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Android Q is Now Android 10 – To Keep Things Quite Simple 

They’re trying to move on from the sweets

Android Q is Now Android 10 - To Keep Things Quite Simple
Andriod Q logo

Android users who own devices like Samsung Galaxy S10 have been used to sugary monikers of their OS by Google. A change is coming as Google is ending its popular and widely-known dessert theme. The first step in this direction has been to name Android Q as Android 10. The next would be called Android 11, and so on.

Android Q is Now Android 10 - To Keep Things Quite Simple
Android 10

In a blog, Google justified the action by saying that the naming scheme felt unimaginative to the newer Android users who weren’t able to connect with or weren’t familiar with the naming convention of Google. It must be noted here that all Google Pixel phones and many other devices by other manufacturers depend on Android OS. So, the impact of the change would be felt all over the world.

 

People who were hoping that Android Q would be something like Android Quince or Android Queen of Puddings are headed towards disappointment. Google reasoned that some languages don’t have the same distinction between R and L sounds which can be a complication during Google’s larger update cycle as no one is sure where Android like Lollipop would fit in.

In addition to calling Android Q, Android 10, Google has also announced many changes. Android 10 would have features like focus mode or dark mode. It will also support foldable screens (think Galaxy Note 10), have a Live Caption feature, new Bubbles notifications, faster app launches, and full-on gesture navigation.

 

Google will also update the Android’s look by having a more modern logo with an updated colour palette. The colour of the text will also be changed from green to black to ensure better readability.

When asked about the change from Android Q to Android 10, Sameer Samat, VP of Product Management for Android stated: “We have some good names, but in each and every case they leave a part of the world out.” It is a fact that Android is used in India and Brazil more than the US so if Google kept using the English words for desserts, it would have left some regions out.