Google I/O 2021: Here’s what to expect – Android 12, Fuchsia OS, new products and more

Last year, Google’s annual developer conference I/O was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the company announced that the event will be held again. Google officials announced that 2021’s I/O conference online keynote speech will begin at 1:00 pm Eastern Time on May 18 and many new products and services will be announced.

At an investor conference, Google and its parent company Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said that “Our product launch is returning to normal rhythm. What is particularly exciting is that the developer conference I/O is back this year. It is held in a virtual online format and is free to everyone. We will release important product updates and announcements. I sincerely invite everyone to pay attention!”

In the official description of the keynote speech, Google was vague about what might be announced, saying only: “Please stay tuned to understand how we are advancing our mission of organizing world information and making it universally accessible and useful.”

Based on rumors and speculation, we can predict the new products that Google may show at this event:

Android 12

Android is the key to Google’s ecosystem and always takes center stage at I/O conferences from a software development perspective. As always, Google is likely to use the keynote speech of the I/O Developer Conference to describe the details of the latest version of Android OS, Android 12.

So far, Google release three Developer Preview versions of Android 12, the third build is the most stable so far and includes developer-centric features. Moving on, Google may show the new features of Android 12 at the I/O conference, like major UI improvements such as the new lock screen, material design, and so on.

Google main service update

Google could also use the I/O conference to showcase major updates in its services and software. In the previous I/O conferences, Google released the incognito mode of Google Maps, a new smart assistant, and Google Duplex demo. As the past year, the search engine giant may introduce many exciting and new features this year.

Wearables, Wear OS

For a long time, Wear OS has made people feel that it is a failed product. Even rebranding, changing faces, and adding more hardware partners have hardly changed this fact. But please note that this year’s I/O will be Google’s first major developer event after the completion of the Fitbit acquisition. Google Xi’an wants to show its talents in wearable devices and the fitness business.

Aside from this, the US tech giant could also unveil Fuchsia OS, new hearable products, smartphones, and innovations. We will keep you posted on this story, stay tuned!

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