Google Next: From Crossing Language Barriers To Android 12

The big tech event is back with exciting announcements. Google is working on a range of features and apps that will, in short, make your life a bit easier

- Laxitha Mundhra

After a break in 2020, Google’s developer program Google I/O made a comeback this year. The tech giant held its virtual conference for developers at its Mountain View, California headquarters during May 18-20 and also announced several new developments.

The year’s launch witnessed quite a lot of upgrades to the existing services like Google Maps and Google Photos, an enhanced camera app, Project Starline improved WearOS, new artificial intelligence, new security, and privacy features, and a lot more. Here are five key highlights from the Google I/O event that you must know.

#1 NEXT-GEN AI TO REDUCE LANGUAGE BARRIERS

During the Google I/O event, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai praised the firm’s efforts to reduce the language barrier on the web with translation services and Google Assistant. “We’ve also used AI to improve the core search experience for billions of people,” he added. “yet, there are still moments when computers just don’t understand us. That’s because language is endlessly complex… LaMDA, our latest research breakthrough, adds pieces to one of the most tantalizing sections of that puzzle: conversation.”