Another epic #GoogleIO in the books!
Here’s a recap of all the @googlechrome updates we shared to help you browse & build for the agentic web: https://t.co/1wDWPwoBSC 🤖✨🕸️
Our new Gemini 3.5 Flash is our strongest agentic and coding model yet, delivering frontier-level performance at 4x the speed of comparable frontier models at less than half the cost.
We had @TulseeDoshi break down what you need to know about it.
Gemini Omni is a major leap in world understanding & multimodal editing! It can take photos, video & audio and build entirely new scenes. Over time it’ll be able to handle any input & any output - starting w/ video
You can even give it your own videos & iterate on your ideas:
How we use emoji continues to evolve - so we hand-refined nearly 4,000 of them to be richer, more delightful and true to how you express yourself.
…but blind ranking 5 of them was tougher than I expected 😬
Starting today, end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out for Android and iPhone users. 🔒 A huge thank you to the teams that have been working for years to bring you a more secure, private way to communicate – regardless of your device. Terrific milestone!
📣 📸 Calling all Snapseed users: Today, we’re rolling out Snapseed 4.0 on Android, bringing a new look and feel, and a bunch of new tools and capabilities. Here’s what’s new:
- We’ve completely updated the UI. In addition to making it more modern and fun, we’ve spent a lot of time focusing on changes that make editing faster, easier, and more powerful, all while staying true to Snapseed’s DNA
- We’ve added a number of new capabilities, including non destructive and batch editing, Snapseed camera, and smart masking
- We’ve introduced new tools including Color HSL, Dehaze, Halation, & Bloom
- We’ve also updated existing tools, like Film, which is now packed with new styles that emulate some of the most popular historical film stocks
⭐ And if you’re on iOS, you now have access to our new UI, Bloom & Halation tools, and More Faves! Download it today on the Google Play Store or Apple Store: 🔗🠛
The Android Show: I/O Edition!
May 12th, 10am PT.
It's going to be a big one! You won't want to miss it. Sign up to get notified:
https://t.co/m10R8VNERh
We want YOU to help us build the #GoogleIO keynote countdown 🪄
Just prompt your most creative ideas into @GeminiApp Canvas or @GoogleAIStudio to vibe code a number from 1 to 10 — no developer experience required.
Submissions due May 6 → https://t.co/XTWxF0RzsC
We can't wait to see what you create 🎨
“In 2016, [@SundarPichai] had declared Google would be an “AI-first company,” and began cultivating a series of projects—custom chips, Cloud, YouTube, and deep AI research—that seemed to have nothing to do with Google’s core search product. All of these bets have paid off, and then some.” — @TIME in their new #TIME100Companies cover story on Alphabet and AI → https://t.co/Uii9dpkzka
📷: Daniel Dorsa
Q1 earnings are in: 2026 is off to a terrific start.
Our AI investments and full stack approach are lighting up every part of the business: Search queries are at an all-time high with AI continuing to drive usage. Google Cloud revenue grew 63%, Gemini models have incredible momentum, and it was our strongest quarter ever for consumer AI subs, driven by @GeminiApp.
Thanks to our partners + employees around the world. Much more to share on our earnings call in 20 minutes… and at Google I/O in 20 days!
Happy 20th anniversary Google Translate! 🌍 It’s incredible to see the scale of this product: 1 billion users now translate around 1 trillion words every single month.
To celebrate, we’re launching one of our most requested features: pronunciation practice. Translate will give you real-time feedback on your speech so you can get your confidence up before starting a real-world conversation. Makes for a great judgment-free zone before ordering that coffee at the local cafe!
It’s available in the Translate app in the U.S and India starting with English, Spanish and Hindi–give it a try 💬
The profound magnitude of the Agentic Enterprise is on full display in Las Vegas this week, where hundreds of Google Cloud customers are showcasing agentic systems on the Expo floor at Next ‘26. It’s amazing to see the real-world impact of what they sell, how they work, and where the future is headed.
#GoogleCloudNext