What to Expect from Google I/O 2024

Jump ToHow to watch Gemini AIPixel hardware In the tech world, developer conferences are like birthdays. These mega-events happen annually and remind us of the cadence of life and that time is a neverending circle. Google I/O 2024 will be no different when it kicks off on Tuesday, May 14 .

Related ContentIs Google's New $1,800 Pixel Phone Worth It? | Gizmodo Review CCShare SubtitlesOffEnglishRelated ContentIs Google's New $1,800 Pixel Phone Worth It? | Gizmodo Review CCShare SubtitlesOffEnglishIf you do end up making a drinking game out of what will likely be a two-hour keynote, I suggest you enjoy a green smoothie or kombucha instead. Expect so much Gemini AI Google’s always been keen on artificial intelligence. The company has spent the last decade lauding the point of its Machine Learning algorithms and how they improve the products you interact with daily. This year’s Google I/O will likely take it a step further since the company has majorly shifted its resources to concentrate on what AI, like Gemini, can do to all the existing consumer-facing products. AdvertisementOver two dozen sessions are available for Google I/O’s developer attendees, including ones focused on Gemma. I’m especially curious about this workshop on automating tasks in Google Workspace—this is what I’d expect Gemini to be used for in the first place. Expect Pixel hardwareGoogle’s annual developer conference isn’t typically an event where hardware gets trotted out—or at least, it wasn’t in the earlier days. For the last few years, Google has used the conference as a venue to either tease what’s next or launch its next-gen “cheap” phone. Last year’s Google I/O 2023 gave us the Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel Fold.AdvertisementGoogle has already revealed the $400 without a dock. It would be nice if Google used its keynote to reveal whether it plans to release the Google Pixel Fold 2 at the same time as the Pixel 9 later this year. We shall see.AdvertisementExtended reality? There’s been chatter about whether Google will make fanfare for its “extended reality” platform, a.k.a. Android XR. Meta opened up Horizon OS to third parties this week, which should make for an interesting race if and when the two “immersive” platforms take off. But so far, all my colleague Kyle Barr and I can decipher from the session list is that Google Maps will have updates to share and won’t be related to Android XR. Once again, we shall see. AdvertisementHow to follow along with Google I/O Google I/O is slightly closed off this year as the company shifts the developer conference back to a primarily in-person event. After the keynote, the event sessions will be available on the Google I/O 2024 website on May 16. You can also point your browser here, on Gizmodo, where we’ll cover all that’s coming out of Google’s annual developer soiree. AdvertisementUpdated 5/13/2024 at 1:30 P.M. ET with links to the keynote on YouTube, new information about when the keynote sessions will be released, and links for the Pixel 8a review.

Based on reporting by gizmodo.com.