It seems that Google will forget about the decimal jumps in version 4.x of Android and the next update of the operating system will change the number of the units. Those of Mountain View, according to the information that has been leaked today, they will not release a version 4.5 and will go directly to 5.0. Another of the mysteries to be solved is the name, after Kitkat, it was the turn of the letter L following the strategy they have used all these years and although Lime Pie was being considered, it would finally be Lollipop the chosen nickname.
Few doubts remained about it and it seems that they have ended up being elucidated a few hours after the start of Google I / O. Those of Mountain View will present in their conference for developers a new version of Android operating system, a key piece in the future of the company. The question was whether it would be Android 4.5 or after several years, they would put version 4 aside and move on to 5.0.
HTC was in charge this morning to answer the question with a tweet: "We are excited about what Google has in store for this I / O 2014, any ideas for the L name of the Android version?" They accompanied the message with an image that reduced the possibilities to 6: Lady Fingers, Lollipop, Lava Cake, Licorice, Lemonade and Lemon Meringue, although some similar, no trace of Lime Pie that has been rumored for a long time.
We're excited for what @Google have in store at #io14. Any guesses for the Android L release name? pic.twitter.com/A4CtKGsFgh
- HTC USA (@HTCUSA) June 24, 2014
This short message from the manufacturing company confirmed two things: Android 5.0 will arrive these days and will continue to use the letters of the alphabet to name their versions. After Android 1.5 Cupcake, going through 1.6 Donut, 2.0-2.1 Eclair, 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Gingerbread, 3.0 Honeycomb, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4.1-4.3 Jelly Bean and the current 4.4 KitKat it is the turn of the letter L, it That is no surprise, it all has to be said.
Co- AndroidHelp They have echoed other subsequent information that confirmed what would be the name chosen among those proposed by HTC: Lollipop, lollipop in Spanish. As they tell us, the source in charge of giving this detail is reliable and therefore, Android 5.0 Lollipop will be official in the next few hours. A Google I / O that if it confirms the rumors, could be more focused than ever on the hardware -Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Android Wear smartwatch- would also find its time to give relevance to this new Android, which will renew many aspects of the current operating system.