Android 12’s dessert codename might be Snow Cone
- Android 12’s dessert code name is supposedly Snow Cone.
- This is supported by notes in development branches.
- Google is not expected to use the name publicly.
Google didn’t stop internal use of dessert names for Android when it was deleted for the public, and that apparently applies to Android 12. Loud XDAThe next version of Android is codenamed Snow Cone – appropriately refreshing for an operating system expected to be released in the heat of late summer.
According to reports, the company’s internal development branches point to the name of Android 12. Search the source code, if any, and you will find branches preceded by “sc” or “Snow Cone”. Android 11’s nickname, Red Velvet Cake, manifested itself in an “RVC” prefix and even an augmented reality statue with a cake recipe.
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You probably won’t see Google using the Android 12 name in a consumer-centric way, at least not directly. The company has switched to a numerical naming scheme with Android 10 for reasons of international accessibility, as some dessert names are either unknown or do not “click” in some parts of the world. Snow cones, as common as they are, probably wouldn’t change Google’s mind.
Even so, it’s good to know that Google may continue the naming tradition that began with cupcake. The code names served as a quirkier way of remembering an operating system than the dry numbers usually associated with software. The real question might be the name Google will use after Android 12. Tiramisu? Toffee? Toblerone?
