Where do the names for Android? because from here … – CNET in Spanish

All public versions of Android. Cupcake, Donut, Eclaire, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Crean Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop Google

In a video posted this week and to take advantage of the official announcement of Android Marshmallow (6.0), an Google executives couple briefly tell the story behind the name Android, noting that the idea of ​​naming names of goodies Android born in the first Android development team back in the last years of the 2000s

After much work on the development of the first version of Android, engineers and product team, all they wanted was to eat “sweets” and junk food after long hours writing code for the platform. From poor diet and ingenuity of PC Ryan Gibson, one of the engineers of the first Android team was born the idea of ​​naming Android versions after their food -. and started with Android Cupcake

After they saw that users liked the fun and delicious idea, the Android team decided to appoint the following updates with treats and in alphabetical order. After he arrived Donut Cupcake, Eclaire, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Crean Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop.

But also fun team has much to do with the appointment of each operating system. Google used to announce a new version of Android this summer, but without revealing the official name, and takes advantage of the interest and curiosity of users, a few months to play with them.

In the past conferences Google I / O developer Google hints of possible name details. For example, the Google executive, Dave Burke, during the event in June, wore a smart watch with multiple images of goodies that began with the letter M and play around with the minds of users. In the image clock Burke is with a milkshake ( milkshake in English), causing confusion among users noticed.

The video also shows the process and the production team behind the pet regarding the new version of Android. If you have visited the offices you center of Google in Mountain View, California, notice that the Google building is surrounded by a squadron of thematic androids per candy of Android.

Here I have the full video to see how They manufacture these famous sculptures.

Now that we know that Android 6.0 is Android Marshmallow, the only thing left is to wait for his release, which is expected to happen later this year, along with the arrival of one or two phones of the Nexus line.

So while we wait, take a look at the new operating system and first impressions of it, down.

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