Android 10 Will Be the Name of Android Q as Google Stops Using Dessert-Themed Names

Android 10 is not just the first of Google's new version names for its Android releases, it also brings a revamped logo.

By Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From Agencies | Updated: 23 August 2019 16:40 IST

Android 10 Will Be the Name of Android Q as Google Stops Using Dessert-Themed Names

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Android 10 and its new logo will roll out in the coming weeks

Highlights

Until now, each version was named after tasty treats or desserts
Android 10 comes with a new logo with Android robot sitting on top
The colour has been changed from green to black for better visibility

Android Q is now Android 10. Breaking the 10-year history of naming Android releases after desserts, Google on Thursday announced it had officially named the next version as just Android 10. In the official blog, Google noted that it is changing the way it names the Android releases to make it clear and relatable for global users. Until now, each version was named after tasty treats, or desserts, in alphabetical order.

Android 10 name, logo

Android 10 also comes with a refreshed logo with the Android robot sitting on top. The colour has also been changed from green to black for better visibility. It's a small change but Google found the green was hard to read, especially for people with visual impairments. Google will officially start rolling out the updated logo with the final release of Android 10 in the coming weeks.

"First, we're changing the way we name our releases. Our engineering team has always used internal code names for each version, based of tasty treats, or desserts, in alphabetical order," said Sameer Samat, VP of Product Management, Android, in a statement.

The naming tradition has become a fun part of the release each year externally too, like Android Lollipop or Marshmallows.

"As a global operating system, it's important that these names are clear and relatable for everyone in the world. So, this next release of Android will simply use the version number and be called Android 10," Samat explained.

"While there were many tempting 'Q' desserts out there, we think that at version 10 and 2.5 billion active devices, it was time to make this change," he added.

Now, this year is Android 10 and next year will be Android 11, and so on.

To recall, the first publicly available version of Android – 1.5 – was known as Cupcake.

Here's a list of past Android versions with their names:

Android 1.6 – Donut
Android 2.0, Android 2.1 – Éclair
Android 2.2 – Froyo
Android 2.3, Android 2.4 – Gingerbread
Android 3.0, Android 3.1, Android 3.2 – Honeycomb
Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich
Android 4.1 – Jelly Bean
Android 4.4 – KitKat
Android 5 – Lollipop
Android 6 – Marshmallow
Android 7 – Nougat
Android 8 – Oreo
Android 9 – Pie

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