Earlier than I/O 2026 kicks off on Could 19, Google has promised to share an replace on its Android ecosystem. As with final yr, the corporate will stream a pre-recorded presentation highlighting a number of the greatest new options coming to Android and past. You’ll be able to watch the complete factor unfold Could 12 at 1PM ET/10AM PT on YouTube.
Engadget has the total slate of what to anticipate for I/O 2026 already, however for these searching for a quick abstract, here is what we all know. We’re positive to get a preview of the subsequent model of Android. Past that, Google could lastly have extra data to share about Aluminum OS, its effort to unify Android and ChromeOS right into a single platform. (Sameer Samat, the president of Google’s Android ecosystem, first confirmed work on the venture final July.) Extra just lately, screenshots of the software program leaked by a bug report. Google may save the Aluminum OS reveal for I/O correct, however given the AI focus of the corporate’s latest keynotes, The Android Present seems like a extra becoming venue.
Based mostly on latest historical past, Google may even share new details about Android XR. The corporate supplied a considerable replace on the platform on the finish of 2025, and if we’re to see any new {hardware} at I/O 2026, it is extra more likely to be Android XR-related than one thing new from the Pixel household. For that motive alone, The Android Present needs to be thrilling to look at.
