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We're hoping for more important news, though. We've heard about new HTC-built Nexus devices in the works, but given that Android N has a Q3 2016 release date, I/O is too early to hear about those devices. We might hear about what sugary snack the 'N' in 'Android N' stands for. It's a good bet a fresh version of the Android N Developer Preview will be released at the show, but that's usually not a huge deal-the second preview build introduced the Vulkan graphics API and a few other features, and we wouldn't expect the third build to be a much bigger deal. What does that leave for Google I/O 2016? The Android M Developer Preview was announced at Google I/O 2015, and stole the show there, too. The Android N Developer Preview was announced in early March with a surprise blog post. The Android L Developer Preview was announced at Google I/O 2014, and it immediately became the biggest news of the show. After the N Developer Preview, what's left for Android? The one exception is Google X ( Now just 'X'), which famously demoed Google Glass at the show in 2012. Now that they're separated even further, we expect their non-participation in I/O to continue. Even when they were part of Google, most groups didn't participate in Google I/O. None of the divisions in Alphabet are really 'new'-the groups have all been inside Google for some time. This is the first Google I/O since Google became a subsidiary under Alphabet, but we're going to assume most of the other Alphabet companies aren't going to join in on the fun. While we aren't making guaranteed predictions, we can at least offer a list of possibilities based on projects we know are in the works at Google HQ. The schedule gives us some vague idea of what we can expect to see, but since Google likes to avoid spoiling its announcements, the schedule isn't always a comprehensive list until after the opening-day keynote. It's in an all-new location, and the big news that we would expect to happen at I/O-a new version of Android-has already been released. As a result, there is really nothing that we would put at a 100 percent lock for I/O-we just aren't sure what Google is going to do. Google I/O this year is definitely weird. The event takes place from May 18 to 20 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Google I/O is Google's annual launch party where the company shows off its biggest products and teaches developers how to be a part of the Google ecosystem. With Google I/O starting tomorrow, we're resurfacing our recent preview so you know what to expect.

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