Android N aka New York Cheesecake is expected to bring ART JIT and quick settings API. (Photo : Twitter/fossBytes )
While most devices running on Google's Android OS are yet to receive the Android 6 Marshmallow version, rumors have started flooding the Internet regarding various aspects of the upcoming Android 7. Though the Mountain View-headquartered tech titan is scheduled to launch Android 7 at the Google I/O scheduled for May 18 to 20, speculations are rife regarding the operating system's nomenclature as well as features.
All the previous Android versions have been named after sweet treats, for instance Cupcake, Donut, éclair, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat, Lollipop and the current operating system deriving its name from Marshmallow. Even as tech experts and enthusiasts continue to speculate about what the "N" in Android N may possibly stand for, Nutella or Nougat may be the new nomenclature for Google's upcoming OS, Tech Radar reported.
Earlier, Google acquired permission from Nestle' to use its KitKat brand name for one of its previous Android version. Therefore, it is believed that the company should have no problem in naming its upcoming Android iteration as Nutella. Meanwhile, another section of tech enthusiasts are of the view that N could also stand for Nougat, as this name is consistent with the previous Android versions like Donut, Eclair, Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, Lollipop, and Marshmallow.
Google is yet to finalize on the name, but some reports claimed that Android N or Android 7.0 will be utilizing a multi-tasking feature. A statement issued by Andrew Bowers, director of Google Consumer Hardware, said that currently they were working on several things for Android N, including split-screen.
Meanwhile, Android N is unlikely to come with an app drawer, Android Authority reported. Quoting separate sources, the media outlet reported that though the next build of Google's open source operating system is expected to roll out toward the end of 2016, its pre-release version will be without an app drawer.
However, this does not suggest that Google will not incorporate the drawer to Android 7.0 before the consumer launch of the operating system. If this report turns out to be correct, it will prove people who have been claiming that the Mountain View tech company is trying to make Android more like an iOS. In fact, the latest Android 6.0 update changed the app drawer's direction from horizontal to vertical. Hypothetically, this accelerates the search process through installed titles.
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