Google I/O 2025: What to Expect and How to Watch

Google’s annual I/O developer conference returns this week with a unique, two-part schedule.

Before the big show on May 20, Google hosted an Android-specific event on May 13. Android announcements are usually just one component of the main I/O conference, so the fact that Google spun off a separate event suggests it AI to be the star of the show later in the month.

The Android Show I/O Edition Shows Off New Android 16 Features

How to Watch the Google I/O 2025 Keynote

Google I/O follows on May 20 from the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. It starts with a livestreamed keynote at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET (embedded below) and a developer keynote at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET.

Google says it will be sharing the latest on “Google’s newest products, technologies, and innovations in AI, Android, and more” in keynotes, breakout sessions, and workshops, more than a dozen of which will be livestreamed. You can learn more and register at io.google/2025. Here are our predictions for what Google will show off this month.

For more, join PCMag’s Iyaz Akhtar and CNET’s Andrew Lanxon as they break down all the action from Google. Our live coverage begins on Tuesday, May 20, at 9:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. ET.

An Early Arrival for Android 16

(Credit: Google)

The Android Show: I/O Edition included a look at Google’s new design vocabulary, which it calls Material 3 Expressive. It also discussed upcoming security upgrades and an expansion of its Gemini AI to devices like TVs and cars.

Typically, we get a first look at the latest version of Android at I/O with a formal launch in the fall. But Google is adopting an accelerated schedule for Android 16 “to better align” with the launch of popular Android smartphones. So, this year Android 16 is expected in June.

Are New Google Smart Glasses on the Way?

Smart glasses are having a resurgence, at least in Silicon Valley. Mark Zuckerberg is all-in on the tech, likely because his company’s Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses are leading the pack. But Apple is apparently prepping its own pair, so Google doesn’t want to be left in the dust.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

Get Our Best Stories!

Your Daily Dose of Our Top Tech News

Sign up for our What’s New Now newsletter to receive the latest news, best new products, and expert advice from the editors of PCMag.

By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Thanks for signing up!

Your subscription has been confirmed. Keep an eye on your inbox!

Though Google canceled its Project Iris glasses in 2023, it debuted a new operating system for VR headsets and smart glasses in December. We saw that in action at MWC on a Samsung headset, dubbed Project Moohan. At I/O 2024, we got a look at Project Astra, an AI-powered voice assistant, which Google showed off using a pair of mystery AR glasses.

Google recently integrated some of Astra’s features into Gemini Live, giving the voice assistant access to your camera so it can comment on what it sees. Will it show up on new specs at I/O 2025, too?

Gemini Takes Center Stage

AI Mode (Credit: Google)

Expect AI to dominate most of the opening keynote. The company recently debuted a Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview “I/O edition,” which boasts “massively improved coding capabilities,” according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who is scheduled to give a talk on the “frontiers of AI” at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 20.

More models and AI tools are on tap for I/O as Google competes for attention against rivals like OpenAI and xAI, TechCrunch notes.

Google usually uses I/O to show off new tricks, mostly to clue in developers on what’s coming up, but there are nuggets in there for the average tech user, too. It’s been working on a more conversational AI mode for search, essentially turning Google into ChatGPT. This is likely the next big step in AI-powered search for Google since it introduced AI Overviews at I/O in 2023.

Meanwhile, Google parent company Alphabet also owns autonomous car tech company Waymo. At I/O, Dmitri Dolgov, Co-CEO of Waymo, will discuss the “critical role of AI in this tech’s development and deployment, and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead” during an onsite I/O session.

What Else Is New?

A few other Google products are getting the I/O livestream treatment. Here are some of the sessions on tap and when you can watch.

May 20

• What’s new in Chrome with Paul Kinlan, Chrome developer relations lead, at 3:30 p.m. PT

• What’s new in Google Cloud with Fran Hinkelmann, developer relations engineering manager, and Richard Seroter, chief evangelist for Google Cloud, at 3:30 p.m. PT.

• What’s new in Google Play with software engineer Jiahui Liu, Mekka Okereke, GM of Google Play Apps, and Raghavendra Hareesh Pottamsetty, Play Developer and Play Monetization lead, at 4:30 p.m. PT.

• What’s new in web features with Rachel Andrew, content lead for Chrome Developer Relations, at 4:30 p.m. PT.

May 21

About Emily Forlini

Senior Reporter

I’m the expert at PCMag for all things electric vehicles and AI. I’ve written hundreds of articles on these topics, including product reviews, daily news, CEO interviews, and deeply reported features. I also cover other topics within the tech industry, keeping a pulse on what technologies are coming down the pipe that could shape how we live and work.

Read Emily’s full bio

Read the latest from Emily Forlini