Quick Answer: How Android Names Are Decided?
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A Google spokesperson once said, “Android powers over one billion smartphones and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert”. Moreover, Android versions are named in an alphabetic order, starting from Cupcake to Marshmallow and Nougat.

What are Android named after?

During its announcement of Android KitKat in 2013, Google explained that “Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert“, although a Google spokesperson told CNN in an interview that “It’s kind of like an internal team thing, and we prefer to be a little bit — how should I …

Why Android stopped name is based on food?

Google will no longer name its Android operating system releases after desserts, the company says in a blog post Thursday. Its next release, previously known as Android Q, will be called Android 10. Google says the change is meant to make the operating system names more accessible to its global users.

Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

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Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.

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