There was a time when Google followed the practice of giving all its versions of the Android operating system nice tasty names. Moreover, this concerned both the internal name of the system and the name under which it entered the market. That is, the one under which she became known and which was used in marketing. But in 2019, with the announcement of Android 10, everything changed. Google has announced that it is done with the practice of giving dessert names to new versions of the green robot. At that time, many did not understand why such a sweet tradition should stop, but the company had its own plans for this.
Android is still named after desserts.
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At the same time, despite the termination of the assignment of the name of the operating system and the transition to only a number, the tradition continued to live inside Google. So Android 10 was internally codenamed Quince Tart. Android 11 is Red Velvet Cake, Android 12 is Snow Cone, and Android 13, which hasn’t been released yet, is Tiramisu. At the same time, if we analyze the entire history of the naming of the operating system, it is easy to notice the trend that the English alphabet was taken as the basis, and each new iteration received a name starting with the corresponding letter of the Latin alphabet in order.
What were the names of all versions of Android
- Android 1.5 – Cupcake
- Android 1.6 – Donut
- Android 2.0 – Eclair
- Android 2.2 – Froyo
- Android 2.3 – Gingerbread
- Android 3.0 – Honeycomb
- Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich
- Android 4.1 – Jelly Bean
- Android 4.4 – KitKat
- Android 5.0 – Lollipop
- Android 6.0 – Marshmallow
- Android 7.0 – Nougat
- Android 8.0 – Oreo
- Android 9-Pie
- Android 10 – Quince Tart
- Android 11 – Red Velvet Cake
- Android 12 – Snow Cone
- Android 13 – Tiramisu
Why does Android internally keep getting a name
The fact that the company did not abandon naming within itself had a completely logical explanation. They were once shared by the head of the Android project Dave Burke. On the air of the podcast All About Android, he said that it is much easier for developers to communicate with each other.
For example, one of the other asks something about the version Android 10 Red Velvet Cake (internally they just call it RVC). If he gives the whole name, then his interlocutor will understand exactly which version is being discussed. If named number of one version, and the name of the dessert from another, then this will indicate an error and require clarification. It’s that simple.
Developers are constantly working on several generations and it is very easy to make a reservation by naming the wrong version number. Duplication of information in the form of a code name significantly reduces the risk of error.
Dessert names have always been used in marketing.
What will happen to Android names when the alphabet ends
But many, even when the name of the dessert was used in marketing, were worried about what would happen when we get to the last letter of the alphabet – Z. This is the end of the history of desserts in the name or Google will come up with something else. It is unlikely that at the start of Android, someone thought so far, but the time is right, and there is not much time left before the end of the alphabet.
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There may be several clues. If you pay attention to the names of iterations of the green robot, you will notice that the versions known to users did not start with A, but with Android 1.5 Cupcake. Google may well fill this gap and return to the beginning of the alphabet. But this state of affairs will be temporary, as it will give only two additional years (letters A and B).
Another suggestion is to use two letters in names. For example, AB, AC, etc. Another thing is that not always a combination of two letters will allow you to choose the name of a dessert that would begin with them. Skipping the sequence will not be as logical and will introduce additional confusion.
It was great when every Android was somehow called.
Another theory that has the right to life is that Google will refuse internal names using the alphabet and the name of sweets. Will android serial number only.
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But it seems to me the most likely idea of moving in a circle. That is, the company will simply go from the beginning of the alphabet, assigning names to already used letters. Only the names will be different. As a result, we will still get a unique combination of the number (serial number of the version) and the name of the dessert, which has not yet been used.
What do you think? What will Android versions be called when the letters of the alphabet run out? Probably, it is not entirely logical to start giving random names, because it will be more difficult to remember them this way. So there must be a system? But what? Write your thoughts in the comments or our Telegram chat.
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