Android N officially revealed to be Nougat

posted by Michael H. / Jun 30, 2016, 11:45 AM

Android N officially revealed to be Nougat

The speculation and guessing is finally over. We have all wondered what the official tasty sweet treat name of Android N would be and Google has officially announced the name. And, like it or not, Android N will officially named Android Nougat. Nougat was one of the top options guessed by many, but it didn't really have the biggest following.

At Google I/O, CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Google would be taking user submitted names for the next version of Android, and also made it clear that the name would not be Namey McNameface. The loudest contingent of fans has been hoping that the name of Android N would be Nutella, but it appears that Android KitKat might end up being the only branded version of Android. There was also speculation that Pichai had opened up the naming to a vote in order to be able to name Android N after a South Indian dessert called 'Neyyappam', which had made some english-speakers worried about being able to spell the name. But, now we don't need to worry about that.

So, we know that Android N is officially Android Nougat. That means the only real mystery left is what version number will be assigned to the update. Given the major addition of splitscreen, it's expected to be Android 7.0, but there is still a small chance it will be Android 6.1. Luckily, we only have a couple more months to wait before finding out.

source: @Android

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99 Comments

1. Podrick

Posts: 1285; Member since: Aug 19, 2015

Good choice.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 11:48 AM 6

10. zeeBomb

Posts: 2318; Member since: Aug 14, 2014

Man. I would I loved Nutella or even yet, NERDS! Especially how great this version is going to be feature wise, I'm kinda letdown about the decision.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 12:04 PM 15

12. Podrick

Lol, I would have preferred Android Nadella.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 12:07 PM 3

62. taz_chaz

Posts: 135; Member since: Aug 29, 2014

or Nerdella

posted on Jul 01, 2016, 1:59 AM 0

21. JesseJames

Posts: 226; Member since: Feb 22, 2015

LOL, nerds would have been pretty cool actually.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 12:57 PM 3

38. TechieXP1969

Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013

Nutella can't be used because its trademarked by another company. Nougat is a slag for the type of filling inside candy and is a generic name and can be used without fear of being sued. I was hoping Neopolitan.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 3:12 PM 1

57. VZWuser76

Posts: 4974; Member since: Mar 04, 2010

They used a trademarked name before (KitKat) but they had to license it. I'm guessing they didn't feel the first time was worth it to warrant another go.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 11:05 PM 2

2. Mxyzptlk unregistered

More like Noget because a lot of users who aren't rocking the Nexus phones will probably either get N late or won't get it at all. Samsung, LG, and especially Motorola.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 11:50 AM 16

3. aahmed215

Posts: 169; Member since: Jun 18, 2012

Don't quit your day job.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 11:53 AM 44

34. meanestgenius

Posts: 22107; Member since: May 28, 2014

Trolling is his day job.

posted on Jun 30, 2016, 2:15 PM 7

63. Mxyzptlk unregistered

Picking fights you can't win is your day job.

posted on Jul 01, 2016, 2:18 AM 0

73. meanestgenius

I win our battles all of the time, so I must be doing pretty well at my day job.

posted on Jul 01, 2016, 3:38 AM 2

80. Mxyzptlk unregistered

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posted on Jul 01, 2016, 12:03 PM 0

82. meanestgenius

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86. Mxyzptlk unregistered

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posted on Jul 01, 2016, 4:46 PM 0

87. meanestgenius

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posted on Jul 01, 2016, 5:38 PM 0

89. Mxyzptlk unregistered

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posted on Jul 02, 2016, 12:58 AM 0

91. meanestgenius

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94. Mxyzptlk unregistered

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posted on Jul 02, 2016, 9:42 AM 0

96. meanestgenius

Says I'm delusional, and yet thinks he isn't the biggest troll on this site. The irony! Nah, more like you're a trolling idiot that exists on this site just to spew BS.

posted on Jul 02, 2016, 11:56 AM 0

98. Mxyzptlk unregistered

But you're spewing bs right now. You're completely delusional.

posted on Jul 02, 2016, 2:17 PM 0

99. meanestgenius

And you're a BS spewing troll of the highest caliber.

posted on Jul 02, 2016, 2:59 PM 0

103. Mxyzptlk unregistered

Dude, go enjoy the rest of your 4th of July and stop being a tool.

posted on Jul 04, 2016, 12:10 AM 0

105. meanestgenius

You first, idiot. After all, I'm a gentleman. So ladies first.

posted on Jul 04, 2016, 2:25 AM 0

107. Mxyzptlk unregistered

I'm already enjoying my 4th lol. Oh I forgot, you're a lonely blackberry tur..I mean nerd.

posted on Jul 04, 2016, 2:32 PM 0

109. meanestgenius

If you were enjoying your fourth, you wouldn't bother trolling a phone site today. But don't let the truth get in the way of a good story, moron. Carry on, dumb-phone user, oops...I mean, iPhone user.