14 DAY TRIAL // After much anticipation and a very long wait, Google has finally revealed the name of the next Android version. Android Nougat is the official moniker of the next Android version, set to debut in the following months.
Android Nougat wasn't our first guess when it came to the name of the upcoming Android version, but it was our second or maybe third. A clue regarding the Nougat name was inserted in the image that Google released a few weeks ago.
At the start of June, Google announced that the Android N name would be unveiled in a few weeks. The image Google posted on the Android Twitter account had several suggestions regarding the moniker. Nougat was there in the top right corner of the picture, together with Nectar (which was a good suggestion), Nachos and Nutmeg.
Android Nougat will be released later this year
Today, we find out that Google has gone with Nougat. This is a bit surprising, considering that, recently, Android VP Hiroshi Lockheimer posted tweets that referenced Nutella as the name of Android N.
The series of tweets showed strong hints at the Nutella name, but something seems to have made Google change its mind, and the company decided to go with Nougat. A while back, Google partnered with Nestle in order to name Android 4.4 KitKat. Such a move wouldn't have been surprising in the case of Nutella.
During Google I/O, the company announced that users from all over the world could access a certain Google platform and submit their guesses for the Android N. Perhaps, the number of suggestions for Nougat surpassed those for Nutella.
Either way, it will be interesting to see if Android Nougat will actually bear the Android 7.0 moniker or if it will be a smaller step to 6.5. Most likely, it will come as a brand new version that will carry the full name Android 7.0 Nougat.
Introducing #AndroidNougat. Thank you, world, for all your sweet name ideas! #AndroidNReveal pic.twitter.com/7lIfDBwyBE — Android (@Android) June 30, 2016