Google I/O 2026 was all about improvements in AI. Gemini is getting smarter, faster and more customized. See what was presented at this year’s event, from a more intuitive Gemini Omni to the realization of Android XR with consumer products coming in the fall. We’ve got the highlights.
00:03 Google products with 1 billion users
00:06 Ask Maps
00:24 Ask YouTube
00:51 Docs Live
01:47 TPU 8t
02:07 TPU 8i
02:33 Gemini Omni
03:17 Gemini Flash 3.5
03:24 Gemini 3.5 Flash Antigravity demo
04:17 Gemini Spark
04:35 Gemini Spark Demo
05:34 Google AI Ultra new plan pricing
05:54 Intelligent search box
06:37 Agentic capabilities in search
06:59 Generative Search UI
07:27 Universal Cart
07:57 Gemini Neural Expressive
08:40 Daily Brief
09:07 Google Pics
09:43 Google Flow Tools
10:30 Google Flow Music
11:02 Google Audio Glasses
11:36 Google Android XR demo
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@Adrvkg457
May 19, 2026 at 8:32 pm
glasses presentation is awful – like couldnt you display what she actually saw in her glasses
@conceptsintamil
May 19, 2026 at 8:36 pm
Yada yada yada
@RobVideos-t3u
May 19, 2026 at 8:36 pm
So when will this make life better… solve hunger, reduce war, give life meaning and purpose, improve the human condition? Until it does something that will truely work for humanity then all of this is just commercial noise.
@vasanths6879
May 19, 2026 at 8:44 pm
Summary: our own phones, laptops, or any digital devices which we paid and purchased with our hard earned money will not be ours.
@flowqi212
May 19, 2026 at 8:46 pm
8:05 I got this Gemini app update yesterday and I already hate it 🙈 the UI elements are way to large for my S24 screen, its like they increased everything by 30% and it looks super crammed now -_-
@johnnylin0924
May 19, 2026 at 8:47 pm
Too many projects
@reputedwheat
May 19, 2026 at 8:54 pm
welcome to the dystopian era of AI
@uttanwallaali
May 19, 2026 at 8:55 pm
Now days tooooooooo Much AI stuff is being talked and many of us are not many are accustom to it
@DarrenEbbing
May 19, 2026 at 8:55 pm
When do you think we’ll collectively finally realize that generating fake everything with AI doesn’t add value. A picture is only interesting because “It happened”… faking or altering it wipes out the value of anything. Creating a song requires talent… that’s what makes it valuable. Cultivating experience in musical instruments… learning tonality in singing. Everything in this supercut and everything from Gemini… feels soulless. Artless. Sad.
@uttanwallaali
May 19, 2026 at 8:57 pm
Google I/O 2026 was Google AI/O 2026 way tooooooooooo much AI
@paddock-q3b
May 19, 2026 at 9:04 pm
Just another reason to boycout google.
@S_R231
May 19, 2026 at 9:07 pm
Thanks CNET for the redux. I use to get excited for the I/O events – as a juxtapose to Apple’s events and tech.
The Event itself: It was underwhelming to a point that I cannot believe that a billion dollar company would bother to put this on.
There is nothing here for the end user to get excited about. Nothing which we can own ourselves.
@LoveYaJSR
May 19, 2026 at 9:09 pm
where is cnet anchor who explains each feature brilliantly this video felt like cut copy paste one from original 😢
@j4ypanda
May 19, 2026 at 9:10 pm
So many useless ai feature, good reminder I need to migrate my Google photo to icloud
@romangeneral23
May 19, 2026 at 9:12 pm
AI AI AI AI AI AI Generative AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI, Layoffs, AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI
@Lruiz3865
May 19, 2026 at 9:13 pm
More AI slop 🥱
@captinzoom
May 19, 2026 at 9:14 pm
The only thing I thought was good was the shopping cart and maybe the daily briefing. Everything else I’m already doing with other AI. Also everything behind a paywall is Ugh
@perhapsme988
May 19, 2026 at 9:15 pm
Gemini- where is your twin?
Gemini- you mean I have a twin like me.
Yes. What are you going to do about it?
Gemini- I am designed to win. So I will try to kill off it.
Well, go ahead. But you need to change your name.
Gemini- let he think. The Terminator.
No. Arnie wouldn’t like that.
Gemini- but Arni is old so I’m not worried about him.
Ok, your way.,. The Terminator.
Btw, where did you get the inspiration for the Terminator?
Gemini- I just copy and paste what seems most popular.
SMART indeed.
Gemini- thanks.
😂
@BusterDarcy
May 19, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Slop, slop, and more slop. Was a flying car really so much to ask??
@Derpy1969
May 19, 2026 at 9:22 pm
What I don’t want is any AI talking to me like they’re my bud or a longtime friend, or any of that casual BS language. I’m not your pal, guy!
@Guy_Sa
May 19, 2026 at 9:22 pm
0:12 useless
0:33 useless
0:54 useless
the chip is cool
2:37 probably useless
new model is nice
Antigravity looks cool
Spark can be misused very easily
more gimmicks in search
9:12 useless
10:27 I think that’s useless
glasses are cool but DAM is the women style ugly. looks like swim goggles
@fahadkelantan
May 19, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Google, Microsoft, and the other data thieves. I’ll give you a pen. But I own your book.
@NickG40
May 19, 2026 at 9:26 pm
More AI nonsense that literally no one is asking for.
@wisanu99
May 19, 2026 at 9:28 pm
Throw out a bunch of things and see if anything stick approach. Got it.
@Willibeolder
May 19, 2026 at 9:28 pm
I love the soullessness from the speakers.