Google I/O 2026

Google I/O 2026

From Android Faithful by Subrilliant LLC

May 20, 2026 · 54 min · Episode 150

About this episode

The episode covers the highlights and announcements from the Google I/O 2026 conference.

The day has finally arrived! With the world of developers and Google enthusiasts descending on Mountain View, CA for the annual Google I/O conference! Jason Howell and Ron Richards braved the sun and brutal heat to bring you all the I/O experience from the keynote to hands-on demos and more! Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor 00:01:58 - GEMINI In case you haven't noticed, Gemini is kind of a big deal at Google and was the backbone for the announcements and updates from the Google Keynote address. From the latest and greatest Gemini 3.5 Flash to updates to the Gemini App and everything in-between. 00:19:21 - SEARCH This year's I/O Keynote brought about some pretty dramatic updates and changes to the search engine experience, mainly drive by the past year's success of AI Overviews and more advances in, you guessed it...Gemini 00:33:50 - ANDROID While the Keynote was light on Android, there was an entire section dedicated to Android XR and we got to check out some of the new glasses We also got to experience the new Android Auto and yes, the new updates are impactful! While all this happened, Google announced WearOS 7 and some…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards

Topics covered

  • Google I/O
  • Gemini
  • Android
  • AI
  • Technology Updates

Keywords

  • Google I/O
  • Gemini
  • Android XR
  • Android Auto
  • WearOS 7

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Google TV

Products: Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini App, Android XR, Android Auto, WearOS 7

Places: Mountain View, CA

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