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At I/O 2025, nothing Google showed off felt new. Instead, we got a retread of the company's familiar obsession with its own AI prowess. For the better part of two hours, Google spent playing up products like AI Mode,
The high-powered research assistant has been released as a standalone Android app, and an iOS version is on the way.
It's been 13 years since Google announced its Google Glass headset and 10 years since it stopped selling the device to consumers. There have been other attempts to make smart glasses work, but none of them have stuck.
Google showed off its latest version of Project Astra today, revealing that it made an AI agent that can control Android apps.
Google announced major AI-powered updates across its ecosystem. Highlights include Gemini 2.5’s Deep Think mode, AI-powered Search Mode, 3D video calls with Google Beam, Android XR smart glasses, and the $250/month AI Ultra plan.