Google I/O 2026 kicks off on Tuesday, May 19. Yours truly will be live at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., live blogging Google inject AI into every platform and tool that it makes. In case it hasn’t been clear over the past few years, Google’s new goal is to make Gemini synonymous with AI. That means shoving Gemini—in its various forms and models—in as many products as possible. Expect that to be the main theme again.
What else should we expect to see at the developer conference? Let’s look into our crystal ball. Gemini will be everywhere At I/O 2025, Google launched several models of Gemini 2.5, including Gemini 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Pro. Gemini 3 launched in November 2025, and was followed by previews of Gemini 3.1 Pro and 3.1 Flash-Lite in February and March, respectively. Will Google announce Gemini 4 or will we get a new decimal version of Gemini 3 such as a 3.5 or 3.8? Whatever the version number for the next Gemini is, I’m predicting that it’ll be incorporated throughout Google’s hardware, software, and services. That means more Gemini on Android, ChromeOS, Android Auto, and more. How much more powerful the parameters will be or how much faster it’ll run on certain devices will be something to pay attention to. Android’s transformation into an “Intelligence System” © Google The Android Show last week gave us a preview of Android 17’s transformation from operating system to “intelligence system,” where Gemini will understand, anticipate, and take action for you. This infusion of “agentic” capabilities is supposed to completely change how we interact with Android-powered phones, tablets, and other computing devices.
