- The Android 11 beta release date was just postponed, as Google decided to cancel the launch event it had planned for June 3rd.
- Google announced the change of schedule via Twitter, saying that “now is not the time to celebrate.”
- The move comes in response to the wave of protests against police brutality that followed the murder of George Floyd.
Google released the first Android 11 beta version a few weeks ago, but that’s just the developer preview that usually precedes the formal introduction of a new Android version. The official reveal typically happens in May, and then the first public beta rolls out a few months ahead of the final version. But 2020 has been anything but typical, as the novel coronavirus changed everything we took for granted. Google was forced to shut down its events, and this year’s I/O was canceled entirely. The Pixel 4a launch was pushed back as a result, and so was the Android 11 reveal and the release of the first public beta.
Google planned to announce Android 11 on June 3rd, nearly a month later than it normally would have, but that’s not happening either. This time around, it’s the recent wave of protests in Minneapolis and other places following the murder of George Floyd.
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Android 11 announcement delayed due to protests over police brutality originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 30 May 2020 at 10:02:41 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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