Google is delaying the launch of Project Ara, its modular smartphone concept, until next year.
Originally slated to soft-launch as a beta program in Puerto Rico later this year, Google decided it would rather delay Ara while it looks for locations to test it stateside.
When? 2016. #yeswearelate #ProjectAra
— Project Ara (@ProjectAra) August 17, 2015
There’s no word yet on where Project Ara may land, nor do we know a more specific timeframe for its arrival.
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