3 min learnNew DelhiCould 11, 2026 04:03 PM IST
Google I/O 2026, the search big’s annual developer convention, is simply across the nook. However forward of the extremely anticipated occasion, Google will probably be internet hosting ‘The Android Present’ on Tuesday, Could 12, to share the most recent information and updates about its Android ecosystem.
The corporate is anticipated to stream a pre-recorded presentation highlighting a number of the greatest new options coming to Android and past. This 12 months’s Android Present will kick off on Tuesday, Could 12 at 1pm ET or 10:30pm IST. It is going to be livestreamed on YouTube, there’s additionally an occasion web page on Google’s official web site.
You’ll be able to tune into the livestream of The Android Present 2026 by clicking on the embedded hyperlink beneath.
What to anticipate
Google sometimes hosts the Android-focused occasion earlier than I/O in order that it may give attention to Gemini and AI-related bulletins throughout the annual developer convention.
This 12 months’s I/O is about to happen on the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, United States from Could 19 to Could 20. Whereas Google has not revealed any particular particulars about what to anticipate, it has been billed as “one of many greatest years for Android but.”
At The Android Present 2026, we’re certain to get a preview of the subsequent model of the favored cell working system, Android 17. Based mostly on information stories and public betas, Android 17 is anticipated to return with a brand new multitasking UI for Android gadgets and a few new choices for display recording, amongst others.
Past Android 17, it’s possible that Google will share extra info on Aluminum OS, its effort to unify Android and ChromeOS right into a single platform. In July 2025, Sameer Samat, the president of Google’s Android ecosystem, confirmed that work has began on the undertaking.
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Whereas there have been some purportedly leaked screenshots of the software program doing the rounds on social media, additionally it is doable that Google may save the debut of Aluminum OS for the I/O occasion.
The corporate may also share new details about Android XR. Ultimately 12 months’s Android Present, Google confirmed off the brand new Materials 3 Expressive design language alongside new Gemini options like display sharing.
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