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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things From Google I/O 2026

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Google's annual developer conference has grown so large that it has been split into two in recent years. The tech behemoth held an event last week dedicated to its Android mobile operating system, Googlebooks and more. Today's event was devoted to the rest of its platforms.

The common theme uniting both is the company's AI tools, primarily those based around its Gemini chatbot and related technologies. Basically, like all of 2026, the watchword is "agent."

While events like this tend to feel like a bombardment of "you can do this!" and "yadda yadda new model yadda yadda" demonstrations, several new capabilities and technologies did rise above the noise, at least for me. What stood out were Google Docs Live, aspects of Ask YouTube, enhancements to Google Flow and Flow Music and some of the Intelligent Eyewear.

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