that we’re going to perceive a batch much astir Gemini and Google’s different AI efforts passim the developer conference. Maybe we’ll adjacent get an update connected its Project Astra.

“We’ll beryllium sharing quality present to get you acceptable for I/O wherever we’ll person adjacent much peculiar announcements and surprises successful store,” Samat said. The institution noted that Android volition inactive person a beingness astatine I/O successful keynotes and developer method sessions.

While Android was erstwhile the item of Google I/O — backmost erstwhile the institution unveiled caller statues for the caller dessert spirit sanction picked for the next-generation of Android — that’s changed successful the past fewer years. Last year, Google talked astir redesigning Search astir AI, and however Gemini would integrate crossed Android phones and services similar Docs, Gmail, Calendar.

And, yeah, Android was inactive discussed, but it wasn’t the big taxable we’re utilized to. Google alternatively unveiled immoderate of the caller features successful the Android 15 beta, similar AI-powered scam telephone detection, Circle to Search, and Theft Detection Lock.