Google names next Android version: KitKat

Just when everybody thought that the next version of Android will be named Key Lime Pie, Google surprised the cyberworld by announcing that the upcoming Android 4.4 will go by the KitKat moniker.

Why KitKat you might ask? Well, it’s no rocket science actually. It’s just that Google has this age-old tradition of naming its mobile platform after delectable treats in alphabetical order. It all started with Android 1.5 which was named Cupcake, then followed by Donut(v1.6), Éclair (v2.0) and Froyo (v2.2).

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During the latter part of 2010, Google released Froyo’s successor, Gingerbread (v2.3) which became the most widely-used version of the platform even after they’ve released the tablet-optimized Honeycomb (v3.0), Ice Cream Sandwich (v4.0.x) and “buttery-smooth” Jelly bean (v4.1.x).

So far, Google remains mum on the things we can expect from KitKat besides their oath to “make an amazing Android experience available for everybody”. Is Google thinking of giving its mobile platform a complete overhaul like they did during the transition from GB to ICS? Or is it going to be just an incremental upgrade to further improve the great OS? Tell us what you think in the comments field below.

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Ronnie Bulaong

This article was written by Ronnie Bulaong, a special features contributor and correspondent for YugaTech. Follow him on Twitter @turonbulaong.

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41 Comments

thebigc says:

11 years ago

Have a break… have a KitKat!
Akala ko Kalamay Ube na…
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Jay Quing says:

11 years ago

Their versions were tasty, which resemble how good is the user-friendliness and performance of the operating system… Good job Android, that’s why many people are now switching to your side (especially from Nokia)…
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robby says:

11 years ago

First time to use a brand name as a code name
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aliX says:

11 years ago

pustahan pagdating ng letter O, OREO YAN
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kotetsu says:

11 years ago

Hmmm…I like the smell of a delicious lawsuit in the morning! KitKat, huh?
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tarush says:

11 years ago

Just trying to steal some thunder from Apple’s iOS 7’s right on schedule software update next week ü
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jdGONEMAD says:

11 years ago

should have been android kababayan. you know, those local muffins.
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Jae says:

11 years ago

Kitkat? Ei. Have a break and have an android device. :D
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mika says:

11 years ago

Kitkat is a brand name right? unlike previous versions na common names ng desserts. I smell nestle licensing deal.
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eh says:

11 years ago

parang gusto ko tuloy kumain ng kitkat ang mahal lang
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dan says:

11 years ago

Walang dala pa rin google baka mamaya mahabla naman sila ng nestle nyan US has crazy IP laws
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Justin says:

11 years ago

KitKat is Android 4.4, so it’s just an incremental upgrade. If it were an overhaul, it would be 5.0.
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komputerman says:

11 years ago

Hopefully it will phones that are stuck in older Android version 4.0 but cannot update to 4.1 due to hardware incompatibilities..
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curioso says:

11 years ago

I wonder what will appear if you repeatedly tapped at the version number of Android 4.4…maybe a KitKat advertisement instead of an Android mascot?
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wew says:

11 years ago

pustahan maglalabas ang kitkat ng kitkat na korteng android.hahahaha anyway tingin ko kaya nila ginamit ung kitkat para sa pera, kumbaga eh advertisement lang.walang kung anumang improvements =)
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Lau Beruin says:

11 years ago

‘Have a Break, Have an Android Kitkat.’
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huh says:

11 years ago

hate ads..but certainly hate pop-ups!
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Mr. Curious says:

11 years ago

well at least in my opinion kitkat is better name for the key lime pie. thou,….. krispy kreme would have been much better =)) <3
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Migz says:

11 years ago

hopefully it’s affordable :) unlike high end smartphones.. we love nexus…it’s affordable yet the os just get better and better
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zaffron says:

11 years ago

I wonder what the new UI would look like once Sony applies this update to Xperia Z. Hoping for more small apps and improved battery performance. So what would “L” be? Lollipop? Lala (fish cracker)? Hahaha
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silent b0bjay says:

11 years ago

hmmmm kitkat then pass and puff :)
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benchmark says:

11 years ago

hmmm pag naging Y na…Android Yema

Hehehehe Ayus, bukang bibig na naman ang Kitkat. Advertising talaga lang yan siguro. :)
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Earl says:

11 years ago

Most likely an incremental upgrade it seems that Google will give some facelifts as seen with their new logos. Perhaps they will add more novel features as they did in ICS with face unlock. They could also add some more software optimizations like they did in JB. Of course I could be wrong! Haha
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