Your Google I/O cheat sheet: What to expect

Google's big I.O. conference starts on May 19th

We're expecting a brand new Gemini, AI that actually does stuff for you, smart glasses that may not suck

a whole new OS for Google laptops and Android updates. Let's talk about it

Google is going to show off its latest version of Gemini at I.O. You may be thinking, so what

I don't use Gemini. Well, good luck trying to escape it. Gemini is in your search results

it's in your email, it's in your calendar, it's in Android, and it's going to power Apple's next generation Siri

So the next Gemini is coming to you whether you like it or not. Now, right now, Gemini can answer requests with varying degrees of latency

That's a fancy way of saying sometimes it acts quickly and sometimes it don't

Expect the next version of Gemini to be faster all around. Instead of having awkward pauses after you say something

Google wants Gemini to mimic the rate of human conversation. If you're curious why Google would bother with this, it's pretty simple

If Gemini works faster, more people use it. If more people use it, Google gets more data or a subscription fee

It's a win-win for the company. Added to that, Google Gemini is pretty much the default AI assistant on all kinds of Android phones

including those made by Samsung and Motorola. And again, it's about to be Siri's new brain

The better Gemini works, the bigger the user base gets, and the more we're all trapped within Google's world

Also expect strides in the most important, useful version of AI. The term you hear a lot is agentic AI

That's a terrible name because it undersells the technology. Agentic AI gives your assistant agency to do things for you

Your AI is your agent. It can act for you If it had a better name it be called Do AI Right now you can use Google Gemini to find pictures from your latest trip to a place Gemini goes into Google Photos it gets the pictures shows them to you and you can tap to show more That great Sundar Pachai

head of Google, says that he sees search using agentic AI to get more complicated things done

in the future. For example, instead of going through the absolute joy of planning a vacation

which usually includes finding a flight, finding a place to stay, making sure you're not already

booked to do something else, imagine Google doing it all for you because you've authorized it to be

your agent. For AI to do all that on your phone, the operating system has to be built for it from

the ground up. That's Android 17. Back in February, Samsung talked about how phones work now and how

it should be. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of steps. Go from one app to another

to another, cut and paste what you need, repeat until you're done. Samsung said it wants to bring

us this. You tell your phone your intent. The AI agent does its thing and you're done

Samsung is working with Google right now to make this a reality. Here's Google previewing what a

new OS could do. I asked Gemini to look in the chat thread, figure out what to order, and make

it happen on one of my favorite delivery apps. And while I'm headed to the car for my commute

Gemini is hard at work. Because it's happening in the background, my phone is still mine to use

I can take a call or catch up on a podcast while Gemini navigates the app for me

Yes, you could get pizza orders done much faster. Pizza is important, people

Anything that puts together a pizza and us is a good thing. What do you wish your phone could do for you

Tell me in the comments. So apart from the under-the-hood stuff, expect Android 17 to be the beginning of something big IO is a developers conference so we going to see a lot of apps take advantage of this Apple developers conference WWDC is coming up in June so we see where all of this AI stuff goes Before we talk about your face I wanted to tell

you that I'll be at Google I.O. and I'll be back here to tell you what actually mattered at the

event. I'll cut through all the hype and translate how this stuff impacts you. So why not subscribe

so you're the first to know? Let's talk about your face. Last year, Google showed off a prototype of

its Android XR smart glasses. Take a look. The frames are big and chunky. They've got cameras

to see the outside world and they display information to you on the lens. These XR glasses

are supposed to have on-device AI to provide help when you need it. Case in point, it can translate

text and you don't even have to pull out your phone. Meta is currently the big player in AR

glasses with models from Ray-Ban and Oakley, which is great if you love Meta. What's that

No one loves meta? Not even that Zuckerberg guy? Well, there's no doubting that meta exists

so there's that. Anyway, we expect to see a more fully formed version of Android XR

but we should let Google know something. Google, this is your last chance. You tried Google Glass

Brilliant idea, way too early. That also yielded the term glass hole. Then there was Google Daydream

a method of using your phone for VR? With your history of killing products and services

you kind of have to nail this one on the head. Privacy is important for everyone

Figure out your camera situation. Make sure people don't recoil in horror when they see your glasses

That's twofold. Privacy first, but style second. Don make them ugly Warby Parker announced that it working with Google to make these glasses Its announcement is from May 2025 Gentle Monster is also working with Google to make smart glasses

as well. Take a look at these current options. They look all right. Will they survive a transition

from dumb glasses that only correct your vision so you can see clearly, thanks to refocusing light

onto your retina, into smart glasses that still let you see clearly, but with smart stuff in your

line of sight or maybe even your ear with voice-based AI. Style is important. You're modifying

people's faces here, Google and other glasses makers. And do not think that the technology is

so cool people wear it regardless. No, no, they won't. We should also see aluminum OS, which is

going to have long lasting effects. If you've ever used Android apps on a Chromebook, you know it's

not smooth. You get an interface for Chrome OS things and a different one for Android apps

It's not consistent. Well, Google announced it's combining Android and Chrome OS

Long story short, Aluminum OS would really be an Android-based desktop environment

And what does that mean? Devices running Aluminum OS would be able to run Android apps

in a more native way than Chrome OS. On top of that, Android also has an upcoming desktop mode

which should allow you to dock your phone to a larger screen. This should give you a clearer picture

You learn Android on your phone, and it works the same on an Aluminum OS device, and vice versa

I have really high hopes for aluminum OS. Early Chrome OS and early Androids were seemingly built for engineers

which is great, but that can be confusing to non-engineers. Huh, maybe Google could ask Gemini how to make its stuff more human-friendly

Now remember, I'm going to I.O. soon, so if you've got questions, let me know and I'll ask Google

Like, I'll actually ask people that work there, not just Gemini. I'm I.S. Actar, and I'll see you online