I/O 2026 kicks off today as Google’s biggest event of the year to showcase what’s new for users and developers. Gemini and AI will undoubtedly be the big focus. Join us as we live blog the two-hour keynote live from Mountain View.

How to watch Google I/O 2025

I/O 2026 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California starts with a two-hour keynote led by Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. GMT. There’s a live audience for this two-day conference, and you can stream the event live on YouTube.

Live Blog (Updates in reverse chronological order…)

3.5 Flash is 4x faster than other frontier models