Google's Android mobile operating system is known to be named after sweets, and with the upcoming latest version, many fans are wondering what its release name will be.
Internally, the search engine giant uses names of desserts instead of numbers. Currently, Android N is known as "nyc," or New York Cheesecake. The internal name of the Android operating system, however, does not necessarily mean that it is the final name.
For instance, Android K's codename was "klp" or Key Lime Pie, Android L went by "lmp" or Lemon Meringue Pie and Android M used "mnc" for Macadmia Nut Cookie. The company, of course, went with Kitkat, Lollipop and Marshmallow. The three-letter abbreviation always shows up in Google's Android open-source repository or AOSP, as Android Police reported.
Many believe that New York Cheesecake will not end up being Android N's release name -- it is too long to type, plus the name will be used for a year or until the next Android operating system version and does not really come to mind that easily.
9To5Google said that Google has not decided yet and is asking the Android community for some help. The Opinion Rewards app has come out with the options Napoleon, Nut brittle, Nachos, Nori, Noodles, Nougat and Neopolitan Ice Cream. Nutella, which many are rooting for, is not among the options because it is a brand name and not a generic name for a dessert.
Early on in Android N's existence, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, jokingly answered the same "dessert name" question in a Q&A forum in Delhi University.
"Why do we not have Indian desserts as Android version names? When I meet my Mom, I will ask for suggestions," he said, as Android Police reported.
Pichai added, "Maybe what I'll do next time, is when we're working on the next release of Android, Android N, maybe we'll do an online poll on what the name should be. And if all Indians vote... I think we can make it happen!"
Android N is expected to have a full release a few months after Google's I/O event, which typically happens around May.
