Google have just announced the final name of Android M is… Marshmallow!
The announcement came after Google started teasing the name on Friday, and a Googler even showed a photo of a statue with a cover on it earlier today.
The Verge describes what’s been announced in terms for features for Android M so far:
Android M includes a simpler approach to permissions (while giving users more granular control over what apps can access), Google’s new Android Pay mobile wallet platform, USB Type-C support, and a number of tweaks and improvements throughout the operating system. It succeeds Android 5.0 Lollipop, which brought significant user interface and visual changes to the software last year.
This has happened before… Google teased a number of K and L names before eventually announcing “KitKat” and “Lollipop”. The former was quite novel; the first time that Google used an official brand instead of a generic descriptor. Now, they’re returning once more to a classic dessert.
I was personally quite invested in Android Macaron, but I’ll come to terms with Marshmallow… and this will finally be a good opportunity for me to learn that ‘marshmallow’ is the correct spelling, not ‘marshmellow’!
Most excitingly, the announcement of the full name means that we may soon see Google’s new Nexus devices. Two smartphones are expected – one by LG and one by Huawei – and there well could be more to discover besides.
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