Unsweetened: Android Swaps Sweet Code Names Against Boring Numbers

We usually have a fun code name for each new version of Android. The names are based on sweet snacks that started with the letter C in Android 1.5 and that have spread in the alphabet. During the history of Android, we had 1.5 Cupcake, 1.6 Donut, 2.0 Eclair, 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Spice Bread, 3.0 Honeycomb, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4.1 Jelly Bean, 4.4 KitKat, 5 Lollipop, 6.0 Marshmallow, 7.0 Nougat, 7.0 Oreo and Android 9 Pie (the latter removed the item decimal!). Usually these names are a big problem. There are jokes and guesses about them all year, Google often orders a statue, and sometimes media events and huge cross-company branding initiatives with companies like Nestle or Nabisco .

This year's Android Q is one of the most difficult letters to invent, so Google announced today that it will not make more names for snacks. Android is reworking its brand. In addition to the new logos and colors, the code names based on snacks are dead. Android Q is official as "Android 10" and just Android 10, no additional names whatsoever. According to Google, the code name system was fun, but it was not "always understood by everyone in the global community:"

For example, L and R do not stand out when they are spoken in certain languages. So, when some people heard us say loud Lollipop Android, it was not intuitively clear that it was referring to the version that follows KitKat. It's even harder for new Android users, who do not know the naming convention, to know if their phone uses the latest version. We also know that pies are not a dessert in some places and that marshmallows, although delicious, are not a popular treat in many parts of the world.

As a brand, Android receives new logos and colors. The Android robot is currently part of the logo, sitting next to or above the newly modified wordmark. The green color of the robot has also been significantly changed from a fluo green to a more marine color. While there is no official word on what will happen to the statuses of the Android version that decorate the lawn of the Android HQ, the Android police reports that the company has ordered a big number "10" this year.

The announcement of the official name of Android Q as "Android 10" means that the release of the operating system should be imminent. The Android Q – or Android 10 now, I guess – the security bulletin was put online the other day We will keep you informed and will carry out the usual massive overhaul when the operating system out.