Android N Is Nutella? Google Exec Teases Tasty Treat, Effectively Ruling It Out

Nutella on bread
Nutella on bread Flickr

Google has indicated it will soon reveal the name of Android N following a naming contes t it has hosted since Google I/O in mid-May. However, as is customary with the fun-loving tech giant, an insider at the company has been teasing a name of the upcoming operating system that many would love to see.

Google Senior Vice President for Android Hiroshi Lockheimer has taken to social media to tease that Android N may actually be Android Nutella. The exec has shared many hint in recent days, including a menu with a Nutella-based dish included and a screencap of his desktop, complete with a google search for Nutella. Some have discovered that Lockheimer’s Nutella mentions on social media date all the way back to February.

Android fans and Nutella enthusiasts alike have run with this idea and immensely hope that Android N is Nutella. But the fact that Nutella is being thrown around by someone at Google pretty much disqualifies it as the true name of Android N.

Many at Google have noted that the company uses the Android name secret to troll fans, which we’ve seen time and time again. In 2015, many thought the Android M name was Milkshake or Muffin after Android Vice President of Engineering Dave Burke wore an Android Wear watch with such watchface designs to Google I/O. The VP mentioned in an announcement video for Android Marshmallow that this was done intentionally to throw people off the true name of of software.

At Google I/O 2016, the company admitted it has had trouble coming up with a suitable name of Android N and open up a suggestion platform for fans to name the OS. However, the company noted the final decision would be made internally.

Aside from Nutella, there have also been hints that Android N could be Nori, Nuts or Nachos. All of these teasers came from Google in some form. Lockheimer tweeted about Nori in February.

Could Android N actually be Nutella and will fans figure out the Android N name before it is announced? It is possible. In 2015, fans pieced together that Android M could be Marshmallow after seeing the name listed among many other M treats in a preview video of the OS launch. However, that teaser wasn’t as blatant as teasers shared by Lockheimer and other Google staff.

Andorid N is scheduled for a summer release , earlier than any other version. Some feature highlights on Android N include Multi-Window, emoji updates and support for Google’s VR platform Daydream.

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