Google on Wednesday launched the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, a release that was previously set to occur at a virtual launch…
Google on Wednesday launched the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, a release that was previously set to occur at a virtual launch event. The search giant, though, has canceled the event as people around the world hold protests over police brutality and systemic racism.
“We have cancelled the virtual launch event to allow people to focus on important discussions around racial justice in the United States,” Google said in a blog post. “Instead, we are releasing the Android 11 Beta today in a much different form, via short-form videos and web pages that you can consume at your own pace when the time is right for you.”
Late last month, Google said it would postpone the event as unrest was beginning to spread across US cities following the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man from Minneapolis, died in police custody, after a police officer held him to the ground and pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes.
