Google I/O 2025: Gemini agents, AI-first Android, and new hardware

Google I/O 2025 doubled-down on Gemini-powered agents, AI-first Android, and a dash of new hardware—the clearest signal yet that “Google does the Googling” for you.

#Key Highlights

• AI Mode for Search – rolls out to all U.S. users, running dozens of Gemini-driven sub-queries and soon tapping Project Mariner to carry out up to 10 web tasks with a Teach-and-Repeat workflow.
• Gemini 2.5 & Chrome – Deep-Think reasoning mode lands for complex math/code, while Gemini comes native to Chrome for tab-wide summarization and navigation.
• Imagen 4, Veo 3 & Flow – next-gen image and video models plus the Flow AI filmmaking app let creators stitch 8-second clips into longer AI movies.
• Project Astra upgrades – the multimodal agent goes proactive with Search Live, speaking up unprompted and handling tasks as you point your camera.
• Android 16 preview – Material 3 Expressive redesign, AI weather-reactive wallpapers, scam-call shields, Private Space, and system-wide Gemini hooks.
• Wear OS 6 – gets the same Material 3 flair, adaptive circular UI and a 10 % battery bump for Pixel Watch and beyond.
• Project Aura XR glasses – Xreal partnership teases wide-FOV smart glasses with on-device Gemini assistance.

Google shipped really hard with this.