Google announces dates for 2026 developer showcase

Google has officially set the date for its next big developer showcase.

In a blog post published Tuesday, the company announced that Google I/O 2026 will take place May 19–20 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, with a simultaneous online stream at io.google. As usual, Google is promising keynote addresses, product demos, and updates across its ecosystem — with a heavy emphasis on "AI breakthroughs" spanning "Gemini, Android, and more."

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If last year is any indication, "AI breakthroughs" is doing a lot of work in that sentence.

At Google I/O 2025, the company packed nearly two hours of announcements into a keynote that was, in short, AI, AI, and more AI. CEO Sundar Pichai and the company rolled out updates to Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash, unveiled new generative models like Imagen 4 and Veo 3, and introduced AI-powered features across Search, Gmail, and Chrome. Google also launched AI Mode in Search to U.S. users, expanded its AI Shopping tools, and rebranded Project Starline as Google Beam with real-time translation in Meet.

Even the hardware-adjacent moments were AI-centric, from Android XR headsets to Gemini-powered smart glasses.

In other words, if you’re hoping for a return to the days of pure-Android version numbers, don’t hold your breath. Google I/O has fully transformed into the company’s annual AI roadmap presentation.