Google I/O 2023: how one can watch and what to anticipate

Google I/O is nearly right here, and meaning the launch of the extremely anticipated Pixel Fold and Pixel Pill is correct across the nook. Whereas the annual convention is essentially geared towards builders, the corporate all the time holds a keynote revealing the newest and biggest issues that’ll wind up in customers’ fingers.

If you wish to watch the keynote dwell however aren’t attending the occasion, right here’s all of the details about when and the place you may stream it, in addition to what you may count on.

When is the primary Google I/O 2023 keynote?

The principle Google I/O 2023 keynote kicks off on Might tenth, 2023, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT and can characteristic remarks from Google CEO Sundar Pichai. This 12 months, the occasion will happen in individual with a restricted dwell viewers on the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California.

The place can I watch the Google I/O keynote?

There are a number of locations the place you may watch the keynote on-line, together with from Google’s website, Google’s YouTube channel, and thru the video embedded on the very prime of this submit. For those who aren’t round to observe the stream dwell, you may all the time watch a recorded model of the occasion on YouTube after the very fact.

With all that out of the way in which, listed below are a few of the issues we count on Google to announce in the course of the occasion.

Extra particulars in regards to the Google Pixel Fold

Google’s first foldable has lengthy been rumored to be within the works, however Google shocked us all by making it official final week. The corporate posted a picture and video of the Pixel Fold, which reveals a tool that folds horizontally, like a e-book.

Whereas Google didn’t reveal any particulars about its specs, a previous report from CNBC means that the gadget might characteristic a 5.8-inch show when closed shut and a 7.6-inch display when unfolded, the identical dimension as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4.

Beneath the hood, the Pixel Fold is predicted to make use of Google’s Tensor G2, the system on a chip utilized by Pixel 7-series units. Like the opposite foldables in the marketplace, the Pixel Fold in all probability received’t come low cost. In accordance with CNBC, it might price upwards of $1,700.

The launch of the Google Pixel Pill

The Google Pixel Pill is one other gadget that we’ve lengthy been ready for, with Google first revealing the Android-powered pill at its I/O convention in 2022. Whereas the preliminary photographs of the gadget didn’t make its design look notably promising, current leaks present a pill that matches in with the remainder of the Pixel ecosystem, out there in an array of colour choices.

Google beforehand mentioned that the pill will include an included charging dock and speaker that allows you to use the gadget like a wise show, such because the Amazon Echo Present. The most recent rumors from 9to5Google additionally point out that it might include Google’s Tensor G2 chip, Android 13, 8GB of RAM, a nanoceramic end, and have an 11-inch display.

An early Pixel Tablet listing on Amazon (which has since been removed) corroborates these rumors, however it additionally signifies that the gadget might include two 8-megapixel cameras on its back and front, three microphones, as much as 256GB of storage, and USI 2.0 stylus help. We nonetheless don’t understand how a lot the Pixel Pill will price, although. Rumors point to between €600 to €650 in Europe, however Google’s European costs are generally increased than these within the US.

A have a look at the closely leaked midrange Google Pixel 7A

The Google Pixel 7A has been leaked a number of instances over the previous a number of months, and at this level, it’s virtually inevitable that it’s going to make an look at I/O. Not solely did we get a have a look at a brand new sky-blue colour choice, however we additionally noticed the box that the device will come packaged in. Heck, somebody even managed to get their fingers on the Pixel 7A in March.

A few of the gadget’s rumored specs embody a Tensor G2 chip, an upgraded 64MP important digicam, and a 13MP ultrawide digicam. It might additionally launch with two options by no means earlier than seen with Google’s budget-friendly A-series units: a 90Hz refresh price and help for wi-fi charging. These upgrades include a little bit of a tradeoff, although, as rumors counsel it might price $50 greater than the Pixel 6A at $499.

Extra information on the foldable-focused Android 14

We’re certain to listen to extra at Google I/O about Android 14, which options some enhancements for foldables, tablets, and units with bigger screens — an ideal match for the occasion introducing the Pixel Fold. The beta for Android 14 is already out, with Google rolling out the primary model of the working system final month.

Since then, Google has been steadily including new options to Android 14, like a brand new again arrow that blends together with your background, passkey help, improved battery life, and extra management over your privateness in your gadget’s media library. Android 14 can be anticipated so as to add improved font scaling forward of its public rollout later this 12 months.

A preview of the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional

Picture: OnLeaks and Smartprix

Along with the potential launch of the Pixel 7A, Google may additionally give us a glimpse on the upcoming Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional, similar to it did with the Pixel 7 throughout final 12 months’s I/O. Google isn’t anticipated to formally launch the gadget till the autumn, so it’s fully attainable the corporate will skip an early preview and as a substitute hold the concentrate on new units just like the Fold. But when Google does present one thing, we already know slightly bit about what to anticipate.

Leaked renders from Smartprix and OnLeaks reveal a redesigned digicam bar on the Pixel 8 Professional that features all three cameras in a single oval cutout. There’s additionally a sensor positioned beneath the flash that Smartprix believes may very well be a macro or depth sensor. The renders of the standard Pixel 8, nonetheless, present a digicam setup just like the one on the Pixel 7.

The Pixel 8 Professional is predicted to come back with a 6.52-inch show with extra rounded corners, a hole-punch selfie digicam, and 12GB of RAM, whereas the common Pixel 8 will characteristic a 6.2-inch display with 8GB of RAM. One other discovering from 9to5Google signifies that the Pixel 8 sequence might include an unique Video Unblur software to sharpen movies.

Anticipate some AI surprises

With the launch of Google’s ChatGPT rival Bard, Google has gone all in on AI, and it’s possible that Google will dissipate a piece of its I/O keynote to make some kind of AI-related bulletins.

Internal documents obtained by CNBC point out that Google’s making ready an AI-heavy presentation, which is able to embody the launch of PaLM 2, the newest model of the corporate’s giant language mannequin (LLM) that helps over 100 completely different languages. The corporate just lately mentioned that it’s testing generative AI instruments in Workspace, beginning with Docs and Gmail, however CNBC’s report means that Google will use I/O to announce that it’s increasing these options to Sheets and Slides.

Google might announce some enhancements to Bard as properly. Along with letting you employ the bot to generate, debug, and clarify strains of code, the corporate will reportedly reveal “generative experiences” throughout Bard and search that contain coding, math, and “logic” whereas including help for Japanese and Korean languages. This additionally tracks with experiences that Google will launch new AI-powered search instruments someday this month.

The rest?

It’s all the time attainable that Google might reveal a wildcard product, like an replace to the Pixel Watch. And a new color of the Pixel Buds A-series appears to be on the desk. However with the launch of the Pixel Pill and Pixel Fold, Google can have a reasonably thrilling occasion as it’s.

The corporate is extra prone to sprinkle some smaller bulletins in between its {hardware} launches, like updates to Maps, Images, and Google Assistant. It might even have some information to share about its good dwelling merchandise because it continues so as to add new options to its Google Dwelling app.

If you wish to keep updated on Google’s newest bulletins, ensure that to remain tuned to our Google I/O storystream.

Replace Might eighth, 5:34PM ET: Up to date so as to add further details about Google’s anticipated AI bulletins.