Next Version of Android: F for Froyo
| by Carl Channon on January 17th, 2010 |
I never expected this but the guys over at Engadget recently interviewed Erick Tseng – Senior Product Manager of Android.. where he dished up some delicious info. The next version of Android will be called Froyo - short for frozen yogurt!
Very interesting indeed! Personally I had my bets on the F being Flan considering it would match the cake like code names – Cupcake, Donut & Eclair but I’m sure thousands of others thought so, too! No other info has been given on Froyo (like when we can expect it what version of Android it will be… 2.x maybe even 3.0..) so for now the name will just have to suffice. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t match cake type names either – it’s still sweet!
See what I did there….. with the pun…… you know…ok … total fail :D
Now, what might G be for? Let the speculation begin..NOW!
[Via Engadget]
1. Alan wrote on January 17, 2010
Granola… LoL… since we’re having all food names i’ll say it’s a sure bet.
2. scott_ev wrote on January 17, 2010
Could G be for gingerbread, gingersnaps, Galaktobourekos (custard tarts), or Garlic flan……..
3. Todd wrote on January 17, 2010
Gelato?
4. Jordan wrote on January 17, 2010
I hope this means I get 2.1 pushed to my Eris soon.
5. BigHeat wrote on January 17, 2010
Gelato, of course.
6. Thomas wrote on January 17, 2010
I’m hoping for Gelato. I just hope Froyo gives some love the media player. I like the improved gallery in 2.1.
7. Bobatty wrote on January 17, 2010
Flan isn’t a cake…its a custard
8. gpk wrote on January 17, 2010
Gnew York Cheese Cake. Imo.
9. 2FR35H wrote on January 17, 2010
Man this froyo better be delicious
10. 2FR35H wrote on January 17, 2010
If its named froyo it better be smooth and tasteful
11. Jonathan wrote on January 17, 2010
I’d say Gelato is a good guess. Especially if they’re going with frozen yogurt for the next release. Frozen yogurt and gelato are fairly similar.
12. some1 wrote on January 17, 2010
i suspect that as the photo gallery has had an update we should expect to see the music player get a beautification in Froyo or Gelato/Gateux/Gingerbread
13. Mensahwatts wrote on January 17, 2010
So many updates…what’s taking the Droid so long to get upgraded?
14. Marvin wrote on January 17, 2010
definitely gogurt
15. Jon wrote on January 17, 2010
Gateaux for G? ;)
I’m still waiting on an Eclair update for the Hero! I’m definitely getting a normal Android phone after this phone. Can’t be waiting months for an update, only to find it’s still behind everyone!
16. Len wrote on January 17, 2010
I say Gumdrop
17. Dennis wrote on January 17, 2010
^^Gumball
18. Jeff wrote on January 17, 2010
It’s really sad, how the majority of android phones are still on Cupcake(1.5).
But…
Google needs to slow down, in 4-5 months we went from C(Cupcake) to F(Froyo). Its no surprise the manufactures/careers haven’t updated their phones, when they work on one OS version, Google releases another.
19. hal wrote on January 17, 2010
Gingerbread. definetly. or maybe grahm cracker? gelatin?
20. andrei wrote on January 17, 2010
IMHO. they seriously need to slow down.
It is becoming a huge pain for developers to support their android programs.
21. Q wrote on January 17, 2010
I’m guessing “A” is Android and “B” is “Beta”?.. no confectionery there :P
“G” for Gum… would be cool seeing the Android mascot blowing a bubble.
22. John wrote on January 17, 2010
Froyo is not out yet…..in 4 -5 months they went from cupcake to eclair because technically 2.1 is still eclair.
23. schwiz wrote on January 17, 2010
Froyo?!??! What the hell!! It should be Funnel Cake! Everyone knows that is the best F dessert!!!
24. john wrote on January 17, 2010
How does Google number these? 1-1.5-1.6-2.0-2.1????? Shouldn’t it be like 1-1.1-1.2-1.3-1.4-1.5-2.0 (2.0 (2.1) being 2.0 not 1.6 because it has some major UI advancements.) or may be it should be 1-2-3-4-5-6.
25. SpruceyB wrote on January 17, 2010
I don’t know why it chooses numbers it does but this is how it went
Platform Version API Level
Android 2.1 7
Android 2.0.1 6
Android 2.0 5
Android 1.6 4
Android 1.5 3
Android 1.1 2
Android 1.0 1
26. SpruceyB wrote on January 17, 2010
Maybe this will look better
Platform Version API Level
Android 2.1 7
Android 2.0.1 6
Android 2.0 5
Android 1.6 4
Android 1.5 3
Android 1.1 2
Android 1.0 1
27. phoenix wrote on January 17, 2010
is froyo 2.1 or something else?
