Google I/O 2025 is right around the corner and the invite-only affair will be live-streamed for the world to see and learn more than it ever wanted to know about AI Google. You probably know a little bit about Google I/O but chances are that stops once you get past the first-day keynote speech.
Google I/O is a lot more than that. But it’s also something you aren’t particularly interested in or think you need to care about no matter how big an Android fan you might be.
So what’s the big deal and why are so many Android enthusiasts talking about Google I/O? They’re really not. I’ll explain.
Keynote speeches are an outlier
Everything you know about Google I/O probably comes from one of the keynote speeches. There is a day-one keynote where Sundar and company get on stage to talk about the new and hopefully exciting things that are coming to the world of Android and Google, and there are “secondary” keynotes like What’s new in Chrome.
These are often fascinating. Historically they’ve given us a good look at what Google thinks we want even if the last few have morphed into an AI drinking game. This is what most of the tech press will be covering and it is all the information the average Android fan cares about.
So what about the rest of the three days? If you like programming and development, the rest of the time is for you.
I don’t mean just workshops and tutorials for coding practices (though those are at I/O, too). You can learn about the tools developers need, new changes to how third parties can integrate with core features, and even updates on licensing and agreements you need to follow to develop for the Google ecosystem.
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