Google I/O 2026 Live Blog: All the Gemini and Smart Glasses Updates as They Happen

# Google I/O 2026 Live Blog: All the Gemini and Smart Glasses Updates as They Happen Source: [https://www.wired.com/live/google-io-2026-live-blog-gemini-android-xr-search/](https://www.wired.com/live/google-io-2026-live-blog-gemini-android-xr-search/) It's Google's bigday\. Every year in May, the tech giant hosts developers and media in its hometown of Mountain View, California, for[Google I/O](https://www.wired.com/tag/io/), its developer conference\. Google uses the I/O keynote address to showcase the latest projects it has been working on—services and features that will soon trickle into the many products we all use today, from Android and Google Workspace to Gemini and Google Home\. Today's keynote kicks off at**10 am Pacific**,**1 pm Eastern**, or**6 pm British Summer Time**\. You can watch the livestream on this page, or on Google's[YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYSncx9zLIU)\. What can you expect? We've got a full report[you can dig into here](https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-watch-google-io/)\. Ahead of I/O, last week Google announced a few new features for[Android 17, Android Auto, and Gemini Intelligence](https://www.wired.com/story/android-17-gemini-top-new-features/)—its artificial intelligence features for the “most advanced Android devices\.” Plus, it teased a new[laptop platform called Googlebook](https://www.wired.com/story/googlebook-laptop-platform), powered by Android technologies and Gemini, with fresh hardware from laptop makers including HP, Dell, and Lenovo, coming later this year\. Today, we're expecting to see new task automation features in Gemini, the latest AI models, and perhaps most exciting, more details on Google's[Android XR smart glasses](https://www.wired.com/story/google-android-xr-demo-smart-glasses-mixed-reality-headset-project-moohan/), which are expected to launch this year from partners including Samsung, Xreal, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster\. WIRED has reporters on the ground at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, where Google I/O is taking place\. This live blog will start 30 minutes before the keynote begins, and all this text will be replaced by live updates\. We'll be posting updates, analysis, and reactions throughout the event, with the right context to frame Google's announcements\. See you back here at**9:30 am Pacific**as we get things going\. The show starts at 10 am\.