Android Lollipop Update: Android Marshmallow: Google Reveals Name of Android 6.0

Google is gearing up to serve Marshmallow on its technology platter to all the technology lovers across the world. Following the trend of naming its operating systems after sweet treats, Google has named the next version of Android "Marshmallow."

 This naming convention has created quite an excitement and curiosity in the analysts about what would Google call the next version of Android, and when Google announced it as "Android M," many interesting names have started doing rounds for the word "M." Some guessed that it could mean Milk shake, Moon Pie, Macaroon, Mocha, Muffin, etc.

Putting an end to these speculation, Jamal Eason, Product Manager at Android, revealed the name of this new version on Android developers blog. Jamal wrote, we all like Marshmallows in any form, whether in fluff form, straight out of the bag in a raw form or roasted to golden brown color. Google announced this to the world symbolically, by setting up a statue of Android mascot hugging Marshmallow outside of its campus in Palo Alto, CA.

However, Google is leaving no stone unturned to offer the most user-friendly version of Android to its users. The new Android 6, Android M or Marshmallow, makes it easy to manage your apps and set requisite permissions to users; also, it will have additional features including support for Google's mobile application - Android Pay, and for USB type C. It comes with a number of features to improve performance, stability, as well as security.

Marshmallow had its first preview in May this year at the Google I/O conference. Ever since, Google has received feedback from technology enthusiasts and android lovers, users, and critiques, etc. A third and final preview is also out now, which is for Google Nexus devices.

Google will officially launch Marshmallow later this year; technology analysts speculate Google might also release two new Nexus phones simultaneously.