Google Just Rebuilt the Internet
Highlights from Google I/O 2025
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Once a year, Google steps onto a virtual stage and throws all its latest “innovation” at the world.
Today was that day. Google I/O 2025.
I watched the whole thing so you don’t have to — because let’s be honest, who has two hours to spare when Gemini can summarize it for you anyway?
This year’s I/O was a full-blown reimagining of how we use the internet, search, devices. At least, that's what Google hopes.
Your Phone Just Got a Personality
Technically, Android 16 was teased before I/O, but now we’ve seen it in all its weird, colorful glory.
The design language is called Material You 3: Expressive.
Think bold, youthful, and (slightly) different. I think it fits, looks good, and is still Android as we know it.
That being said, animations are smoother, haptic feedback is sharper, and even Wear OS devices are more unified.
Gemini Everywhere (Literally)
Google mentioned Gemini 95 times. They said AI 92 times. Subtle.
Why the obsession?
Because Gemini is now officially everywhere. It’s in Android Auto, smartwatches, VR headsets, and probably in your toaster by the end of next year.
They even dropped Gemini 2.5 Flash, the new standard model for free users. It’s faster, smarter, and trained on 490 trillion tokens. That’s up from 9.7 trillion last year.
If you want the premium tier (Gemini Ultra), that’ll cost you €250 per month. Not year. Month.
But hey, that includes all services, all the time, in Ultra HD with sparkles or whatever.
Agents, Personalized AI
One of the coolest features announced? Agents.
AI that can handle things for you, like watching product prices or sending reminders. Sure, sites like Idealo already do this, but now it’s baked right into Google. Cross-platform. Cross-app. Cross-everything.
But more importantly, Personalized AI.
When enabled (and yes, it’s opt-in), Gemini can look across all your Google data — photos, emails, Google Maps history — to answer personal questions.
Like “How was my trip to Berlin?” and boom, it scrapes your memories, crafts a response in your tone, and sends it to your friend.
Yes, the privacy nerds in me is sweating as well.
But the data stays yours, and nothing is shared unless you want it to be. So, Google says. Still… I don’t know.
Combine Personalized AI that with Gemini Live Video, and now you’ve basically got a AI butler that sees, hears, and remembers everything for you.
Search, Reinvented
Google Search just got a big facelift.
They’re calling it AI Overview, and it’s not just Gemini slapped on top of search.
Now when you ask a question, you get a full response right up top, complete with context, summaries, and personalization. For example, if you’re looking for a restaurant and prefer outdoor seating, it’ll prioritize places with terraces.
The classic search is still there. But if you’ve used those Gemini-powered summaries at the top lately, you know how addictive it can be to just… get the answer. Fast.
AI-Generated Movies (with Sound!)
Google’s new video AI model, Veo (aka WO3), is pretty impressive I must say.
Realistic water effects, consistent characters, and yes — audio! Now the videos come with voices, footsteps, and music. You can even edit the whole thing in Flow, their new AI video editing suite.
You don’t storyboard anymore, you just describe a scene and boom: video.
Also, Imagine 4 (Google’s image generator) is now sharper, more realistic, and clearly trying to beat DALL·E. The texture and realism are up a notch.
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Smart Glasses
Google’s prototype AR glasses look normal, and combine everything. Camera, mic, speakers, optional display, and full Gemini integration.
They’re still a prototype, but they looked cool.
In one demo, someone was holding a coffee, asked later “what was that café called?”, and Gemini remembered it. Without the person needing to repeat themselves. That’s how we want it.
Navigation with Google Maps? Look down, see a full map. Look up? Just a subtle floating pop-up. Real-time translation while talking to someone in another language? Yup. Notifications? Yup. Music? You get the idea.
VR Headset Is Coming Soon
Google also showed off their new VR headset, developed with Samsung. Think Vision Pro, but sharper. Early hands-on impressions were great, and the UI is said to be just as intuitive.
It’ll launch later this year, and of course, Gemini is fully integrated, including the Live Video assistant.
The Bottom Line
Google’s true power isn’t just in its AI. It’s that its AI is baked into everything we already use, Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Chrome. That’s a level of integration no other tech giant can match. Not even Apple (who still suck at AI anyway).
While ChatGPT is still (mostly) a website, Gemini is becoming an ecosystem. It sees your photos, reads your emails (if you let it), and understands your location in real time.
It’s what Apple promised a while ago and never finished. Google ran with it.
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