Google completely destroys Google I / O 2020, not even online

Google completely canceled Google I / O 2020, its biggest event of the year, due to the spread of the new strain of Corona virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

Google completely canceled Google I / O 2020, its biggest event of the year, due to the spread of the new strain of Corona virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, the company announced on March 3 that it was canceling the I / O event, but the event was still taking place online. However, with the latest announcement today, now all Google events have been completely canceled.

"We care about the health and safety of the developers, staff and local communities - the decision to cancel the event is entirely in accordance with the requirements of the Bay Area local government about everyone should stay indoors, avoid going outside. We are very sad that we will not host this year's I / O event, "Google said in a statement on the I / O website.

"Right now, the most important thing we can all do is focus our attention on helping people cope with the new challenges we all face."

The Google I / O 2020 event is scheduled to take place from May 12 to May 14. At this event, Google often introduces new features of Android software and other Google services as well as announces new hardware from Google. Now that the event has been completely canceled, the company also clarifies whether it will share similar updates.

Many technology conferences have been canceled, changed or delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Google once announced they indefinitely postpone the Cloud Next conference, the meeting has also been changed from a physical event to a digital event. Apple said on March 13 that the 2020 Global Developers Conference, usually a one-week live event, will only take place online. Facebook and Microsoft have also canceled live sections of their spring developer conferences.