Google IO 2016 kicked off with some big announcements from the company including – Google Home, Google Assistant, Allo messenger, Android Wear 2.0 and much more. But, sadly there was no resolution to the long standing question facing the tech giant – What should the 'N' in Android N stand for?
Since news of Android N started doing the rounds, enthusiasts worldover have been trying to guess the name of the latest operating system without much luck, or so it seems. As the Google IO developer conference 2016 kicked-off in California, company CEO Sundar Pichai asked fans all over the world to help Google name Android N. Infact, the social media campaign for the same is #NameAndroidN.
https://twitter.com/lifeatgoogle/status/732996179005411329
In an attempt to humour participants, Google also created a fn video guiding people on how to submit their name claims. Watch the video below.
As tradition has it, the #hashtag is already going viral with netizens coming up with their own versions of a name for Android N.
Here are a few examples:
https://twitter.com/capuchinokappu/status/733003088345366528
https://twitter.com/jdolcourt/status/732996718774636544
https://twitter.com/CharlesGedeon/status/732994276267806720
https://twitter.com/bokopii/status/732994153664155652
If history is anything to go by, Google is known for choosing names of popular sweets to recognise different versions of Android. Untill now, we have seen 13 different versions of Android, 'N' being the 14th iteration of the operating system. Android users and fans can now go to Android.com to submit their bids for the name. Entries can be submitted until June 8, 2016 and according to the submission guidelines, "there is no limit to the number of names you can submit, although each name you submit should be different from any/all previous names you’ve submitted." Currently, there are no prizes for guessing, literally. What would you want to name Android N? Let us know in our comments section below.