You Can't Escape Google. Here's What's Coming Next

0:00 Google's big IO conference starts on May 19th.

0:02 We're expecting a brand new Gemini AI that actually does stuff for you.

0:05 Smart glasses that may not suck,

0:07 a whole new OS for Google laptops and Android updates.

0:10 Let's talk about it.

0:11 Google is going to show off its latest version of Gemini at IO.

0:15 You may be thinking, so what?

0:16 I don't use Gemini.

0:17 Well, good luck trying to escape it.

0:19 Gemini is in your search results.

0:20 It's in your email.

0:21 It's in your calendar.

0:22 It's an Android.

0:23 And it's going to power Apple's next generation Siri.

0:26 So the next Gemini is coming to you whether you like it or not.

0:30 Now.

0:30 Right now, Gemini can answer request with varying degrees of latency.

0:34 That's a fancy way of saying sometimes it acts quickly,

0:37 and sometimes it don't expect the next

0:41 version of Gemini to be faster all around.

0:43 Instead of having awkward pauses after you say something,

0:46 Google wants Gemini to mimic the rate of human conversation.

0:50 If you're curious why Google would bother with this, it's pretty simple.

0:53 If Gemini works faster, more people use it.

0:56 If more people use it, Google gets more data or a subscription fee.

0:59 It's a win win for the company.

1:01 Added to that, Google Gemini is pretty much

1:04 the default AI assistant on all kinds of Android phones,

1:07 including those made by Samsung and Motorola.

1:09 And again, it's about to be Siri’s new brain.

1:12 The better Gemini works, the bigger the user base gets,

1:15 and the more we're all trapped within Google's world.

1:20 Also, expect strides in the most important, useful version of AI.

1:24 The term you hear a lot is agentic AI.

1:27 That's a terrible name because it under sells a technology.

1:30 Agentic AI gives your assistant agency to do things for you.

1:34 Your AI is your agent.

1:35 It can act for you.

1:36 If it had a better name, it'd be called “do it for me AI.” AI Right now you can

1:40 use Google Gemini to find pictures from your latest trip to a place.

1:43 Gemini goes into Google Photos, it gets to pictures,

1:46 shows them to you and you can tap to show more.

1:48 That's great.

1:49 Sundar Pichai, head of Google, says that he sees search using a genetic AI

1:53 to get more complicated things done in the future.

1:56 For example, instead of going through the absolute joy of planning a vacation,

2:00 which usually includes finding a flight, finding a place to stay,

2:03 making sure you're not already booked to do

2:05 something Imagine Google doing it all for you,

2:07 because you've authorized it to be your agent.

2:10 For AI to do all that on your phone,

2:11 the operating system has to be built for it from the ground up.

2:15 That's Android 17.

2:16 Back in February, Samsung talked about how phones work now and how it should be.

2:21 If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of steps.

2:24 Go from one app to another to another.

2:26 Cut and paste what you need.

2:27 Repeat until you're done.

2:28 Samsung said it wants to bring us this.

2:31 You tell your phone your intent, the AI agent does its thing and you're done.

2:36 Samsung is working with Google right now to make this a reality.

2:40 Here's Google previewing what a new OS could do.

3:03 Yes, you could get pizza orders done much faster.

3:06 Pizza is important, people.

3:07 Anything that puts together a pizza and does is a good thing.

3:10 What do you wish your phone could do for you?

3:12 Tell me in the comments.

3:13 So apart from the under the hood stuff,

3:15 expect Android 17 to be the beginning of something big.

3:18 I/O is a developers conference,

3:20 so we're going to see a lot of apps take advantage of this.

3:24 Apple's developers conference WWDC is coming up in June,

3:27 so we'll see where all of this AI stuff goes.

3:30 Before we talk about your face, I wanted to tell you that I'll be at Google.

3:33 I/O and I'll be back here to tell you what actually mattered at the event.

3:37 I'll cut through all the hype and translate how this stuff impacts you,

3:40 so why not subscribe?

3:41 So you're the first to know.

3:43 Let's talk about your face.

3:44 Last year, Google showed up a prototype of its Android XR smartglasses.

3:48 Take a look.

3:49 The frames are big and chunky.

3:51 They've got cameras to see the outside world,

3:53 and they display information to you on the lens.

3:56 These XR glasses are supposed to have on device

3:58 AI to provide help when you need it.

4:01 Case in point, it can translate text and you

4:03 don't even have to pull out your phone.

4:05 Meta is currently the big player in AR

4:07 glasses with models from Ray-Ban and Oakley, which is great if you love meta.

4:12 What's that?

4:13 No one loves meta.

4:14 Not even that Zuckerberg guy.

4:17 Well, there's no doubting that meta exists, so there's that.

4:21 Anyway, we expect to see a more fully formed version of Android XR,

4:25 but we should let Google know something.

4:28 Google, this is your last chance.

4:30 You tried Google Glass.

4:32 Brilliant idea.

4:33 Way too early.

4:34 That also yielded the term “glass hole.” Then there was Google Daydream,

4:38 a method of using your phone for VR.

4:40 With your history of killing products and services,

4:43 you kind of have to nail this one on the head.

4:45 Privacy is important for everyone.

4:48 Figure out your camera situation.

4:50 Make sure people don't recoil at horror when they see your glasses.

4:54 That's twofold privacy first, but style second.

4:58 Don't make them ugly.

5:00 Warby Parker announced that it's working with Google to make these glasses.

5:03 Its announcement is from May 2025.

5:06 Gentle monster is also working with Google to make smart glasses as well.

5:10 Take a look at these current options.

5:12 They look all right.

5:13 Will they survive a transition from dumb glasses

5:15 that only correct your vision so you can see clearly?

5:18 Thanks to refocusing light onto your retina

5:20 into smart glasses that still let you see clearly,

5:23 but with smart stuff in your line of sight, or maybe even your ear.

5:26 With voice based AI Style is important.

5:29 You're modifying people's faces here,

5:30 Google and other glasses makers and do not think that the technology is so cool,

5:35 people will wear it regardless.

5:36 No, no they won't.

5:38 We should also see aluminum OS, which is going to have long lasting effects.

5:42 If you've ever used Android apps on a Chromebook, you know it's not smooth.

5:47 You get an interface for Chrome OS things and a different one for Android apps.

5:51 It's not consistent.

5:52 Well, Google announced its combining Android and Chrome OS.

5:56 Long story short, aluminum OS would

5:58 really be an Android-based desktop environment.

6:00 And what does that mean?

6:01 Devices running aluminum OS would be able to run

6:03 Android apps in a more native way than Chrome OS.

6:06 On top of that, Android also has an upcoming desktop mode,

6:09 which would allow you to dock your phone to a larger screen.

6:12 This should give you a clearer picture.

6:14 You learn Android on your phone and it works

6:16 the same on an aluminum OS device and vice versa.

6:19 I have really high hopes for aluminum Early Chrome

6:22 OS and early androids were seemingly built for engineers,

6:25 which is great, but that can be confusing to non engineers.

6:29 Maybe Google could ask Gemini how to make it stuff more human friendly.

6:34 Now remember I'm going to IO soon,

6:36 so if you've got questions, let me know and I'll ask Google.

6:39 Like I'll actually ask people that work there, not just Gemini.

6:42 I'm Iyaz Akhtar and I'll see you online.