How to watch the Google I/O 2026 keynote
Key takeaways
- The keynote will include a boatload of AI news and perhaps some Android XR updates.
- Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It's time once again for Google's annual developer conference.
- Google already announced the bulk of the Android news that's tied to the event.
The keynote will include a boatload of AI news and perhaps some Android XR updates.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It's time once again for Google's annual developer conference. We'll hear about a ton of updates for the company's consumer products at Google I/O 2026 as well. The event takes place on May 19 and 20. Most of the major news will be announced during the opening keynote, which starts at 1PM ET on Tuesday. You'll be able to watch that on You Tube in English (a separate ASL stream is available). The stream is below for your convenience, because we're nice like that.
Google already announced the bulk of the Android news that's tied to the event. It talked up a new line of Googlebook laptops, Gemini Intelligence and a bunch of Android 17 features. As for what to expect from Google I/O 2026, there will be a lot of news about what the company's been up to with AI.