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Android M's Official Name Is Marshmallow

Posted by samzenpus on from the chocolate-soon-to-come dept.

An anonymous reader writes: As they've done in the past, Google has revealed the name for the upcoming version of Android with a new statue in front of its headquarters. Android's sixth version will be called Marshmallow. Dave Burke, Android's VP of engineering, unveiled the statue on Twitter. Google has also released the Android 6.0 SDK and the final M preview.

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  1. Perfect Name by bughunter · · Score: 5, Interesting

    'Marshmallow' is the perfect word for a label that carries no content, is all fluff, and whose sole purpose is to appeal to people with simple tastes.

    (Note that I'm not talking about the OS, but the practice of giving each version a cute name. Android is not alone in this practice, but with 'Marshmallow' they seem to have achieved the pinnacle of its banality.)

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  2. Bah by Godai · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Milkshake would have been more fun, if only for the image of an Android filled with chocolatey goodness and a pair of straws for antennae.

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  3. Have they fixed non-secure FAT32 access yet? by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Broken in Kitkat, still broken in Lollipop. Not every Android device will live its whole life in sight of the cloud! Portable file system access is a must!

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  4. Name schname. They're at letter 13 out of 26! by Sloppy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Android's total history has reached the half-way point, unless you know the name of something sugary that starts with a left bracket.

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