TL;DR
- Google will host an I/O edition of “The Android Show” ahead of this year’s event.
- The YouTube description claims that “This is going to be one of the biggest years ever for Android.”
- The podcast is scheduled to stream on May 12 at 10am PT.
Google I/O 2026 is just a month away, with the two-day event set to begin on May 19. Before the developer conference begins, it seems the tech giant is planning to precede it with a focused episode of “The Android Show.” This is the second time in a row that an I/O edition of the podcast will be held before the show, and it looks like the company is making some big promises.
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people are over 9to5Google Managed to find an unlisted YouTube video for the Android show. Google’s stream is said to begin on May 12 at 10am PT. This will be a full week before the conference.
In addition to the launch date, the unlisted video also shows a description that provides some insight into what to expect. According to the outlet, the tech giant teases that “this is going to be one of the biggest years ever for Android.” Here’s the full YouTube description:
This is going to be one of the biggest years ever for Android. Tune in to the Android Show I/O Edition on Tuesday, May 12 at 10am PT and get the first look at what’s to come.
Although we don’t know exactly what the company will share during Google I/O, it has laid out a schedule for the showcase. The show will start with some keynote speeches, followed by four sessions: What’s New in Google AI, What’s New in Android, What’s New in Chrome, and Agent-First Workflows. Later in the day, there will be four additional sessions: Building Next Generation AI Experiences with Google AI Studio and AntiGravity, What’s New in Google Play, Unlock Modern Web Capabilities in Your AI Coding Workflow, and What’s New in Firebase.
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