Chatting with Google at I/O 2026 (with Seang Chau and Dieter Bohn)

Welcome to episode 101 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner and Damien are joined by Seang Chau and Dieter Bohn of Google to discuss the biggest announcements of I/O 2026. Sponsored by Proton Unlimited: Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription to the company's suite of privacy-friendly services by signing up using our link (https://proton.me/9to5google) . Thanks to Proton Unlimited for sponsoring the podcast. Subscribe • YouTube Podcasts (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcKP282Ii48tKK_KUt1kq1Ist9FkYR6lO) • Pocket Casts (https://pca.st/podcast/ac8e6ce0-06b1-0136-c264-7d73a919276a) • Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMiADiw0KAEW9Tg9UAEnZ?si=y8-L9zobTTucmjDVvMJOoQ&dl_branch=1) • Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/71afe238-bd31-465e-ad52-c60de6409f9d/pixelated) • Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alphabet-scoop/id1359922601) • Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1359922601/alphabet-scoop) Hosts • Abner Li (https://9to5google.com/author/technacity/) • Damien Wilde (https://9to5google.com/author/damien9to5/) • Seang Chau (https://x.com/seangchau) • Dieter Bohn (https://www.threads.com/@backlon) Read more • Everything Google announced at I/O 2026: Gemini, Search, Android XR, & more (https://9to5google.com/2026/05/19/google-io-2026-news/) • ‘Gemini Spark’ is Google’s upcoming AI agent in the Gemini app  (https://9to5google.com/2026/05/14/gemini-spark-insight/) • (https://9to5google.com/author/technacity/) Google teases mysterious ‘Android Halo’ at I/O, coming ‘later this year’ (https://9to5google.com/2026/05/19/android-halo/) (https://9to5google.com/author/technacity/) Listen to more 9to5 Podcasts • The Sideload (https://9to5google.com/guides/the-sideload/) • 9to5Mac Happy Hour (https://9to5mac.com/guides/9to5mac-happy-hour/) • Electrek (https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/) • Space Explored (https://spaceexplored.com/guides/space-explored-podcast/) Feedback? Drop us a line at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) , leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer (mailto:[email protected]) . And for even more Android discussion, dive into the official 9to5Google forums (https://9to5google.com/forums/) !