As any good Android-obsessed geek should know by now, Google’s made a tradition out of alphabetically naming their firmware builds after sweets. Android 1.5 was “Cupcake”, v1.6 was “Donut”, v2.0 is “Eclair”, while the next release will be lovingly dubbed “Froyo”. “But what comes after that?!” you say from the edge of your seat.
According to Android kernel developer Brian Swetland, the next major build after “Froyo” will be known as “Gingerbread”. If nothing else, the good thing about that name: no matter what it contains, it’ll be a sweeter treat than the crap I was forced to decorate and eat as a child.
(Like the image? While I wish I could claim that little Android dude is just killer rendering on my part, I just ‘shopped in one of the soon-to-be-released Android toys.)
[Via AndroidAndMe]
No other info has been given on Froyo (like when we can expect it what version of Android it will be… 2.x maybe even 3.0..) so for now the name will just have to suffice. Details: http://bit.ly/froyo-new-android-details
I wonder, what version will be the ‘gingerbread’ will be? Lol, anyway it sounds cute, reminded me of the ‘gingerbreaded man’
If 2.0 is ‘Eclair’ then why didn’t 2.1 get ‘Froyo’? If the .1 increase from 1.5 to 1.6 warranted a new name, then this doesn’t make sense…
Google’s Android updates have really increased popularity and customer satisfaction. Naming these updates after some sweets is just a very SWEET trend and will certainly be loved by users.