Google now postponed one of the most-awaited events of the company for 2020, Android 11 Beta Launch. The reason behind the announcement was not related to coronavirus pandemic, but the issue of racism in the death of Black man George Floyd. The company said that the event will be moved as "now is not the right time to celebrate." 

Google joins protest vs. George Floyd's death by postponing Android 11 Beta Launch 

Google's Android 11 Beta Launch Show-- first scheduled to happen on June 3-- will be postponed for a while, according to the recent announcement from the company. 

This event is one of the most awaited from the company since its last Google I/O 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic. The Beta Launch show was supposedly made to fill in this cancellation.

"While the circumstances prevent us from joining together with you in-person at Shoreline Amphitheater for Google I/O, our annual developer conference, we're organizing an online event where we can share with you all the best of what's new in Android," said Google on May 6. 

However, now the event will still be postponed for a while, not because of the pandemic-- but due to the protests going on in the country. They also said that "now is not the time to celebrate."

"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," the company said

According to Gizmodo and 9to5Google, the Beta Launch was supposedly held using the online platform--since gatherings are not yet allowed in America. 

Guest speakers would have been with Dave Burke, Android vice president of engineering, and Stephanie Cuthbertson, senior director of product management, among others. 

The event was even called to set up one of the possible helpful tool for Android users, the live question and answer segment with the hashtag #AskAndroid on Twitter. 

When will the Android 11 Beta Launch be rescheduled?

As of now, Google has not yet announced the exact date of the rescheduled Android 11 Beta Launch. However, what's sure is that the final release date of Android 11 will be happening in the third quarter of this year. So that means nothing changes. 

'George Floyd's protests repercussions'

The news about George Floyd's death had been one of the most-talked-about issues now on social media. Protestors continue to voice out justice for his death and roamed streets in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Personalities and politicians also have different sides regarding this issue. Even Apple's Tim Cook supported the mass protests and said that the company will stand together with the protestors amid this ongoing pandemic. 

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