Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that the company may launch an online poll to give the public a chance to decide the name of the next Android version, which will be Android 7.0.
All the versions of Google’s Android mobile operating system thus far have candy-themed names. We’ve seen Donut (Android 1.6), Eclair (2.0), Froyo (2.2), Gingerbread (2.3), Honeycomb (3.0), Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0), Jelly Bean (4.1), KitKat (4.4), Lollipop (5.0), and this year’s release was Marshmallow (6.0).
With Google having decided that the new Android 7.0 build will be called Android N, Pichai’s hints about the company’s new Android naming plan indicates that Android fans and users may get an opportunity to submit their choices for a candy-themed name beginning with the letter N. Android N is likely to come sometime in October next year.
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I was just wondering, what does 2.3 do exactly for gaming on Android? Please give details. I've noticed that compared to the iPhone app store, Android games do not compare. Is 2.3 going to make a difference and how?
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Kinda new to android ive always had apple I picked up the galaxy tab... Was thinking about rooting it but it runs pretty good stock... My real ? Here is what does gingerbread mean I hear about 2.3 something gingerbread? Thank you
Gingerbread is a new and better version of Android OS. If you search and do your research You will find that developers for this OS are calling different names of desserts as codenames for the different releases, like 2.2 was froyo for "Frozen Yogurt"
As one web site states...
The code name of the operating system (OS), Android always use desserts and has become his trademark. Why?
The names of the first Android operating system since its launch from the Cupcake (Android 1.5), Donut (Android 1.6), Eclair (Android 2.1), Froy (Android 2.2), gingerbread (Android 2.3), and special tablets OS, honeycomb (Android 3.0.)
New operating system will soon be the next version is Ice Cream (Android 2.4). Which is why Google uses the name of the dessert? Internet giant refused to explain.
Google spokesman said Randall Saraf to give the names were the result of internal decisions and Google choose to perform a little magic in this.
"When the new Android platform was released, carried the names of the desserts. Most of the alphabetical order," he said.
Another peculiarity Android operating system to use the name of the dessert, the names have the initials in alphabetical order, ie, Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froy, gingerbread, honeycomb, and ice cream."
About gaming, lets use windows as an example, first version of the OS (win95, 98) weren;t so good with games or tasks intensive apps, but in the latest versions this has evolved a lot... this is the same for the Android OS...
Here is the Latest on the Next update Ice cream sandwich:
Interesting update on what next to expect..........
From MSNBC:
By Wilson Rothman
Google has an ongoing problem: There are too many different versions of its software out there, running on too many different machines. Rather than rein in the number of possible devices — a tactic preferred by Apple and Microsoft, among others — Google is embarking on a much more challenging task: To create one OS that can drive 'em all.
I scream, you scream
Its nickname, Ice Cream Sandwich, belies the fact that it's software engineering ambition in its extreme. Google is promising the OS update by the year's end. Central to the task is writing software tools that do not require apps to work with specific screen resolution or power demands. And because the goal is to have this same OS run not just on phones and tablets, but set-top boxes and other systems, Google will be "adding a lot of UIs to accommodate Android devices of all shapes and sizes," according to tech site Ars Technica, reporting from Google's I/O event in San Francisco.
In spite of that, the core look and feel will resemble Android's 3.0 Honeycomb, now found on a handful of Android tablets including the Motorola Xoom and Asus EeePad Transformer. According to Cnet, Ice Cream Sandwich "will include all of Honeycomb's user interface features, too, and includes the 'holographic' user interface, application launcher, multitasking and richer widgets."
Tablet update coming soon
Speaking of those Honeycomb tablets, they're due to get an interim update with two very welcome additions. I have complained for a while that the Honeycomb home screen is ugly, because the "widgets" that give it an advantage over the iPad are still sized to fit phones, not spacious 10-inch tablets. In the Android 3.1 release (for tablets only), widgets will be resizable.
Many Honeycomb tablets come with USB ports, and now we know why: The release will also allow for device support via USB, a clear benefit that the iPad does not share. Not only will people be able to plug in cameras to off-load images, but they'll be able to use keyboards, game controllers, microphones and other input and control devices. (Here's more on the Open Accessory program.)
There will also be provisions in the new software for interaction with a wide range of accessories, from exercise machines to robots.
But will it update?
Ambitious as the path to Ice Cream Sandwich is, that's something that Google can handle mostly in-house. The other half of this fragmentation problem is that devices out there don't get updates to the new OS — even when they're technically compatible. To fix this problem, Google is enlisting the help of its partners, the biggest companies in the wireless world. "New devices from participating partners will receive the latest Android platform upgrades for 18 months after the device is first released, as long as the hardware allows."
Neither of these big moves is bound to solve the fragmentation for the 100 million or so active Android devices currently in the world, but it's a sign that Google cares about the future of its platform, and about making it a great OS for really cool software.
For me, the most important announcement about Android over the last few days this about the PDK - manufactures will have access to the newest version of Android 2-3 months earlier than usual. Google wants to make porting the latest version to devices faster.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/06/2...ng-faster-android-updates-from-manufacturers/
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Google released the numbers on September 4th, and it looks like more and more devices are now running Android 4.0 or above.
Jelly Bean accounts for 45% of Android Devices. Combined with Ice Cream Sandwich, the total for Android 4.0+ is 67% of all Android devices.
Fragmentation my ass. Check out the source for the breakdown.
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Android Pie Just released in Ukraine... it's time to rollout!:good:
Any notable changes?
The sound.is it quieter than before
Android "Q" Just released in Ukraine... it's time to rollout!:good: