Tech giant Google's mobile operating system, Android, is known for a number of interesting facts. It is easily the most popular mobile operating system in the world. Another interesting fact about Google's Android is its naming convention. Since the version of Android, Google has been naming it based on desserts. After 15 iterations, Google may finally ditch its dessert naming convention and may choose to name it's upcoming Android 10 based on something else.
Since Android version 1.5, also known as Cupcake, Google has consistently based the name of its Android operating system on desserts. On top of that, the company has also followed a rigorous scheme of alphabetical order.
Following Android Cupcake, Google named its subsequent mobile operating system in the following manner: Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jellybean, KitKat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat, Oreo, and Pie.
Rumors circulating around the Android community have come up with a reason as to why Google is ditching its Android naming scheme. One particular theory claims that it is relatively hard to come up with a dessert that starts with letter Q. Since Pie is the last Android version. Following Google's naming convention, the next alphabetical letter should be Q, and there is virtually no dessert that starts with that letter. Some users have jokingly suggested "Quarter of a Pound Cake." However, it is quite a mouthful and longs for a nickname for a mobile operating system.
In a recent blog post explaining its decision to break the naming convention, Google states that in some languages, it's naming convention does not necessarily jive with the alphabetical order scheme. A spokesperson for the company said that perhaps Android 10 is the perfect time to make a naming change.
In a statement, Google vice president of product management Sameer Samat wrote, "It's even harder for new Android users, who are familiar with the naming convention, to understand if their phone is running the latest version."
Aside from the naming convention change, Google is also making some slight design change to the Android logo. The new Android logo now only shows the top of its head, instead of the full body. Additionally, the "Android" text below the text that was once bright green is now colored black.
As for the name of the new Android version, Google will stick with the minimalist Android 10 name. Google has stated that it plans to stick with this naming scheme for the subsequent releases of Android.
