Google I/O, or simply I/O, is an annual developer

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held by

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. The name "I/O" is taken from the number

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, with the "I" representing the first digit "1" in a googol and the "O" representing the second digit "0" in the number. The format of the event is similar to Google Developer Day.

Key announcements and milestones

* 2008: Launch of the

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platform, the

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, and introduction of various APIs for

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and

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. * 2009: Introduction of the

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communication platform. * 2010: Announcement of Android 2.2 Froyo, Google TV, and the App Inventor for Android. * 2011: Unveiling of Android 3.1 Honeycomb, Google Music Beta, and the Android Open Accessory API. * 2012: Introduction of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q, and Project Glass demonstrations. * 2013: Launch of

Google Play Music All Access Google Play Music was a music and podcast streaming service and an online music locker operated by Google as part of its Google Play line of services. The service was announced on May 10, 2011; after a six-month, invitation-only beta period, it ...

Google Hangouts Google Hangouts was a cross-platform instant messaging (IM) service developed by Google. It originally was a feature of Google+, becoming a standalone product in 2013, when Google also began integrating features from Google+ Messenger and Googl ...

, and enhancements to

. * 2014: Announcement of Android 5.0 Lollipop,

Material Design Material Design (codename Quantum Paper) is a design language developed by Google in 2014. Expanding on the "cards" UI that debuted in Google Now, Material Design uses more grid-based layouts, responsive animations and transitions, padding, an ...

Android Auto Android Auto is a mobile app developed by Google to mirror features of a smartphone (or other Android device) on a car's dashboard information and entertainment head unit. Once an Android device is paired with the car's head unit, the system ...

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, and

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. * 2015: Introduction of Android 6.0 Marshmallow,

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, and Project Brillo for IoT. * 2016: Launch of

Google Assistant Google Assistant is a virtual assistant software application developed by Google that is primarily available on home automation and mobile devices. Based on artificial intelligence, Google Assistant can engage in two-way conversations, unlike ...

Google Home Google Nest, previously named Google Home, is a line of smart speakers developed by Google under the Google Nest brand. The devices enable users to speak voice commands to interact with services through Google Assistant, the company's virtual ...

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and Duo apps, and Android Instant Apps. * 2017: Announcement of

Google Lens Google Lens is an image recognition technology developed by Google, designed to bring up relevant information related to objects it identifies using visual analysis based on a neural network. First announced during Google I/O 2017, it was first ...

Android Oreo Android Oreo ( codenamed Android O during development) is the eighth major release and the 15th version of the Android mobile operating system. It was initially unveiled as an alpha quality developer preview in March 2017 and later made ava ...

, and

Google.ai Google AI is a division of Google dedicated to artificial intelligence. It was announced at Google I/O 2017 by CEO Sundar Pichai. This division has expanded its reach with research facilities in various parts of the world such as Zurich, Pari ...

for AI research initiatives. * 2018: Introduction of Android P (later named Android Pie),

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, and further enhancements to

and

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. * 2019: Launch of the

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and 3a XL, updates to

, and the introduction of Project Mainline for Android updates. * 2021: Announcement of

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with

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design, enhancements to

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, and

Project Starline Google Beam, known as Project Starline in developmental stages, is a video communication method developed by Google that allows the user to see a 3D model of the person they are communicating with. Google announced the product at its 2021 I/O ...

for video conferencing. * 2022: Updates to Google's AI and machine learning capabilities, introduction of new privacy controls, enhancements to

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, and various updates to

and

. * 2023: Focus on Generative AI (PaLM 2) for core products, introduction of Pixel Fold (first foldable phone), Pixel 7a (most durable A-Series phone), and

Pixel Tablet The Pixel Tablet is an Android (operating system), Android tablet computer, tablet designed, developed, and marketed by Google as part of the Google Pixel product line. It was previewed at the Google I/O keynote in May 2022 and announced in May ...

. *2024: New iteration of Gemini AI and

Firebase Firebase was a company that developed backend software. It was founded in San Francisco in 2011 and was incorporated in Delaware. In 2014, Firebase was bought by Google. Its name continues as a set of backend cloud computing services and ...

Genkit, a framework for creating and deploying applications with AI features. SGE or Search Generative Experience rebranded as

AI Overviews AI Overviews is a feature integrated into Google's search engine that produces AI-generated summaries of the search results. History and development AI Overviews were first introduced as part of Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE), w ...

. *2025: Launch of AI Mode for

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, and the coding

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Jules. Introduces Veo 3, an update to their video generation model with corresponding audio. Google also revealed its Gemini Pro Ultra Plan.

References

External links

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