Release of Android 11 beta postponed again, 'It's not the time to celebrate'

Google announced on Twitter that it will postpone the beta release of the OS for smartphones ' Android 11 ' scheduled for June 3, 2020 and the announcement event '

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

Google delays next week's Android 11 Beta release-9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2020/05/29/android-11-beta-delay/

According to the initial schedule, the first beta version of Android 11 will be released in May 2020, and at the same time, an event `` The Beta Launch Show '' to introduce new features of Android 11 will be held for about 1 hour keynote speech It was becoming.

However, considering that the new coronavirus has a large impact globally, Google postponed the release of the first beta version for one month and changed it to June 2020 May 6, 2020 Announced. Furthermore, the release of the second beta version will be delayed in July, and the release of the third beta version will be delayed in August. Instead, the fourth developer preview version was released in May 2020.

`` Android 11 '' beta release delayed one month due to the influence of the new coronavirus-GIGAZINE

The Android development team said on Twitter and The Beta Launch Show official website, 'I was looking forward to telling you more about Android 11, but it's not the time to celebrate. It will take place on June 3rd. We will postpone the event and the beta release later. Details of Android 11 will be announced soon. ”We do not announce the new date of the beta release.

In addition, although Google has not clarified the specific reason, 9To5Google, a media that handles news related to Google, said from the phrase 'It is not time to celebrate now' from the white police in Minneapolis City, Minnesota, USA I think that it is the result of the riots that started from the death of a black man who was arrested by the government.

U.S. black man death case protest demonstrative spreads all over the country | NHK News

In addition, Android Studio 4.0, the integrated development environment for Android applications, which was the first major update in about 3 years, was released on May 28, 2020.

Download Android Studio and SDK tools | Android Developers
https://developer.android.com/studio