Google I/O 2026 is officially on the calendar. Google confirmed the event will run May 19–20, marking the company's first major developer showcase since its sweeping AI overhaul of Search, Assistant, and its Workspace suite last year.
The conference is expected to be heavily focused on Gemini, Google's flagship AI model family, which has seen rapid iteration since its launch. Sources close to the company suggest Google will announce the next major Gemini release at I/O, with significant upgrades to reasoning, multimodal capabilities, and on-device performance. The Nano variant — which runs directly on Android phones without a server connection — is expected to get a substantial upgrade.
Android 17 is also on the agenda. Early developer previews suggest the release will lean into AI-native features: smarter notifications, improved on-device transcription, enhanced accessibility tools, and deeper integration with Gemini across first- and third-party apps. Google is also expected to demonstrate new AI capabilities in Chrome and Google Search, following months of aggressive expansion of its AI Overviews feature.