Google I/O 2026 Preview: 'Gemini Intelligence' Rebuilds Android From OS to Intelligence System

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Google I/O kicks off May 19 with Gemini Intelligence as the centerpiece — Android VP Sameer Samat says they're 'transitioning from an operating system to an intelligence system.' Pre-announced features include Chrome contextual summarization, AI multistep task completion across apps, natural-language widget creation, and Gboard dictation cleanup. Also revealed: 'Googlebooks' — premium Android laptops from Acer, ASUS, Lenovo with Gemini built in, arriving this fall. Markets are watching for Gemini 4.0 announcement.