Reports: Android M is Macadamia Nut Cookie, To Come With New Nexus Software Update Guarantee

By Kamal Nayan - 26 May '15 03:55AM

According to rumors, the soon-to-be-announced Android M internally stands for Macadamia Nut Cookie (MNC). Venture Beat reported that there were at least 10 mentions of the mnc-dev branch in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

So far, the company is simply referring the upcoming version as Android M, just like it did with Android L.

Google has been naming the Android versions after desserts and sweets for the past six years.

Android 1.5 Cupcake (April 2009)
Android 1.6 Donut (September 2009)
Android 2.0/2.1 éclair (October 2009, January 2010)
Android 2.2 Froyo (May 2010)
Android 2.3 Gingerbread (December 2010)
Android 3.0/3.1/3.2 Honeycomb (February 2011, May 2011, July 2011)
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (October 2011)
Android 4.1/4.2/4.3 Jelly Bean (July 2012, November 2012, July 2013)
Android 4.4 KitKat (October 2013)
Android 5.0/5.1 Lollipop (November 2014, March 2015)

Like, Key Lime Pie was placeholder for KitKat, and Lemon Meringue Pie (LMP) was for Lollipop, the final name of Macadamia Nut Cookie remains a mystery.

Among other rumors, Google will soon update its Nexus Software update guarantee, which will be kicked off by commercial launch of Android M. Starting with this version, Google Nexus Devices will come with two-year guarantee for major system updates and three-year guarantee for security patches.