Materials 3 Expressive, Gemini and extra from Google forward of I/O

Google’s annual I/O developer convention is kicking off on Might 20, and for the primary time, the corporate is internet hosting a devoted showcase per week earlier on Might 13, which signifies it may need an excessive amount of information for its typical hours-long keynote at I/O. The Android Show: I/O Edition, a devoted showcase for the Android ecosystem, takes place right this moment and we’re liveblogging it proper right here.

The occasion will begin at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, and it will stream at the moment on Google’s Android YouTube channel. Because it seems to be pre-recorded, we have embedded it beneath, so you possibly can watch it proper right here. Or, should you don’t love watching a video whilst you work, our text-and-image-based liveblog is beneath, so scroll proper down.

Android is developed partially within the open, so there’s already some indication of what may very well be coming with Android 16. To date, that is a visual redesign of a few of the working system’s core options, just like the notification shade, a take on Apple’s Live Activities for monitoring ongoing occasions and probably a Samsung DeX-like “Desktop Mode” for Android telephones. Google even appeared to accidentally publish its personal weblog submit detailing its analysis round consumer interfaces and Materials 3 Expressive, solely to take it down shortly after. Sadly (or fortuitously for Android fans), the internet never forgets.

Earlier than we neglect, I/O 2025 begins on Might 20 at 1PM ET / 10AM PT with Google’s keynote, usually a sequence of updates on Android, Search, Google Workspace and Gemini. It is price noting: Google usually does not put aside separate time for Android bulletins. The corporate stated there will probably be some Android information at I/O, however the secure wager is that Gemini would be the star. We expect Google to share Gemini updates, together with Android XR information and possibly additional demonstrations of experimental tasks like Project Astra.

Google’s I/O keynote will probably be obtainable to look at on Google’s YouTube channel and proper right here on Engadget as soon as the livestream is up on Might 20 at 1PM ET.

Replace, Might 8 2025, 10:30PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate data on Engadget’s liveblog of the Android Present, in addition to extra data on what we anticipate to be introduced based mostly on leaks round Materials 3 Expressive.