By Kerry Wan, Editor in Chief / May 18
Ahead of Google I/O, the company held its annual “The Android Show” last week, announcing a slew of Android and Chrome features set to roll out later this year.
The news included Gemini Intelligence, which refers to more advanced AI capabilities such as background task automation and enhanced context tools, more accessible voice inputs, AI-generated widgets, and general video improvements in Android 17.
Also: First look at Googlebook: A premium Chromebook alternative for Android users
Google also announced a new series of laptops called Googlebook, which is separate from Chromebook and Google Books.
Googlebook is described as more premium, with a more natural integration with Android phones than competing systems. That includes better app mirroring, faster file transferring across different services, and intuitive Gemini tools.
That all said, if Google does announce more Android news at I/O, expect it to be less than usual.
