In Android N, 'N' is for Nougat, an Italian sweet
Keeping with it usual trend, Google has named the upcoming Android version after famous Italian sweet.
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Indian expectations had risen when Google CEO Sundar Pichai had recently said that the Android N might be named after a desi delicacy.
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"We’ll put up an online poll, and if all Indians vote, we can make it happen," Pichai had said during a recent visit to India.
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The Indian names that were doing the rounds were Nanakhatai, Nutella, Naiyyappam, Nariyal Laddoo, Nariyal Barfi, Ney Payasam.
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There was also a website -- www.androidneyyappam.com -- launched to drum up support for an Indian sweet as the OS name.
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Come to think of it, the Nougat is an Italian sweet that is tough to prepare, but is worth the effort that goes into its preparation. Will the new Android N have generate a similar user experience?Â