If you're an Android developer, Google I/O might be one of your favorite events each year. It's Google's yearly developer conference, which delves deep into the things that the tech company is working on or developing on the software side of things. However, it gets some hardware love, as some Pixel devices are usually announced.
We don't need to guess much longer about 2024's edition of Google I/O because it is now official that the event will be held on May 14th. So mark your calendars and set your alarms because Google will likely have a whole lot to show.
Google I/O Is Set For May 14th And Will Likely Bring The Pixel 8a
Google I/O 2024 is now officially confirmed to take place on May 14th at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Google's keynote will start at 10 AM PST, with the company's big man, Sundar Pichai, leading the show. Most of us will be tuning in through the livestream, but the event will be open to a small number of in-person attendees.
If you're interested in Google I/O 2024, you can register online through the official page. The registration doesn't give you the privilege to be at the event in person, but you will get updates on the event schedule, covered content, and other news. If you develop for Google platforms, that might be a good idea. Of course, you don't need to register if all you want to do is watch the event live.
Android 15 is cooking up, so we expect to hear a lot about the new Android operating system, Wear OS, other Google software platforms like Gmail and Chrome, and the Google Pixel 8a that we've been talking about a lot (the perfect time to see whether those bigger battery and higher price rumors are true). Gemini is big right now, so we expect some talk about that.
What You Need To Know About Google I/O
Google I/O is Google's annual developer conference. It focuses on new developments in its technology and software and, in recent years, has begun to include a focus on some of its Pixel devices.
The I/O doesn't stand for “Input/Output,” as you might think, but instead, in truly confusing Google fashion, its origin comes from the number “googol,” where the company got its name. So, a googol is a 1 trailed by 100 zeroes, so that's a pretty large number (I won't bother trying to type it out here). The first two digits of a googol are 1 and 0, and… yep. Binary code also consists of ones and zeroes, so there is likely a reference to that as well.
Google I/O events have seen Google release a lot of important devices. 2019's event saw the very first Pixel “a” smartphone, which was the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, and most of their recent lower-priced devices have been released at I/O events. Last year's Google I/O brought the Pixel Fold, too. The Pixel Tablet was shown at Google I/O 2022 too! So, it isn't all about the software.
