If you were around for the earlier Android software releases, then you remember how much sweeter they once were. After alpha and beta prerelease versions, each major Android release was named after a ...

If you're a longtime Android user or just a very well-informed iOS user, you probably remember how Android versions used to be named after desserts. Android 1.5 Cupcake, released in April 2009, was ...

Google has always had a playful attitude towards the changing names of its Android operating system. So far they've been named after sweet treats and desserts, but the upcoming version may signal the ...

We’re still waiting for Android 15 to fully release, but we’ve already found a potential code name for Android 16. Almost every Android version has had a delicious-sounding internal code name (for ...

2025 has been pretty phenomenal for Android. Google’s Android 16 update is one of the biggest we’ve seen in years, and although some of the most significant changes weren’t available until Android 16 ...

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...

It's kind of fun to give names to inanimate objects, isn't it? Some people say you shouldn't anthropomorphize your belongings, but if you're seeing and using your Android phone every single day, then ...

Stephen is a managing editor at Android Police, where he helps people find words that are good, and put them in orders that are good, too. Most of the time those words tell people about the latest ...

Pichai took part in a Q&A session at Delhi University earlier this week. One of the participants asked him how Google decides on Android names and why it has yet to include sweets from other nations ...