Google I/O 2023: methods to 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 basically geared towards builders, the corporate all the time holds a keynote revealing the most recent and best issues that’ll wind up in shoppers’ arms.

If you wish to watch the keynote stay 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 anticipate.

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

There are a number of locations the place you may watch the keynote on-line, together with from Google’s web site, Google’s YouTube channel, and thru the video embedded on the very prime of this publish. In the event you aren’t round to look at the stream stay, you may all the time watch a recorded model of the occasion on YouTube after the actual fact.

With all that out of the way in which, listed here are among the issues we anticipate Google to announce through the occasion.

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

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

Underneath the hood, the Pixel Fold is anticipated 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 most likely received’t come low-cost. In response to CNBC, it might price upwards of $1,700.

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 pictures of the gadget didn’t make its design look significantly promising, latest leaks present a pill that matches in with the remainder of the Pixel ecosystem, accessible 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 newest 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 show.

An early Pixel Pill itemizing on Amazon (which has since been eliminated) 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 assist. We nonetheless don’t understand how a lot the Pixel Pill will price, although. Rumors level to between €600 to €650 in Europe, however Google’s European costs are typically larger than these within the US.

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

Among the gadget’s rumored specs embody a Tensor G2 chip, an upgraded 64MP essential 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 charge and assist for wi-fi charging. These upgrades include a little bit of a tradeoff, although, as rumors recommend it might price $50 greater than the Pixel 6A at $499.

We’re sure 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 step by step including new options to Android 14, like a brand new again arrow that blends along with your background, passkey assist, improved battery life, and extra management over your privateness in your gadget’s media library. Android 14 can also be anticipated so as to add improved font scaling forward of its public rollout later this 12 months.

Along with the potential launch of the Pixel 7A, Google may also give us a glimpse on the upcoming Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional, identical 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 completely attainable the corporate will skip an early preview and as an alternative preserve the give attention to 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 situated beneath the flash that Smartprix believes could possibly be a macro or depth sensor. The renders of the usual Pixel 8, nonetheless, present a digicam setup just like the one on the Pixel 7.

The Pixel 8 Professional is anticipated to return 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 function a 6.2-inch display screen 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.

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

Inner paperwork 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 most recent model of the corporate’s giant language mannequin (LLM) that helps over 100 totally different languages. The corporate 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 utilize 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 assist for Japanese and Korean languages. This additionally tracks with reviews that Google will launch new AI-powered search instruments someday this month.

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

The corporate is extra more likely to sprinkle some smaller bulletins in between its {hardware} launches, like updates to Maps, Pictures, 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 Residence app.

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

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