Google I/O scheduled May 19–20

Google will hold its I/O 2026 developer conference on May 19 and May 20, with the event taking place at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California and online through Google’s I/O site. Google said in a February 17 blog post that the conference will include updates “from Gemini to Android and more,” and its event pages say keynotes and sessions will be livestreamed. The company’s official schedule now lists a Google keynote for May 19 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific and a developer keynote later that day at 1:30 p.m. Pacific. Google’s registration page says the online event is open to all. ### When exactly is Google I/O, and how can people watch it? Google’s I/O site says the 2026 conference runs on May 19-20 and is available online through livestreamed keynotes, sessions and on-demand materials. The company says attendees can register through io.google to receive updates and build a schedule for the two-day event. Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View will again serve as the in-person venue, according to Google’s save-the-date announcement. (blog.google) Google said the conference is also online, continuing the hybrid format it has used in recent years. ### What has Google itself said will be on the agenda? Google’s April schedule post said I/O will cover updates across AI, Android, Chrome and Cloud. (io.google) The same post said developers can expect sessions on “What’s new in Android,” “What’s new in Google AI” and “What’s new in Chrome,” alongside programming focused on developer tools for what Google called the “agentic era.” (blog.google) The May 19 keynote listing says Google will use the opening presentation to show “product launches, innovations, and insights,” while the developer keynote says it will focus on AI tools intended to help developers build across Google platforms. Those descriptions stop short of naming specific product announcements, but they indicate that AI and developer tooling will be central themes. (developers.googleblog.com) ### Why are Gemini and AI expected to dominate the event? Google’s own preview materials point to AI early and often. The February save-the-date post said viewers should tune in for the company’s “latest AI breakthroughs,” and the April schedule post put AI first in its list of major tracks. Google’s broader product blog has also continued to publish Gemini updates in the weeks leading up to I/O. (io.google) Outside previews have gone further. PCMag said attendees should expect updates to Gemini and Android XR, and Mashable reported that AI is likely to be “the main attraction,” citing Google’s recent product direction. Those expectations come from media previews, not confirmed agenda items from Google. ### What else are outside previews watching for? (blog.google) PCMag’s May 13 preview said Google could use I/O to show more of Android XR and introduce an Android-based desktop operating system. CNET, in a separate preview tied to Google’s Android Show event, said I/O is expected to spotlight Android, Gemini and Google’s broader AI push. (ca.pcmag.com) Google has not, in the official I/O materials surfaced so far, confirmed an Android-based desktop operating system by name. The official schedule does show Android sessions and a broad product keynote, leaving room for consumer-facing announcements alongside developer updates. ### What should viewers watch first on May 19? Google’s schedule says the main Google keynote begins at 10:00 a.m. (ca.pcmag.com) Pacific on May 19 and runs until 11:45 a.m. Pacific. The developer keynote follows at 1:30 p.m. Pacific, according to the event page. Registration is already open, and Google says the full program is available on io.google. The company’s event pages say livestreams, technical sessions and learning materials will continue through May 20. (io.google 1) (io.google 2)