3 ms·

Android 5.0 is coming up next, possibly at Google I/O

3 points by josiahdlt 12y ago

Google has a habit of teasing people with the clock on their Android ads. The time denotes the Android version. Right now, the latest Android ad shows 5:00 https://twitter.com/google/status/476786466790440960 Previous Android ads show the time to coincide with the version release. > What's new? Well here we see Android 4.4 KitKat, that is backed up by the time on the clock, 4:40. Whenever Google launch a new OS version they make sure the clock matches up. 4:30 for 4.3, and 4:20 for 4.2 (you get where I'm going with this). http://www.isozial.so/2013/10/nexus-5-leaked-onto-play-store-starts.html Google has had a history of doing this, as we can see with the following images: http://imgur.com/a/TwIhP Android 5.0 is next. Get hype!

josiahdlt 12y ago
Further indication that the clock may lead to a new Android version: >Google Plus user Derek Ross has noted that in the recently released promotional video for the new Gmail, the clock on the Nexus 4 being used to show off the revamped Android app shows a time of 4:30. 4.3, 4:30? Purely coincidence, right? Not so fast. >According to Ross, this follows a similar pattern of previous Android releases. By looking at promotional materials for other Nexus devices, you’ll find that the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 were all featured in promo shots where the time on their clocks corresponded to the version of Android they were launched with, or running at the time. >GottaBeMobile did some digging on these claims, and found a video of the Nexus S showing a time of 2:30, a Nexus 7 at 4:10 and a picture of the Galaxy Nexus at 4:00. If you head over to Google Play right now, all of the renders of the Nexus 4 and 10 show a time of 4:20. It looks to be that way for the Nexus 7 as well. http://androidandme.com/2013/05/news/connect-the-dots-man-is-google-teasing-android-4-3-in-promotional-gmail-video/ http://androidandme.com/2013/05/news/connect-the-dots-man-is...

3 points by josiahdlt 12y ago

josiahdlt 12y ago

Further indication that the clock may lead to a new Android version: >Google Plus user Derek Ross has noted that in the recently released promotional video for the new Gmail, the clock on the Nexus 4 being used to show off the revamped Android app shows a time of 4:30. 4.3, 4:30? Purely coincidence, right? Not so fast. >According to Ross, this follows a similar pattern of previous Android releases. By looking at promotional materials for other Nexus devices, you’ll find that the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 were all featured in promo shots where the time on their clocks corresponded to the version of Android they were launched with, or running at the time. >GottaBeMobile did some digging on these claims, and found a video of the Nexus S showing a time of 2:30, a Nexus 7 at 4:10 and a picture of the Galaxy Nexus at 4:00. If you head over to Google Play right now, all of the renders of the Nexus 4 and 10 show a time of 4:20. It looks to be that way for the Nexus 7 as well. http://androidandme.com/2013/05/news/connect-the-dots-man-is-google-teasing-android-4-3-in-promotional-gmail-video/ http://androidandme.com/2013/05/news/connect-the-dots-man-is...