In a screenshot posted online earlier today by a
Google engineer a debug icon can be clearly seen featuring the head of
the Android Robot on top of a lollipop stick, causing increased
speculation around the operating system's name.
But
now Google has announced that the new version of Android is indeed
codenamed Lollipop, along with confirmation of the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and
Nexus Player. Since Google's announcement of
Android L at its IO conference in June this year, rumours have been
swirling about what 'L' themed confectionery Google would choose for a
name.
Google's naming convention for Android
releases has followed the pattern of alphabetically-sorted sweet names.
While Android version 1.0 and 1.1 were named Alpha and Beta
respectively, the third version (1.5) was named Cupcake. This
pattern has continued to Android 4.4, which was given the name KitKat.
It has been widely assumed that Android 5.0 would follow suit.
Google itself has acknowledged this speculation by releasing a cheeky video
that plays on our expectations, with a number of people dressed as 'L'
themed sweets, including a lemon meringue pie, a lava cake and a lady
finger, nervously waiting to be cast as Android L.
