That’s not my interpretation of the data. I suggested in a related topic that users with this problem should post their actual app versions, because I suspect they’re all using the new β app (including first-time Forum posters), but I haven’t yet seen anyone confirm this.
@douglasborders, you might want to (temporarily) leave the β channel until this blows over. I would expect that to get you back to the earlier production version if installing via Google Play Store. Otherwise, you’re probably looking at another source for an APK.