In a normal year, the new Android Beta release would usually launch at Google I/O in mid-May. However, I/O this year was completely canceled both in-person and online due to the coronavirus pandemic. A few weeks ago, Google later announced that it would hold an “Android 11 Beta Launch Show” online where it would release the public beta and provide a chance to ask the Android team questions about it. That event was scheduled for next week, Wednesday, June 3rd, but is now delayed.
We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate. We are postponing the June 3rd event and beta release. We'll be back with more on Android 11, soon.
— Android Developers (@AndroidDev) May 30, 2020
The message comes from the official Android Developers Twitter account and is also present on the Android 11 developer page. It says that the event will be postponed to a later date, but there’s not a sign as to when. We’re not really sure what the exact reason was for delaying the event either — maybe they couldn’t get a stable enough beta release out in time while working from home or maybe they don’t want to hold anything amid the ongoing protests and riots in the United States.
Source: Twitter (@AndroidDev)
