Google I/O set for May

Google says its I/O developer conference will run May 19-20, 2026, with Gemini and Android set to anchor the event. (blog.google) The company said the conference will be held at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, and streamed online at io.google. Google’s save-the-date post said attendees should expect “AI breakthroughs and updates in products across the company, from Gemini to Android and more.” (blog.google) Google I/O is the company’s annual conference for software developers, the people who build apps and services on top of Google platforms. The event typically sets Google’s product agenda for the rest of the year across Android, web tools, cloud software and consumer artificial intelligence products. (blog.google) This year’s conference lands as Google is turning Gemini into a tiered subscription business with separate Plus, Pro and Ultra plans. A feature roundup published April 11 shows Google now splits access by model, usage limits, storage and developer benefits instead of offering one main premium bundle. (9to5google.com) The free Gemini tier includes limited access to Gemini 3 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Deep Research, image generation and screen automation, according to the April 11 feature list. The same roundup says Google AI Plus adds more app features, while Pro adds 5 terabytes of storage, Gemini in Chrome and 1,000 artificial intelligence credits per month. (9to5google.com) At the top end, Google AI Ultra includes 30 terabytes of storage, higher limits in tools such as Flow and Whisk, and access to products including Project Mariner and Project Genie, according to the same feature list. Google said in January that Pro and Ultra subscriptions would also absorb Google Developer Program premium benefits, including Google Cloud credits. (9to5google.com) (blog.google) Google has already been pushing newer Gemini models into both consumer and developer products ahead of I/O. In March, the company said Gemini 3.1 Pro would roll out through the Gemini application, the Gemini application programming interface, Vertex AI and NotebookLM. (blog.google) That sets up May 19 as more than a routine Android keynote. Google has already fixed the date, the venue and the online stream; the remaining question is how much of its spring product cycle it chooses to bundle under Gemini. (blog.google)