Sundar Pichai, head of Android division at Google, on Tuesday revealed on Twitter that the next version of the company's mobile operating system (OS) will be called Android KitKat.
"We now have over 1 billion Android activations and hope this guy in front of the building keeps that momentum going,"
Earlier, there were rumours that the next version of the OS would be called Android Key Lime Pie.
Since Android 1.5, Google has named each version of the OS after a sweet.
Android 1.1 alpha (A)
Android 1.2 beta (B)
Android 1.5 was Cupcake. (C)
Android 1.6 was Donut. (D)
Android 2.0 was Eclair. (E)
Android 2.2 was Froyo. (F)
Android 2.3 was Gingerbread.(G)
Android 3.0 was Honeycomb. (H)
Android 4.0 was Ice Cream Sandwich.(I)
Android 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 Jelly Bean.(J)
Andriod Latest version KitKat (K)
Since Android 1.5, Google has named each version of the OS after a sweet.
Android 1.1 alpha (A)
Android 1.2 beta (B)
Android 1.5 was Cupcake. (C)
Android 1.6 was Donut. (D)
Android 2.0 was Eclair. (E)
Android 2.2 was Froyo. (F)
Android 2.3 was Gingerbread.(G)
Android 3.0 was Honeycomb. (H)
Android 4.0 was Ice Cream Sandwich.(I)
Android 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 Jelly Bean.(J)
Andriod Latest version KitKat (K)
"Android is the operating system that powers over 1 billion smartphones and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert... As everybody finds it difficult to stay away from chocolate we decided to name the next version of Android after one of our favorite chocolate treats, Kitkat,"
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