Google I/O highlights: Pixel Fold to Bard, everything announced at keynote
At the Google I/O 2023 keynote, the company announced its advancement with regard to generative AI and conversational AI. Besides Google announced Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 7a devices
Google I/O 2023, the search engine giant’s annual developers’ conference, kicked off on May 10 at 10:30 pm (IST). At the event’s keynote address, the company announced its advancement with regard to generative AI and conversational AI. Besides, it announced Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 7a devices. Below are the highlights from Google I/O 2023 keynote
12:37 AM
That a wrap!
12:32 AM
Google Pixel Fold: Details and Android features
- Available in US, UK and Germany -- $1799
- Powered by Tensor G2
- Dual screen interpreter model
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Android for foldables
- Dynamic live wallpapers
- Continuity
- Taskbar
- Split-screen mode
- Drag-and-drop
- Split keyboard design
- Multitask view
- Generative AI available in Google apps
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Tabletop mode for videos t
auto fit
12:20 AM
Google Pixel Tablet: Details
- Made for in-hand use and at home
- Charging speaker dock
- Chromecast built-in
- Support multiple user profiles with built-in data privacy
- Priced at $499 – charging speaker dock included
Pixel Tablet
12:13 AM
Pixel portfolio 2023: Tablet, foldable, and A-series smartphone
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12:11 AM
Next up: Pixel devices
Pixel 7a
12:05 AM
Android and generative AI
- Magic compose in Google Messages
- Customisation and personalisation services powered by generative AI
- Emoji wallpapers
- Cinematic wallpaper for 3D and motion effects – coming to Pixel device next month
- Create a wallpaper with AI – uses Google text-to-image generator (coming this fall)
12:05 AM
Android and generative AI
- Magic compose in Google Messages
- Customisation and personalisation services powered by generative AI
- Emoji wallpapers
- Cinematic wallpaper for 3D and motion effects – coming to Pixel device next month
- Create a wallpaper with AI – uses Google text-to-image generator (coming this fall)
11:58 PM
Android: What’s new
- WhatsApp to be natively available as for WearOS smartwatches
- Find My Device to get Apple Find My-like feature to search devices, including earbuds and GPS trackers
- Unknown tracker alerts feature is coming later this summer with Android update. It will work across all smartphones, including Apple iPhones
11:58 PM
Next up: Android
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11:26 PM
Google announces Labs, generative AI-powered Search
11:04 PM
Google Bard: What’s new
- Dark theme is now available in Bard
- Export is now available for users to pull Bard’s responses right into Gmail and Google Docs
- Extensions support is coming soon for Bard to get things done tapping into services from across the web
- Bard will soon be available in Japanese and Korean, and support the top 40 languages soon
- No more waitlist for Bard in over 180 countries and territories
10:59 PM
Google opens Bard for testing in 180 more countries, available in more languages
Bard is now powered by PaLM 2. Google said it can now help generate, explain and debug code in 20+ programming languages.
10:56 PM
Google introduces PaLM 2 language model
- Supports 100+ language support
- Coding, mathematic, and medical knowledge among key strengths
- Multimodal support in works
10:53 PM
Generative AI is set to evolve Google services experience
10:49 PM
Pichai says Google is making AI helpful for everyone
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First Published: May 10 2023 | 8:25 PM IST