It won't be Milkshake - Google's VP of Android shoots down rumors about Android M's name

posted by Peter K. / May 28, 2015, 5:00 PM

It won't be Milkshake - Google's VP of Android shoots down rumors about Android M's name

Alas, Milkshake won't bring all the Android fans to the yard.

Earlier today, Android M got demoed at Google I/O 2015 and certain speculations arose, claiming that the M release will bear the Milkshake name once it gets official later this year.

Google's vice president of engineering, Dave Burke, was spotted on stage with an Android Wear smartwatch that had a milkshake watch face on it. Naturally, Android enthusiasts were quick to speculate that this will be the name of the future Android release.

Unfortunately, Dave Burke himself addressed these speculations on his Twitter account, claiming that the "M" in Android M will not stand for "Milkshake". He also stated that his smartwatch circulated between a few smartwatch faces, further fueling the speculations about the name of the upcoming Android release.

As a refresher, Milkshake is one of the plausible candidates that were rather favored by you.

Rumors of Milkshake are exaggerated. My watch face hack cycles thru' my fav M desserts :). Doodles by @dsandler! pic.twitter.com/0GwoQ78thD
— Dave Burke (@davey_burke) May 28, 2015

source: @DaveBurke

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21 Comments

1. Zenzui

Posts: 114; Member since: Feb 13, 2012

Munchkin?

posted on May 28, 2015, 5:06 PM 0

10. sgodsell

Posts: 7042; Member since: Mar 16, 2013

In Google it's MNC. Macadamia nut cookie. I hope Google does something with Hersey, and M&M.

posted on May 28, 2015, 7:27 PM 1

17. mmmanuuu

Posts: 403; Member since: Nov 05, 2013

Android Mosquito Monkey face Mango juice Mulberry Mahseer Malabar Chicken Biriyani

posted on May 29, 2015, 1:07 AM 0

18. mmmanuuu

why not Marijuana

posted on May 29, 2015, 1:09 AM 1

2. arch_angel

Posts: 1651; Member since: Feb 20, 2015

Milkyway

posted on May 28, 2015, 5:07 PM 0

8. JakeH

Posts: 89; Member since: May 01, 2014

I'm guessin Macaroon. Its sophisticated yet simple

posted on May 28, 2015, 7:15 PM 1

3. Liveitup

Posts: 1798; Member since: Jan 07, 2014

Android M-etro Alphabet app list with search. Light and dark theme Do not disturb Granular app permissions Automatic backups for app Metro may not have been a commercial success but with everybody copying many features it just shows that MS did a really crappy job marketing WP.