Google I/O 2022: the annual conference will take place from May 11 to 12, 2022

Google I/O 2022 is confirmed! This year, the company’s annual high mass will take place on May 11 and 12, 2022. During the opening conference, CEO Sundar Pichai is expected to reveal what’s new in the Android 13 update. expected announcements.

Like every year, Google organizes a conference during the month of May. This year, the event, dubbed Google I/O, will take place from Wednesday May 11 to 12, 2022. The Mountain View giant has just announced the news on its social networks.

The keynote will be held at the Shoreline Amphitheater (an outdoor venue in Mountain View) hosted by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Of course, the conference will be streamed live on YouTube. For the first time since the pandemic, and the outright cancellation of the 2020 edition, Google is not forced to settle for a 100% virtual event.

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What to expect from Google I/O 2022?

“This year’s event will be broadcast to a limited live audience, and is completely free and open to everyone virtually”, Google announces. Despite the gradual easing of sanitary measures, the company is taking precautions and limit the number of guests. This will mainly be brand partners and group employees.

True to form, Google is expected to unveil many new features at the opening conference on May 11. First, Google should discuss the new features of the Android 13 update. On stage, Sundar Pichai will highlight the main changes to the operating system.

In the wake of the opening conference, the digital giant should put online the first public beta of Android 13. It will be possible to test the major new features of the update months before its deployment in the final and stable version. Until then, the beta versions confined to developers should follow one another.

As a rule, Google also takes advantage of the event to announce new products. In the past, the brand has unveiled new Google Home speakers or new smartphones. This year, all eyes are on the Pixel 6a, whose existence has been officially confirmed, or the Pixel Watch, the brand’s first connected watch.