Android co-founder Andy Rubin will likely debut his new Essential smartphone May 30th

Andy Rubin is preparing to formally unveil the smartphone his new company, Essential, has been working on. Moments ago, Essential tweeted that “something big is coming” on May 30th, with Rubin himself adding that he and the team are “almost ready to share with you what we’ve been up to.” Rubin is scheduled to speak at Recode’s Code Conference on that date.

Andy Rubin is preparing to formally unveil the smartphone his new company, Essential, has been working on. Moments ago, Essential tweeted that “something big is coming” on May 30th, with Rubin himself adding that he and the team are “almost ready to share with you what we’ve been up to.” Rubin is scheduled to speak at Recode’s Code Conference on that date.