Excited to hear what’s coming next from Google? The brand’s developer conference has set its dates: Google I/O 2026 will be held from May 19 to 20. According to Google’s teaser, the two-day event will include keynote addresses, product demos and more.
As in previous years, Google hid the dates of the event inside a puzzle published on February 17. Many online must have solved it quickly, because hours after the puzzle was published, Google CEO Sundar Pichai was promoting the event on his social media.
Google is hosting I/O at the Coastal Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. The venue is near Google’s headquarters and has hosted I/O for more than a decade, except during the COVID-19 pandemic when physical events were put on hold.
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If Google follows its usual format, you’ll be able to watch the main keynote and some other parts of the I/O on YouTube for free without signing up. If you’re a developer, registration is free, and it starts now.
We don’t yet know what announcements Google I/O will bring, but we can make an educated guess based on past events. It’s almost certain that we’ll hear more about Android 17 during the event, which was first teased last week. We will likely know more about the operating system before I/O as the brand plans to introduce a beta version in the coming months.
We expect to hear a lot more about AI integration into Google products, and we might even see big improvements to Gemini itself during the show. The past few years have featured many AI announcements, and Google has been teasing viewers that its “latest AI breakthroughs” will be on display at this year’s show.
We may also start to hear more official word about Google’s ChromeOS alternative, Aluminum OS, which is rumored to have accelerated development in recent months.
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Google may also choose to show off hardware at the event, but it’s unclear what that might be. I/O has previously been a launch pad for new gadgets, but Google doesn’t have much consistency when it comes to showing off new hardware during its developer shows.
Meanwhile, Google used its I/O date announcement to introduce a number of mini-games, including one to click on falling clouds, one where you shoot virtual confetti off the screen, and another where you’re a planet pulling stars into orbit.
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