Google schedules Android Show before I/O to separate Android updates from AI keynote
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Updated · Droid Life · May 5
Google schedules Android Show before I/O to separate Android updates from AI keynote
14 articles · Updated · Droid Life · May 5
The event streams on 12 May at 10am PT, a week before Google I/O on 19 May, with Android XR updates and possibly stable Android 17 expected.
Google says the split lets its roughly two-hour I/O keynote focus on AI while giving Android a dedicated showcase for platform and app announcements.
The format mirrors 2025, when Google also separated consumer Android news from developer-focused I/O sessions, while describing 2026 as one of Android's biggest years yet.
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