Every year, Google would make a big deal about rolling out a statue representing the latest dessert name
Surely this should bring back memories. Eclair was the first Android operating system to feature free Google Maps turn-by-turn directions. Google eventually partnered with Nestle, and in 2013, the dessert name for Android 4.4 was KitKat after the well-known chocolate bar. This took Android to promo heaven as 50 million KitKat bars nestled inside a wrapper containing Android branding were released in 19 countries. These wrappers offered prizes such as a free Nexus 7 tablet.
Google repeated this with Android 8 and Android 8.1 in 2017. A deal with Nabisco allowed Google to use the world famous Oreo name as an Android dessert moniker. As it did with KitKat, Google took advantage of the popularity of the creme-filled sandwich cookie to promote Android devices among Oreo buyers.
Caution: Reading the list below of Android dessert names will give you nostalgia
The Core API level is the name used by developers to distinguish different Android releases as opposed to the marketing names of the operating system, which uses numbers such as Android 15 and Android 16. Rahman says that you might see Android 17 referred to as “Android CinnamonBun” in beta versions of Android 17. Once the OS hits platform stability and all changes to how the system interacts with apps have been locked in, you can expect Google to refer to the operating system as Android 17.
Here’s the complete list of Android dessert names from the beginning through this year:
- Android 1.0-No codename, 2008
- Android 1.1-Peiti Four (internal), 2009
- Android 1.5-Cupcake, 2009
- Android 1.6-Donut, 2009
- Android 2.0, 2.1-Eclair, 2009
- Android 2.2-Froyo, 2010
- Android 2.3-Gingerbread, 2010
- Android 3 -Honeycomb (Tablets only), 2011
- Android 4-Ice Cream Sandwich,2011
- Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3-Jelly Bean, 2012
- Android 4.4-KitKat, 2013
- Android 5.0, 5.1-Lollipop, 2014
- Android 6-Marshmallow, 2015
- Android 7.0, 7.1-Nougat, 2016
- Android 8.0, 8.1-Oreo, 2017
- Android 9-Pie, 2018
- Android 10-Quince Tart (internal), 2019
- Android 11-Red Velvet Cake (internal), 2020
- Android 12, 12L-Snow Cone (internal), 2021
- Android 13-Tiramisu (internal), 2022
- Android 14-Upside Down Cake (internal), 2023
- Android 15-Vanilla Ice Cream (internal), 2024
- Android 16-Baklava (internal), 2025
Doesn’t reading through this list, especially the early years, bring back plenty of memories?
