Google is launching its annual conference dedicated to developers, the Google I/O, this Wednesday evening. The opportunity to fill up on announcements for Android 13, but also to present new products like, perhaps, the Pixel Watch or Pixel 6a.
This Wednesday, Google will open the doors to the 2022 edition of its annual developer conference, Google I/O. As every year, this convention will open with a first plenary presentation, this Wednesday evening, followed in the coming days by several more specialized conferences.
How to watch the Google I/O keynote live
Google obliges, it is on YouTube that the opening conference of the Google I / O will be broadcast this Wednesday, May 11 at the end of the day. The conference will begin at 7 p.m., metropolitan France time and can be watched directly in the embedded video player below.
Moreover, as usual for this type of event, you will find here a live commentary of the conference, but also the most significant announcements in various articles and a live on our Twitch channel.
Google I/O announcements live
19:46
PALM
Here is PaLM for “Pathway language model”. It is a new model of machine learning that aims to solve problems in a simple way. You can ask him a very simple question like the number of days in a year and he will explain to you how he arrived at the result, the exact calculation he went through.
19:40
LaMDA 2
After LaMDA, here is LaMDA 2. As a reminder, this is a language analysis model currently being developed by Google. To improve feedback on this model, Google creates the AI Test Kitchen.
The idea is to ask LaMDA 2 to perform three complete actions. The first is to imagine a story. Impressive. We can also ask him to be interested in a particular subject and to provide an answer in a slightly more cursive way than a traditional search engine. We are undoubtedly witnessing the future in this area.
19:34
Hey Google! I look at you and I talk to you
Two new options will allow access to the Google Assistant. The first concerns the Nest Hub Max. We can simply look at the connected object and it will understand that we want to ask it something. Practice.
Second scenario: shortcuts arrive to launch Google Assistant without having to say “Hey Google”, but simply asking it to turn on a lamp, for example.
In theory, Google Assistant should also understand better when we hesitate. The assistant will answer us “mmh mmh” when we stop speaking without launching a search directly.
19:33
Advertise a product out of pity
Well, this conference is good, but where are the products?
19:26
Real tone extends
Google puts a layer on its efforts in terms of inclusivity with Real Tone, which consists in better representing non-white skin colors. The Mountain View firm explains that it called on Dr. Ellis Monk to further extend the capabilities of its camera in this area.
The doctor created the Monk Skin Tone Scale. A tool to better represent various skin colors in Google Photos and Google Search. Google has announced that it is placing this scale in open source, so that all companies can take advantage of it and use it to more faithfully represent the world as it is. A great effort!
19:24
An integrated interface
This is the first wow point of the evening. Google will soon be able to offer an interface over a photo to meet a need. The example cited during the conference is simple: faced with a ray of chocolate bars, Google Lens will offer stars to find out which one is the best rated.
19:17
Multisearch near me
We move on to Google Search, the sinews of war for Google. The giant recalled the advances in research as well as its latest novelty: multisearch. Clearly, it is the integration of photos to a text search.
Tonight, the Mountain View firm has added a small layer of complexity. It is possible to add « near me » to an image search. For example, you can take a picture of a dish and ask “near me”. Search is theoretically able to understand that you are looking to eat this dish near you. For the time being, this is a novelty reserved for English speakers.
19:14
Google docs will chew up the work for you
Google Docs will be able to offer summaries (TL;DR) of long documents. A feature made possible by the progress of the Mountain View firm in terms of AI. Convenient for work.
To stay in the business world, Sundar Pichai recalled the various new features that Google Meet has enjoyed in recent months, such as improved brightness.
19:13
YouTube will transcribe videos better
Google is also YouTube. The video platform adds the ability to generate captions automatically on mobile. Its ability to offer a transcript of a video in nearly 80 languages.
19:09
Google Maps takes a step
Sundar Pichai announces new features in modeling cities on Google Maps. The buildings will be modeled there and it will even be possible to visit certain places and restaurants.
He adds that Europe will soon be able to take advantage of a feature that allows Maps to offer users a less polluting route. The same goes for Google Flights.
19:07
24 new languages on Google Translate
First announcement of the evening: 24 new languages join Google translation. Sundar Pichai also announces an effort on Google Maps to better map certain areas of the world currently ignored by the service.
19:02
It starts smoothly
Sundar Pichai is there on stage and thanks everyone for following the conference and recalls the 2021 conference where Google’s various successes during the pandemic.
19:00
And zééééé left
That’s it, it’s starting!
18:55
More than five minutes
Go courage, it starts in five minutes. We look forward !
18:47
And now a timer
It’s time to count the minutes. Exit the concert, we now see the minutes scrolling in the colors of Google of course.
18:43
Our biggest expectations for tonight
What are your expectations for the evening? We clearly, a Pixel Watch announcement is right at the top of our list. We also hope for news of the Pixel 6a. One thing is certain, we should be full of announcements around Android 13. And that’s already cool!
6:40 p.m.
More than 20 minutes
We continue to wait. More than 20 minutes! In the meantime we enjoy a weird remix of the Cranberries.
18:32
To wait, a concert
It’s original, to keep us waiting, Google is offering a concert by an artist, Mija, who uses Tone Transfer, a music application developed by…Google of course.
6:30 p.m.
H-30 mins
Hello everyone and welcome to our Google I/O 2022 live! The event will start in 30 minutes.
Announcements expected for Google I/O
As usual, the Google I/O conference should mainly be aimed at developers. This should therefore be an opportunity for Google to present mainly new software. We obviously think of Android 13, the next version of its mobile operating system which should arrive in final version in the fall. If Android 13 is already being released developer previewit is traditionally during the Google I/O that the first beta version comes out and that the firm highlights the main new features planned.
This year, on the side of Android 13, we expect in particular security updates, more functions for messaging applications, more synergy between the different devices and more varied fonts. , so many functions already teased by Google. In addition, at the start of the year, the firm had announced several new features to come in the field of audio – with spatial audio and multipoint Bluetooth – or to better use its Android smartphone with a Windows PC. Again, Google could say more during the conference on Tuesday.
In addition to smartphones, the presentation should also make a small part of new products from Google. To highlight the new audio features of Android 13, some rumors anticipate the announcement of new Pixel Buds Pro headphones. It would also be an opportunity for the firm to finally present its very first connected watch – equipped with Wear OS 3.1 – the Google Pixel Watch. Finally, on the phone front, we can still hope for the presentation of a Google Pixel 6a or even – even if it is unlikely – a folding Pixel NotePad.
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