Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16

Google I/O, the largest developer conference of the year of Google, is almost on us.

Planned for 20 to 21 May at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will present product announcements from the Google portfolio. Expect a lot of news with regard to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube and natural-Google’s AI-driven chatbot, Gemini.

This is what to expect.

Gemini and AI

AI is the Tech du Jour, and Google has, just like its rivals, invested heavily in it.

A shoo-in for I/O is a new addition (or more) to Google’s flagship Gemini family of AI models. Leak In recent weeks suggests that an updated Gemini Ultra model is on the road, Gemini Ultra is the best Gemini offer from Google.

With this improved Gemini, Ultra can come a more expensive Gemini subscription.

Google offers a single premium -tier, Gemini Advanced ($ 20 per month), to unlock additional options in its Gemini Chatbot, which is driven by the Gemini models of the company. But Google will soon be able to launch two new plans, Premium Plus and Premium Pro. It is not yet clear what benefits can be attached and how these plans can be priced compared to Gemini Advanced.

Google will almost certainly talk about Astra, the broad efforts to build AI apps and “agents” for real-time, multimodal concept. Project Mariner, Google’s AI “agents” can also be on the agenda who can navigate and take action on the internet on behalf of a user. People on x spotted References to “computer use” in the code for the AI ​​Studio Developer platform from Google, which can relate well to Mariner.

Android 16

For the first time this year, Google is organizing a separate event that focuses on Android updates: the Android show. It will take place on Tuesday, about a week before I/O.

The latest version of Android, Android 16, will be the focus. Android 16 is expected to bring it with it Improved reports And a completely new design language, material 3 expressive. In a leaked blog post, Google Material 3 Expressive describes as a overhaul of top-to-bottom, with more response and “action elements” that pop.

Android 16 is usually an update of quality of life, based on reports. It will introduce support for Auracast, making it easier to switch between Bluetooth devices. Widgets for lock screen and a series of new accessibility functions are also in tow.

Google can also attract opportunities in the latest versions of Android XR, the mixed reality operating system and wearing OS, the software of the company for wearables.

Everything else

Google goes according to the official I/O schedule and has plenty to discuss after the Android show and I/O -Keynote addresses.

The schedule provides an overview of sessions dedicated to Chrome and Google Cloud, Google Play (The Android App Store), Android Development Tools and Gemma, Google’s collection “Open” AI models.

Last year, Google unveiled a few surprises with AI-theme on I/O, including a set of models that are tailored to educational applications called LearNLM. An upgrade to Google’s viral podcast-generating notebooklm can be such a surprise. Leaking code Unveils a “video overview” tool that would probably make video entertainment, probably the use of Google’s VEO 2-Video generation model.