How you can watch the Google I/O 2024 keynote

Within the tech world, few occasions are as momentous as Google I/O, the corporate’s builders convention held in Might yearly. Though it’s positioned as a developers-only occasion, the keynote handle often entails a slew of bulletins most of the people would need to learn about, together with new software program releases, updates to Google services, and typically even brand-new {hardware}.

Though I/O is an invitation-only affair, anybody can watch the two-hour keynote portion reside. The livestream video above will start exactly when the occasion begins, so you may watch it comfortably from dwelling.

The keynote handle begins on Might 14, 2024, at 10:00 AM PT (1 PM ET), which is the native time for the occasion’s California location. If you wish to know the way that converts to your space, we extremely advocate utilizing this time and date calculator to find out when it’s essential tune into the stream.

However what can we count on from the keynote? Google has stored {that a} secret, however we’ve some rumors we are able to let you know about!

On the {hardware} aspect of issues, we don’t count on a lot. Google has already launched the Google Pixel 8a — a product line often launched at I/O itself. We haven’t heard too many rumors about the rest Google might need within the pipeline, which closely suggests this may very well be a hardware-free I/O. If something, we’d count on one thing small, such because the first-party Bluetooth tracker (codenamed “grogu”) with entry to the Discover My System community. That’s actually a risk.

There’s additionally the chance we may see a full launch (or a minimum of a tease) for Google’s XR headset. Made in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, this headset would go head-to-head with Meta’s Quest line. Once more, we’ve zero leaks about this, so it’s not going we’ll see a full-on launch at I/O 2024, however we may get slightly extra information than we have already got.

You shouldn’t count on launches for the Pixel Pill 2, Pixel Watch 3, Pixel 9, Pixel Fold 2, or the rest alongside these strains. We count on most of these to launch in October at a devoted Made By Google occasion. Nevertheless, Google has teased MBG merchandise at I/O prior to now, so it’s very potential we may see some official bulletins associated to a number of of these merchandise.

The one factor we’re sure you’ll see a whole lot of at Google I/O 2024 is AI and Gemini, particularly. In reality, we wouldn’t be stunned if the majority of the keynote is made up of talks about how AI is getting injected into actually the whole lot Google does. We additionally count on loads of new Gemini-powered options for Pixels and Android generally. Talking of Android, you can even count on extra Android 15 bulletins and the launch of Android 15 beta 2.

What are you most enthusiastic about for Google I/O 2024? Tell us within the feedback, and make sure you keep tuned to Android Authority as we cowl the occasion in particular person!