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Google I/O

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Google I/O
DateMay–June (1–3 days)
FrequencyAnnual
VenueVarious
LocationVarious
FoundedMay 28, 2008 (2008-05-28)
Most recentMay 20, 2025
Attendance5000
Organized byGoogle
Websiteio.google

Google I/O is an annual developer conference held by Google since 2007 in Mountain View, California. "I/O" stands for input/output, as well as the slogan "Innovation in the Open".[1] The event's format is similar to Google Developer Day.

History

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The first conference, in 2007, was called "Google Developer Day" and was hosted at the San Jose Convention Center, with 1,000 tickets for developers.[2][3] Since 2008, the conference has been called Google I/O.

Key announcements and milestones

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Highlights

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2008

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Google I/O in 2008

The first I/O event with major topics included:

Speakers included Marissa Mayer, David Glazer, Steve Horowitz, Alex Martelli, Steve Souders, Dion Almaer, Mark Lucovsky, Guido van Rossum, Jeff Dean, Chris DiBona, Josh Bloch, Raffaello D'Andrea, and Geoff Stearns.[9]

2009

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Major topics included:

Speakers included Aaron Boodman, Adam Feldman, Adam Schuck, Alex Moffat, Alon Levi, Andrew Bowers, Andrew Hatton, Anil Sabharwal, Arne Roomann-Kurrik, Ben Collins-Sussman, Jacob Lee, Jeff Fisher, Jeff Ragusa, Jeff Sharkey, Jeffrey Sambells, Jerome Mouton and Jesse Kocher.[10]

Attendees were given a HTC Magic.

2010

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Major topics included:

Speakers included Aaron Koblin, Adam Graff, Adam Nash, Adam Powell, Adam Schuck, Alan Green, Albert Cheng, Albert Wenger, Alex Russell, Alfred Fuller, Amit Agarwal, Amit Kulkarni, Amit Manjhi, Amit Weinstein, Andres Sandholm, Angus Logan, Arne Roomann-Kurrik, Bart Locanthi, Ben Appleton, Ben Chang, Ben Collins-Sussman.[11]

Attendees were given a HTC Evo 4G at the event. Prior to the event US attendees received a Motorola Droid while non-US attendees received a Nexus One.

2011

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Major topics included:[12]

Attendees were given a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1,[14] Series 5 Chromebook[15] and Verizon MiFi.

The after party was hosted by Jane's Addiction.

2012

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The I/O conference was extended from the usual two-day schedule to three days.[16] There was no keynote on the final day. Attendees were given a Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Chromebox. The after party was hosted by Paul Oakenfold and Train.

Major topics included:[17][18]

2013

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Google I/O 2013 was held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco. The amount of time for all the $900 (or $300 for school students and faculty) tickets to sell out was 49 minutes, even when registrants had both Google+ and Wallet accounts by requirement.[19] A fleet of remote-controlled blimps streamed a bird's-eye view of the event. Attendees were given a Chromebook Pixel. The after party was hosted by Billy Idol and Steve Aoki .[citation needed]

Major topics included:

2014

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Major topics included:

Attendees were given a LG G Watch or Samsung Gear Live, Google Cardboard, and a Moto 360 was shipped to attendees after the event.

2015

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Sundar Pichai at Google I/O 2015

Major topics included:

  • Android Marshmallow
    • App permission controls
    • Native fingerprint recognition
    • "Deep sleep", a mode which puts the device to sleep for power saving
    • USB-C support
    • Deep-linking app support, which leads verified app URLs to the app in the Play store.
  • Android Pay
  • Android Wear
    • "Always on" extension to apps
    • Wrist gestures
  • Chrome
  • Custom tabs Gmail
    • Inbox availability for everyone
  • Maps
    • Offline mode
  • Nanodegree, an Android course on Udacity
  • Now
    • Reduction in voice error
    • Context improvements
  • Photos
  • Play
    • "About" tabs for developer pages
    • A/B listings
    • Store listing experiments
    • "Family Star" badge
  • Project Brillo, a new operating system for the Android-based Internet of things.
    • Project Weave, a common language for IoT devices to communicate.

Attendees were given an Nexus 9 tablet and an improved version of Google Cardboard[20]

2016

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Sundar Pichai moved Google I/O to Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA for the first time. Attendees were given sunglasses and sunscreen due to the amphitheater's outside conditions, however many attendees were sunburned so the talks were relatively short.[21][22] There was no hardware giveaway.

Major topics included:[23]

  • Allo
  • Android
    • Daydream, Android support for VR was shown with Daydream.[24]
    • Instant Apps, a code path that downloads a part of an app instead of accessing a web app, which allows links to load apps on-demand without installation. This was shown with the B&H app.[25]
    • Nougat
    • Wear 2.0
    • The inaugural Google Play Awards were presented to the year's best apps and games in ten categories.[26]
  • Assistant
  • Duo
  • Firebase, a mobile application platform, now adds storage, reporting and analytics.[27]
  • Home
  • Play integration with Chrome OS

2017

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Sundar Pichai at the Google I/O 2017 Keynote
Google I/O 2017 Android Fireside Chat

Major topics included:

Attendees were given a Google Home and $700 in Google Cloud Platform Credits. The afterparty was hosted by LCD Soundsystem.

2018

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Major topics included:

  • Android Pie
  • Digital Wellbeing initiatives
  • Material Design 2.0
  • Changes in Gmail
  • Android Wear 3.0
  • An Impressive Google Assistant
  • AR/VR efforts
  • Updated Google Home

Attendees were given an Android Things kit and a Google Home Mini.[33] The after party was hosted by Justice with Phantogram opening.

2019

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Major topics included:[34]

The after party was hosted by The Flaming Lips. There was no hardware giveaway.

2020

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The 2020 event was originally scheduled to be held for May 12–14,[35] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was considered for alternative formats[36] and Google announced that the event would be eventually cancelled.

2021

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The 2021 event was held from May 18–20 and due to the COVID-19 protocols, the event was held as a virtual event with a limited attended audience.[37] Major topics included: Android 12 with the Material You design, new enhancements to Wear OS, and Project Starline for video conferencing.[38]

2022

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The 2022 event marked the full audience capacity since the 2019 I/O event held from May 11–12. Major topics included the Updates to Google's AI and machine learning capabilities, the introduction of new privacy controls, enhancements to Google Workspace, various updates to Android and Wear OS, new hardware products with the new Google Pixel 6a, Google Pixel Tablet, Google Pixel Buds Pro, the Google Pixel Watch, and the preview of the Google Pixel 7.[39]

2023

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The event in 2023 was held from May 10–11. Major topics that were announced and included were the focus on Generative AI (PaLM 2) for core products, introduction of the Pixel Fold (The first foldable phone by Google), the Pixel 7a (most durable A-Series phone), and the release date and specs for thePixel Tablet.[40]

2024

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The 2024 event held from May 13–14 announced the new iteration of Gemini AI and Firebase Genkit, a framework for creating and deploying applications with AI features.[4][5] SGE or Search Generative Experience rebranded as AI Overviews, and the Google Pixel 8a.[41]

2025

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The event in 2025 held from May 20–21 saw the announcements of the Launch of AI Mode for Search, the coding agent Jules, the introduction of Veo 3, and an update to their video generation model with corresponding audio. Google also revealed its Gemini Pro Ultra Plan.[6][7][8][42]

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