Google also changed the logo from green to black.
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.
"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.
Google
also changed the logo from green to black.
It's
a small change but Google found the green was hard to read,
especially for people with visual impairments.
Google
will officially start using the updated logo in the coming weeks with
the final release of Android 10.
No comments:
Post a Comment