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Google Announces Android Show, Previewing Android 17 and Gemini AI

4/24/2026

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Google will host the Android Show: I/O Edition in the United States on May 12, 2026 at 10 am PT.
A removed YouTube teaser called it the biggest Android event yet.
Google’s I/O conference on May 19-20, 2026 will unveil Android 17, Gemini AI, and Chrome upgrades.
Android 17 will use “agentic automation” to run apps invisibly.
Gemini AI will coordinate background apps across devices, a shift Google says may feel unsettling.

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Google will host the Android Show: I/O Edition in the United States on May 12, 2026 at 10 am PT.
A removed YouTube teaser called it the biggest Android event yet.
Google’s I/O conference on May 19-20, 2026 will unveil Android 17, Gemini AI, and Chrome upgrades.
Android 17 will use “agentic automation” to run apps invisibly.
Gemini AI will coordinate background apps across devices, a shift Google says may feel unsettling.