Is getting Android Its largest visual update in yearsAnd instead of unveiling it for the first time at its large annual developer conference, Google announces material Three Three Expressive A pre -show event broadcast on YouTube A week ago, if a major design change in the world’s most famous mobile OS is not eligible as headliner in I/O then what does it do? You guessed this: Ai.
We expect Gemini to talk about Gemini during Google I/O, which begins on Tuesday, and how it is improving and brings it into products in areas where consumers will see even more.
If you have focused on the previous couples I/O key notes, it will not be surprising. Android was barely mentioned in 2023And CEO Sunder Pachai said AI So often that we lost the count. Like last year’s key note was similar, except that the pitch saved us some trouble and counted the AI’s names for us. All of this reflects a very clear, indispensable shift that Google and every other tech company recently created to eliminate the features of AI.
But in a way, the less news about the latest Android OS in I/O is actually a good thing.
Google has made a great effort to bring new features to more phones in recent years – even if they are not running the latest OS. Companies like Samsung and Motorola produce new OS versions on their schedules, so adding new features through Google Play and app latest means that they will reach people faster. A The key criticism of Android In the past years, there was a slow feature rollout that often failed to reach many users. Google This year adopted a new schedule For Android 16, a large release in Q2 and transfer to a minor release in Q4, which should help further the devices benefit from the new features.
If this year’s I/O is really AI show, then there is a danger that it will feel like we have seen before.
Each user has apparently been non -stop AIPP rallies in the last two years of software and hardware for the company. We have seen many previews of the features that are around the corner. Then, when the time has come to send them really… okay, Ask Apple how it is going on.
According to Google’s credit, it has definitely sent many AI features. This company also has many levels, – from the XR platform – we are expecting we are expecting more about it (these are the glasses that it has taken away several times), chrome, Gmail, and to meet. There is a lot of ground to cover.
I find that feeling, though, we are reaching a tapping point, where all the time and effort promises that AI will save us is wearing a little slim. But if nothing else, I appreciate that Google has gone out of the way to give Android a shining time before the big show – instead of following a handful of articles in the AI featured artifacts.