Google has finally revealled the name for Android-N. It is NOUGAT
Yes its less exciting than NEYYAPPAM
The most-talked about Indian suggestion was neyyappam, a traditional deep-fried delicacy from the southern Indian state of Kerala. There were sustained online campaigns to encourage more people to vote forneyyappam, including on a websitecalledandroidneyyappam.com, which ran a“support #AndroidNeyyappam campaign.” The website even suggested a logo
Since Android 1.5, Google has named each version of its mobile OS after a sweet food moving sequentially through the letters of the alphabet. The tradition started more than six years ago.
Here are all the releases so far:
"Introducing #AndroidNougat. Thank you, world, for all your sweet name ideas! #AndroidNReveal," the company wrote.
Yes its less exciting than NEYYAPPAM
The most-talked about Indian suggestion was neyyappam, a traditional deep-fried delicacy from the southern Indian state of Kerala. There were sustained online campaigns to encourage more people to vote forneyyappam, including on a websitecalledandroidneyyappam.com, which ran a“support #AndroidNeyyappam campaign.” The website even suggested a logo
Since Android 1.5, Google has named each version of its mobile OS after a sweet food moving sequentially through the letters of the alphabet. The tradition started more than six years ago.
Here are all the releases so far:
- Android 1.5 Cupcake (April 2009)
- Android 1.6 Donut (September 2009)
- Android 2.0/2.1 Éclair (October 2009, January 2010)
- Android 2.2 Froyo (May 2010)
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread (December 2010)
- Android 3.0/3.1/3.2 Honeycomb (February 2011, May 2011, July 2011)
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (October 2011)
- Android 4.1/4.2/4.3 Jelly Bean (July 2012, November 2012, July 2013)
- Android 4.4 KitKat (October 2013)
- Android 5.0/5.1 Lollipop (November 2014, March 2015)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow (October 2015)
- Android 7.0 Nougat(June 30th, 2016)
"Introducing #AndroidNougat. Thank you, world, for all your sweet name ideas! #AndroidNReveal," the company wrote.