Google's annual I/O developer conference will begin on May 20, the company's first time hosting a dedicated display cabinet by May 13, suggesting it may have too much news in a typical hours of I/O keynote. Android Show: I/O Edition is a dedicated Android ecosystem display cabinet held today and we are blogging on site here.
The event will begin at 1pm/10pm ET when it will be streaming on Google's Android YouTube channel. Since it seems to be pre-recorded, we embed it below so you can watch it here. Or, if you don't like watching videos at work, our text and images-based LiveBlog is below, scroll down.
Some of Android's development is in public, so there are already some signs of what Android 16 might bring. So far, this is a visual redesign of some of the core features of the operating system, such as Notification Shade, which is Apple's real-time activity that can track ongoing events and possibly Samsung Dex's “Desktop Mode” similar to Samsung Dex's “Desktop Mode”. Google even seems to have accidentally published its own blog post detailing its research around user interface and material 3 expression, just quickly deleting it. Unfortunately (or for Android enthusiasts), the internet will never forget.
Before we forget, I/O 2025 starts using Google’s keynote from May 20 at 10 pm ET/10 pm ET, usually a series of updates from Android, Search, Google Workspace and Gemini. It's worth noting: Google doesn't usually provide a separate time for Android announcements. The company said there will be some Android news for I/O, but the safe bet is that Gemini will be a star. We hope Google shares the Gemini update with Android XR News and may further demonstrate the Astra Project Project project.
Google's I/O keynote will be watched on Google's YouTube channel, and will be on Engadget once it starts at 1 p.m. ET on May 20.
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Updated, May 8, 20025, 10:30 PM ET: This story has been updated to include information about Engadget's Android Show LiveBlog, as well as additional information about leaks based on Material 3 Expracive.
