Google May Poll Users To Name Android "N"
Google May Poll Users To Name Android "N" - When Chennai-conceived Sundar Pichai was named CEO of Google in August, some conjectured the following rendition of Android may be named for an Indian sweet as opposed to a more Western-style treat like Jellybean, KitKat or Lollipop. Rather, the most recent discharge - which took off in ahead of schedule October - was named Marshmallow.
Be that as it may, Google may bring another course with the following rendition, Android N, Pichai (imagined) said Thursday amid a brief visit to India. While meeting with understudies at Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce, Pichai reacted to one video question with the proposal that the following variant of Android may be named with the assistance of an online survey.
At the point when inquired as to why Android hasn't yet been named for an Indian sweet, Pichai said, "Possibly we'll do an online survey on what the name ought to be and if all Indians vote, I think we can get it going."
Nougat or Neyyapam?
With the OS anticipated that would turn out at some point one year from now, Android N's codename has as of now been the subject of significant theory. For example, redditors on the Android subreddit have been posting proposals - running from Nutella or Nougat to Nerds or 'Nilla - for a while.
Various notices concurred that Android N would have a non specific as opposed to trademarked name, potentially "Nougat."
"This appears the well on the way to me," client DryZebra noted in August. "After KitKat it appears they're staying with non trademarked products. What's more, there's relatively few I can consider for 'N.'"
N names for desserts are absolutely in shorter supply than for some different letters. Notwithstanding for Indian pastries, the decisions are constrained, albeit a few potential outcomes incorporate narkel naru (made with coconut and cardamom) or neyyapam, a rice flour and jaggery (genuine sweetener) treat.
Open to Suggestions
After the video examiner on Thursday asked, "Why do despite everything we not have Indian sweets as Android names?" Pichai chuckled and reacted, "When I meet my Mom I'll approach her for recommendations."
In the wake of including the likelihood of an internet naming survey, Pichai then admitted that he never looked after desserts when he was youthful, in spite of the fact that he appreciates them now. Actually, he reviewed once including sambar (a lentil dish) to the rice pudding pastry payasam "so it didn't taste that sweet."
Amid Thursday's appearance at Delhi University, Pichai likewise handled various inquiries concerning how to end up an achievement in the tech business and whether Indian experts need to kick off their vocations by first setting off to the U.S. (His reply: no.)
He watched that India's present tech and entrepreneurial qualities are peopling to overcome old generalizations. He described an experience with one Indian-American who let him know, "Thank you in the interest of all Indian-Americans for not being a specialist."