That’s all fine and dandy — in theory. In reality, of course, these genAI engines are far less capable, consistent, and reliable than they’re made out to be, and most of those more advanced functions (including anything involving any manner of info seeking, answer providing, or text processing) are generally more of a liability than an asset.

Follow live updates from the Google I/O 2025. Get the latest developer news from the annual conference as Google is expected to reveal more on its AI tool Gemini.

Google I/O highlights include 100 AI updates, with Gemini challenging ChatGPT and a 'total overhaul' of Search.

Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is here. I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. We're looking forward to plenty of news relating to Android,

Google finally addressed Android XR hardware, saying at I/O 2025 that Gemini AI smart glasses are coming soon.

In a series of video demos, Google showed off how people wearing Android XR glasses might interact with apps such as Google Maps. A user asked their glasses’ Gemini AI chatbot for directions, and the device brought up a small hologram-like map at the bottom of the internal display.

Android Studio, the integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app developers, is getting an AI upgrade, Google announced at its developer conference, Google I/O 2025.

The Swedish carmaker said on Wednesday that it is now the lead development partner for Android automotive software.

Volvo has announced that its vehicles will be among the first to make the switch from Google Assistant to Gemini.

You can watch the keynote via a livestream, plus check out the full slate of events, including the Google I/O developer keynote, which is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET, 9:30 p.m. BST).

Google says Gemini will make interactions in the car feel far more fluid. Instead of issuing stiff, robotic commands — “Navigate to Starbucks” — you’ll be able to speak naturally and combine multiple tasks. For example: “Text Sarah, I’m on my way, and tell me how long it’ll take to get to the Thai place we went to last month.”