Google is now seeking public opinion to help decide the name the upcoming Android N. Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichai had first suggested an online poll to choose the name of the next version of its Android operating system, in response to a question during his India visit that asked, "Why do we not have Indian deserts as Android version names?"
Now that Google is actively seeking public help (though the decision will be Google's discretion) to name Android N, chances are that it could very well be an Indian sweet.
Sundar Pichai, during his interaction with students at Delhi's Sri Ram College of Commerce, in December 2015, had said that he would ask his mother's for suggestions. While we don't know what Pichai's mother had suggested, there could be a number of Indian contenders for the N name - neyyappam, nankhatai, nolen gurer sandesh, or maybe namak pare (if Google wants to be a little salty).
Google, however, appears to express its weakness for the delicacy from Kerala made of rice flour and jaggery. The 'Help name Android N' page has the name 'Neyappam' prominently featured.
Google is known for nicknaming its Android mobile operating systems after popular desserts (with the notable exception of 4.4 version which was called KitKat, after the popular chocolate candy bar).
While you send in your suggestions of names beginning with the letter N to Google, we let our imagination run wild (while devouring desi sweets) and came up with this alternate list of Android version names if they had been named after Indian sweets.
From version 1.5 to version 7.0, which is your favourite?
Version 1.5: Android Cupcake Chomchom
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