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Re:Gemini 4 Hydrogen by scottLobster on Thursday November 12, 2026 @02:34PM (#50472948)
Android version names were random desserts for the longest time. People are expecting too much from Google here
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Re:Gemini 4 Hydrogen by gloxkiqcza on Thursday November 12, 2026 @02:55PM (#50473262)
They weren't random. They were alphabetical. The first letter of the name always shifted to the next letter in the alphabet.

• Cupcake (Android 1.5)

• Donut (Android 1.6)

• Eclair (Android 2.0–2.1)

• Froyo (Android 2.2)

• Gingerbread (Android 2.3)

• Honeycomb (Android 3.0–3.2)

• Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)

• Jelly Bean (Android 4.1–4.3)

• KitKat (Android 4.4)

• Lollipop (Android 5.0–5.1)

• Marshmallow (Android 6.0)

• Nougat (Android 7.0–7.1)

• Oreo (Android 8.0–8.1)

• Pie (Android 9)

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Re:Gemini 4 Hydrogen by oblio on Thursday November 12, 2026 @02:58PM (#50473299)
This isn't the same situation. Android versions always had 2 parts: the number and the name. They were always easy to follow.

Using constantly changing names for tiers is a bad idea. Unless the tiers are pre-existing (bronze, silver, gold).

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Re:Gemini 4 Hydrogen by KeplerBoy on Thursday November 12, 2026 @02:58PM (#50473302)
They were alphabetically ordered random desserts. It wasn't too bad.
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