Google cancels Android 11 ‘Beta Launch Show’ amid protests

‘Now is not the time to celebrate.’

Google and has cancelled its Android 11 launch in the wake of widespread civil unrest in the United States and around the world. On 30 May, Google tweeted its decision to postpone the public live stream officially unveiling its

Android 11 operating system, saying “now is not the time to celebrate”, while the official PlayStation Twitter account said “we want to stand back and allow other voices to be heard”.

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 does not reference the unrest directly but the cancellation has been seen as supportive of the Black Lives Matter movement that has once again dominated headlines after the killing of black man George Floyd by a white police officer in Minnesota. Protests against police brutality have seen violence against protesters and journalists on the streets of the US.