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Ready to see Google’s next big slate of AI announcements? That’s precisely what we expect to be unveiled today at Google I/O 2025, the search giant’s developer conference that kicks off today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. Engadget will be covering it in real-time right here, via a liveblog and on-the-ground reporting from our very own Karissa Bell.

Ahead of I/O, Google already gave us some substantive details on the updated look and feel of its mobile operating system at The Android Show last week. Google included some Gemini news there as well: Its AI platform is coming to Wear OS, Android Auto and Google TV, too. But with that Android news out of the way, Google can use today’s keynote to stay laser-focused on sharing its advances on the artificial intelligence front. Expect news about how Google is using AI in search to be featured prominently, along with some other surprises, like the possible debut of an AI-powered Pinterest alternative.

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The company made it clear during its Android showcase that Android XR, its mixed reality platform, will also be featured during I/O. That could include the mixed reality headset Google and Samsung are collaborating on, or, as teased at the end of The Android Show, smart glasses with Google’s Project Astra built-in.

As usual, there will be a developer-centric keynote following the main presentation (4:30PM ET / 1:30PM PT), and while we’ll be paying attention to make sure we don’t miss out any news there, our liveblog will predominantly focus on the headliner.

You can watch Google’s keynote in the embedded livestream above or on the company’s YouTube channel, and follow our liveblog embedded below starting at 1PM ET today. Note that the company plans to hold breakout sessions through May 21 on a variety of different topics relevant to developers.

Live57 updates

Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM GMT+2

I had a ham and cheese sandwich and a peanut butter sandwich here at home. I’m ready.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM GMT+2

Last call for drinks and snacks. If history is any indication, we’re expecting the keynote to run about two hours long.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM GMT+2
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM GMT+2

Hey, I think I was at least partially right. Toro y Moi is saying that the convergence of music and AI is going to happen whether we like it or not, so we might as well embrace it.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM GMT+2

Don’t remind me, I missed that Justice show and I will forever regret it.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM GMT+2

The amphitheater is filling up. (Karissa Bell for Engadget)

The vibes are slowly picking up as we get close to the 10 minute mark, and this place is starting to fill up. (Event staff keep trying to heard folks to those empty seats behind the booth but people are, understandably, reluctant.)
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM GMT+2

I’m always curious how Google decides on the artists it wants to perform at I/O. At the end of the 2018 conference, the company had Justice perform, which, let me tell you, was a vibe.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM GMT+2

I’m just waiting for Toro y Moi to say that all of the sounds used in this set were created by AI.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM GMT+2

LOL. Toro y Moi just asked the crowd if they are awake. Like come on, this set super relaxing and you know it.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM GMT+2

Yea, Igor. As I think about it, sometimes I feel like the bar for AI should be if people would still care if they didn’t know a specific tool is powered by machine learning.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM GMT+2

Opposite vibe from the unhinged Loop Daddy set we got last year, huh?
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM GMT+2

Nice of Google to give Chaz a custom Pataguchi puffer with his stage name engraved on it.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM GMT+2

I do love Toro y Moi and appreciate the more chill beats.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM GMT+2

On stage is Toro y Moi, who is playing some very relaxing synth tunes before the show.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM GMT+2

Sam, to your point, I hope we don’t get Google announcing a new AI model and then touting its performance through math and coding benchmarks. At this point, we need something more tangible that speaks to the average person.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM GMT+2

Oh hey, ask and ye shall receive. It seems like the livestream is actually piping in live footage now!
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM GMT+2

Haha, got it.

Back to your previous point, if we look at the industry as a whole, it feels like there are a lot of different AI services (ChaptGPT, Anthropic/Claude, Google, etc) that can do things like summarize emails, generate images or create reminders and calendar appointments. So now its really upon companies like Google to further differentiate their products and prove how useful AI can really be.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM GMT+2

And, fwiw, you’re not missing much on the stream right now. The live vibe coding sesh has wrapped up and we’re back to tunes and AI facts playing on-screen.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM GMT+2

Agreed, Sam. That can be one of the more frustrating things about I/O — the most exciting things we see are often so early it can take a few more years before we see them come to fruition. I’d say Project Astra, which we both got a chance to demo last year, definitely falls into that category. So does mixed reality/AR, though we’ve been seeing some good momentum from companies like Meta and Snap over the last year.
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM GMT+2

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Update, May 20 2025, 9:45AM ET: This story has been updated to include a liveblog of the event.

Update, May 19 2025, 1:01PM ET: This story has been updated to include details on the developer keynote taking place later in the day, as well as tweak wording throughout for accuracy with the new timestamp.

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