The most anticipated Google I/O event is all set to take place in May this year. According to the official website this year’s developer festival will be held May 8-10 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA.
For those who may not be aware, Google I/O was inaugurated in 2008 and is organized by the executive team of Google. The “I/O” stands for input/output as well as the slogan “Innovation in the Open.”
It is an annual 3 day conference with lots of workshops for app developers to get up to speed and learn new things first hand from the people at Google. It observes people from all around the globe. Nearly 7,000 attendees and 3,000 Googlers come together for three days of keynotes, technical sessions, codelabs, interactive demos, and much more.
Google I/O 2018: Here’s what to expect
The techno junkies around the world are wondering what sort of announcements we’ll be seeing from this technology giant when it comes to software and hardware updates. Like every year Google is expected to release some breathtaking updates. However, the event is expected to make announcements about Android P.
Android “P” is the upcoming ninth major version of the Android operating system. It was first announced by Google on March 7, 2018, and the first developer preview was released on the same day. The update will focus on privacy concerns by blocking access to the camera and microphone of background apps unless you explicitly allow it.
Alongside, we may see new features added for the Google Home which is the company’s smart speaker that serves as an alternative to products like the Amazon Echo.
The other update which we may expect is about Fuchsia, the third operating system in Google’s portfolio. The rumors also suggest it’s meant to be a sort of hybrid operating system to possibly replace Android and Chrome OS.
Since the Android OS is rebranded to Wear OS we can expect the first Wear OS update from the Google I/O 2018.
So anybody who’s interested in the latest goings-on at Google will want to keep an eye on the updates of the event that are about to take place next week.