Just at the time when everybody was ready to welcome Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie the Android Development Team head Sundar Pichai announced the arrival of Android 4.4 KitKat. Yes, it’s KitKat, the famous candy bar from Nestle. The deal signed by both these companies during the MWC this year but none of them are paying each other for the deal. Google is allowed to use the KitKat trade-name while Nestle will use the Android logo in their KitKar candy bars.
So far we have seen each Android version is named after sweet-desserts since the very first Android version. But this is the first time they are using a real brand name. All earlier version of Android were not globally popular desserts like Gingerbread, Key Lime Pie etc. That’s the reason they have used a globally popular brand name so that everybody can know the version of the operating system without any effort. Possibly this is a new trend Google will carry on from now onwards.
Nestle will be selling 50 million KitKat candy-bars with Android logo in 19 countries including India in next few months. The UK company will also be arranging a contest or rather a Nexus 7 giveaway. Thousand Nexus 7 are on the offering.
So if you are really willing to use Android get yourself a KitKat.
Just joking! There is no word on the changes from v4.3 Jellybean as of now but it will be a more stable version with lot of changes in core.
Since September 2012 the number of activated devices running Android has been increased by 100%. According to official data 1billion Android devices have been activated so far.
Here are the version of Android OS-
Android 1.5 Cupcake: First public release of Android, claiming to be the most open smartphone operating system.
Android 1.6 Donut: Includes Google search bar, maps and YouTube.
Android 2.0 Eclair: Introduces live wallpapers and folders for organizing icons.
Android 2.2 Froyo: Brings voice typing and voice search to Android.
Android 2.3 Gingerbread: Till recently the most popular Android version, adds support for more sensors including gyroscopes and accelerometers.
Android 3.0 Honeycomb: Probably the most short-lived version of Android, brings a special version of Android for tablets to take on the iPad.
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Google gets serious about design and UI. This update introduces the new Halo UI along with the Roboto typeface.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Makes Android buttery smooth. Adds Google Now.
Android 4.4 KitKat: Google says it will “make an amazing Android experience available to all.”
Note: Android 4.2 and Android 4.3 JellyBean are not considered as new version of the OS.
So far we have seen each Android version is named after sweet-desserts since the very first Android version. But this is the first time they are using a real brand name. All earlier version of Android were not globally popular desserts like Gingerbread, Key Lime Pie etc. That’s the reason they have used a globally popular brand name so that everybody can know the version of the operating system without any effort. Possibly this is a new trend Google will carry on from now onwards.
Nestle will be selling 50 million KitKat candy-bars with Android logo in 19 countries including India in next few months. The UK company will also be arranging a contest or rather a Nexus 7 giveaway. Thousand Nexus 7 are on the offering.
So if you are really willing to use Android get yourself a KitKat.
Just joking! There is no word on the changes from v4.3 Jellybean as of now but it will be a more stable version with lot of changes in core.Since September 2012 the number of activated devices running Android has been increased by 100%. According to official data 1billion Android devices have been activated so far.
Here are the version of Android OS-
Android 1.5 Cupcake: First public release of Android, claiming to be the most open smartphone operating system.
Android 1.6 Donut: Includes Google search bar, maps and YouTube.
Android 2.0 Eclair: Introduces live wallpapers and folders for organizing icons.
Android 2.2 Froyo: Brings voice typing and voice search to Android.
Android 2.3 Gingerbread: Till recently the most popular Android version, adds support for more sensors including gyroscopes and accelerometers.
Android 3.0 Honeycomb: Probably the most short-lived version of Android, brings a special version of Android for tablets to take on the iPad.
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Google gets serious about design and UI. This update introduces the new Halo UI along with the Roboto typeface.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Makes Android buttery smooth. Adds Google Now.
Android 4.4 KitKat: Google says it will “make an amazing Android experience available to all.”
Note: Android 4.2 and Android 4.3 JellyBean are not considered as new version of the OS.
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