Google’s naming each new Android version with a dessert name has become a long-standing tradition. This tradition seems to continue with Android 16. According to leaked information, Google has determined the name of Android 16 as Baklava.
Android 16 may be called Baklava
Google’s tradition of naming Android versions with various dessert names seems to continue with Android 16. According to leaked information, Google is internally developing Android 16 with the code name ‘Baklava’. This revealed that the famous dessert will finally be the name of Android 16.
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It seems surprising that Android 16 is called Baklava. Because Google was going in alphabetical order in each series. So according to the continuation of the alphabet, the next sweet name was expected to start with the letter ‘W’.
As of yesterday, the code name Baklava, which seems to be finalized for Android 16 for now, surprised users. So, why?
Evidence of the name ‘Baklava’ emerged in the changes made in Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP) codes. The code change indicates that the minimum supported SDK version will be ‘Baklava’.
For those who don’t know, Google uses a sweet code name instead of a version number in the developer preview versions of Android. Therefore, code references indicate that Google is working on Android 16 under the name Baklava. This means that a tradition of more than ten years will be broken. Google will not continue the alphabetical progression.
It is not yet clear why Google chose the name ‘Baklava’ and decided to leave the alphabetical order. Some users think that it wanted to make a change with an unexpected name. It was also stated that the pattern has now become too predictable.
