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I wish they would stop with the not so cutsy dessert names. It really makes it confusing to keep track of what's what.

• rednaught 15y ago
  They also use numbers. Android 4.0 .
• dsr_ 15y ago
  They're all in alphabetical order. Donut, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich. I assume there were internal releases named Apple and Brownie or something similar.
  • jamesgeck0 15y ago
    ... Donut, ???, Froyo... Was there an Eclair or something in there someplace?
  • kefs 15y ago
    Apple Pie Bubblegum Cupcake (1.5) Donut Eclair Froyo (Frozen Yogurt) Gingerbread (2.3) Honeycomb Ice Cream Sandwich Jelly Bean (rumored)
    • cpeterso 15y ago
      > Apple Pie > Bubblegum Why haven't these codenames been revealed earlier? I have searched high and low for Android's A and B codenames, but never found a reliable source. Thanks for solving the mystery! :)
      • falling 15y ago
        Is a random HN comment a reliable source?
• bad_user 15y ago
  Android version numbers are not search-engine friendly because minor releases are pretty major, and searching for "Android 4" will actually yield results for "Android 2.3.4". I like full code names for releases as it eliminates confusion.
  • guywithabike 15y ago
    Sounds like a search engine problem, not an operator error.
  • jonknee 15y ago
    Google's SERP for Android 4 returns hits about Ice Cream Sandwich as expected... Also, it just launched today, a general lack of cotent may be what you're running up against.
• Supermighty 15y ago
  The next one is Jelly Bean
• jonknee 15y ago
  Maybe they should use big cat names?