28. Chris wrote on January 17, 2010
Gingerbread in the shape of the Android.
29. onlyever wrote on January 17, 2010
The web has a HUGe misconception that 2.1=Flan, when it’s truly a part of Eclair.
I think 2.0/2.0.1 should have been 1.9 because 2.1 is really a true major change when it comes to UI.
30. onlyever wrote on January 17, 2010
So 2.1=Eclair, 2.x=Froyo
31. subz wrote on January 17, 2010
Glucose O.o heh..
32. Anton wrote on January 17, 2010
Ganache
Graham Cracker Pie
Green Tea Ice Cream :-)
German Chocolate Cake
33. baley wrote on January 17, 2010
Gingerbread duh! ?
…I am waiting for the Tiramisu one in 5 years time :P
34. DgDeBx wrote on January 17, 2010
@Q
A is probably for alpha, and B for beta
35. G8D wrote on January 17, 2010
Gâteau?
36. Phandroid fan wrote on January 17, 2010
Google
Gingerbread
Garlic
Gum
….
Im out of ideas
37. Paul wrote on January 17, 2010
Gingerbread sounds good but considering Froyo I’m guessing Gelato. Maybe the theme is desserts grouped in three’s: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair; then Froyo, Gelato, Helato? (traditional Argentinean ice cream)
38. William M. Buttlicker wrote on January 17, 2010
Gingavitis
Germapalooza…
39. BetterThanEVO wrote on January 18, 2010
+1 for Pinkberry!! The BEST Froyo evarr!
40. Aaron wrote on January 18, 2010
i unrelated topic. motorola dext would be coming to singapore and so is the lg eve, motorola milestone and nexus one might come with contract on a singapore telco! also xperia x10 is def coming as stated in sony’s enewsletter. so its 5 times the good news for singapore!
41. Hal wrote on January 18, 2010
granola? no, i got it… GOOGlEBREAD!
42. Jimbo Jones wrote on January 18, 2010
Ganache…this is a no brainer! And I do not work at Google (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)…
43. Abrown wrote on January 18, 2010
Very interesting! I like it! I didn’t know that the different versions were going in alphabetical order till now. I kind of figured they were naming it after breads too, but I guess they’re going with desserts. This could be fun…hmm I suppose I should make a list of desserts in alphabetical order and see which ones actually come into fruition.
44. Presto117 wrote on January 18, 2010
now i want yogurtland….
45. john wrote on January 18, 2010
Phandroid, why have you no news?
46. NotRelevent wrote on January 18, 2010
I’d vote that “Froyo” will be 2.5, based on how they did the 1.x series.1.0, 1.1 then 1.5
47. chris wrote on January 18, 2010
Grits!
…what? You don’t think so?
48. Andrew Stella wrote on January 18, 2010
+1 for gelato.
Hi google name chooser person! (who is hopefully reading this thread lol)
49. squee147 wrote on January 18, 2010
gumdrop or gingerbread for sure
50. gus wrote on January 18, 2010
Gummybear
51. pie-eater wrote on January 18, 2010
If the dessert were in Dutch, griesmeelpudding would certainly stand a chance! haven’t checked google translate on this one, so good luck guys.
52. Raul wrote on January 18, 2010
They should skip those and go right to h for hype cause that’s what they sold me since they came out on my g1 and on my my touch. Or I can just buy the nexes one, NOT
53. Xthlon wrote on January 18, 2010
*sits silently still waiting for a 2.1 upgrade for his hero*
54. Hal wrote on January 19, 2010
i dont care. i talked to a tmo guy, and there setting up for the release of a moto device in march. i asked him what it is called, and he said he did not know the name, but it was codenamed Zeppelin!!!
55. Drifter81 wrote on January 19, 2010
Seriously guys… It’s so obvious!
G = Gonnorrhea
56. janus wrote on January 20, 2010
Hey Guys,
you’re all wrong…it is
Googlehupf like Gugelhupf the Cake with a hole in the middel…. :D
57. kevin wrote on January 20, 2010
well if they are all dessert based i would say the G would stand for gelato also it makes sense
58. Pedro wrote on January 21, 2010
I am excited… I just hope that implement a lot of the enhancements that are requested here.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list
59. magnum wrote on January 22, 2010
No other info has been given on Froyo (like when we can expect it what version of Android it will be… 2.x maybe even 3.0..) so for now the name will just have to suffice. More details: http://bit.ly/froyo-new-android-details