Android Q is great, but Google is having a hard time naming it

Google always named the new Android versions after desserts. It started off with the “Cupcake” codename for Android 1.5 about a decade ago, and now it’s time to name Android Q. Google unveiled the Android Q third beta build at the Google I/O 2019 conference last week. It is now available for 21 devices including both Pixel as-well-as third-party smartphones.

However, this time, Google is finding it difficult to assign Android Q an official name. “We’re super excited about the desserts,” Sameer Samat, said Google’s vice president of product management for Android and Play. “At the same time, Q is a hard letter. But we’re looking at it.”

Google always picks a name which goes with the company’s image. Google has even partnered with popular brands to name Android 4.4 KitKat and Android 8.0 Oreo. Unlike Google, Microsoft and Apple follow candid approach while naming their software iterations.

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However, the Search Giant will pop-out the official name before launching Android Q in the second half of this year. Interested users can flash the Android Q beta build on the supported devices. Improved features such as better privacy control, enhanced biometric protection, gesture navigation, Project Mainline, Dark theme, and smart reply are part of the Android Q OS.

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