Google announced its latest version of Android - 4.3 Jelly
Bean, which is nothing to write home about.
There was a rumor which made us believe that Android 5.0 Key
Lime Pie would be the next upcoming version of the Android OS, Google has
announced that the successor of the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean would be named KitKat and it is Android 4.4, not 5.0 as
rumored.
Sundar Pichai, the Android and Chrome head has confirmed the
naming scheme of the next version of Android. Android 4.4 KitKat is named after Neslte's popular candy bar, which is trademarked and licensed by
Hershey in the US.
Google also said that "it's our goal with Android
KitKat to make an amazing Android experience available for everybody". The
statement suggests that Google plans to make use of its next iteration of
Android in smartwatches, gaming consoles and other electronic gadgets.
Sundar Pichai, in his Google+ post also revealed that
Android device activations have now passed 1 billion and says he "can't
wait to release the next version of the platform."
Below is the list of the previous Android versions with the dessert
naming scheme:
Android 1.5: Cupcake
Android 1.6: Donut
Android 2.0: Eclair
Android 2.2: Froyo
Android 2.3:
Gingerbread
Android 3.0:
Honeycomb
Android 4.0: Ice
Cream Sandwich
Android 4.1: Jelly
Bean
Android 4.2: Jelly
Bean
Android 4.3: Jelly
Bean
Android 4.4: KitKat
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