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Rita El Khoury \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
For most of Android\u2019s history<\/a>, Google publicly referred to each release by a version number and a codename. Traditionally, the codename was a dessert like Marshmallow, Jelly Bean, or Froyo. With the release of Android 10 in 2019, however, Google ended this public practice to make its branding more globally accessible. Internally, though, the company\u2019s developers kept the sweet tradition alive. Following that tradition, Google\u2019s developers have recently decided on the dessert codename for Android 17<\/a> \u2014 and it\u2019s not what any of you guessed.<\/p>\n You\u2019re reading the Authority Insights Newsletter, a weekly newsletter that reveals some new facet of Android that hasn\u2019t been reported on anywhere else. If you\u2019re looking for the latest scoops, the hottest leaks, and breaking news on Google\u2019s Android operating system and other mobile tech topics, then we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n Subscribe here<\/a> to get this post delivered to your email inbox every Saturday.<\/p>\n Google surprised many last year by choosing \u201cBaklava\u201d as the dessert codename for Android 16<\/a>. Since the codename for Android 15<\/a> was \u201cVanilla Ice Cream,\u201d most people expected the next version to follow the alphabetical tradition with a dessert starting with the letter \u201cW.\u201d<\/p>\n Android Version NumberDessert CodenameYear of ReleaseAndroid Version Number<\/p>\n 1.0<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n No codename<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2008<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 1.1<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Petit Four (internal)<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2009<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 1.5<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Cupcake<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2009<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 1.6<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Donut<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2009<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 2.0, 2.1<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n \u00c9clair<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2009<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 2.2<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Froyo<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2010<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 2.3<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Gingerbread<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2010<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Honeycomb<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2011<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Ice Cream Sandwich<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2011<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 4.1, 4.2, 4.3<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Jelly Bean<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2012<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 4.4<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n KitKat<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2013<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 5.0, 5.1<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Lollipop<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2014<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Marshmallow<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2015<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 7.0, 7.1<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Nougat<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2016<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 8.0, 8.1<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Oreo<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2017<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Pie<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2018<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Quince Tart (internal)<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2019<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 11<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Red Velvet Cake (internal)<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2020<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 12, 12L<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Snow Cone (internal)<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2021<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Tiramisu (internal)<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2022<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 14<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Upside Down Cake (internal)<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2023<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 15<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Vanilla Ice Cream (internal)<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2024<\/p>\n Android Version Number<\/p>\n 16<\/p>\n Dessert Codename<\/p>\n Baklava (internal)<\/p>\n Year of Release<\/p>\n 2025<\/p>\n Google broke this years-long pattern to reflect major changes to its development practices under the new \u201cTrunk Stable<\/a>\u201d project. This project shifts Android development to a trunk-based model, where all work occurs in a single, main internal code branch that must always remain stable. New features, APIs, and bug fixes are developed behind \u201cfeature flags\u201d that keep them disabled until they\u2019re ready for launch. In contrast, Google previously used a branch-based model, which often created significant problems when merging new release branches back into the main one.<\/p>\n The first Android version released after Google completed its migration to trunk-based development was Android 14 QPR2. To mark this change, Google reset its build ID scheme. The IDs for Android 14 QPR2 and QPR3 builds were prefaced with \u201cAP1A\u201d and \u201cAP2A,\u201d respectively. The company used the letter \u201cA\u201d because 2024 was the first year Google released Trunk Stable builds, while the \u201cP1A\u201d and \u201cP2A\u201d reflected that Android 14 QPR2 and QPR3 were respectively the first and second platform releases of the year. When the calendar turned to 2025, Google advanced the letter to \u201cB,\u201d which is why Android 16\u2019s codename<\/a> was a dessert that started with B.<\/p>\n Following this pattern, you\u2019d be right to guess that Android 17\u2019s dessert codename will start with the letter \u201cC.\u201d The problem is the sheer number of desserts that start with C. We can immediately rule out \u201cCupcake,\u201d since Google already used it for Android 1.5, but that still leaves dozens of choices. When we polled our readers<\/a> on the topic, we presented eight popular options, and they floated seven more in the comments.<\/p>\n However, none of these were correct, as Google has decided on \u201cCinnamon Bun\u201d as the dessert codename for Android 17! A cinnamon bun \u2014 also called a cinnamon roll or swirl \u2014 is a sweet, baked pastry made of rolled dough filled with a cinnamon-sugar mixture and often topped with glaze or icing. It\u2019s a popular dessert in northern Europe and North America, with several well-known chains specializing in its creation.<\/p>\n Rita El Khoury \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Although we don\u2019t have any public sources that mention \u201cCinnamon Bun\u201d as Android 17\u2019s codename, we are confident this is the name. A trusted source within Google shared evidence with us that clearly shows the company using \u201cCinnamonBun\u201d as the internal codename for API level 37.0.<\/p>\n The API level is a number that uniquely identifies a specific Android version and its set of core APIs. Each Android version has a distinct API level; for example, Android 15 is API level 35.0, and Android 16 is 36.0. Hence, we can assume that API level 37.0 will refer to Android 17, unless Google suddenly decides to drop numbers from its versioning entirely \u2014 which seems unlikely.<\/p>\n Ultimately, the dessert codename doesn\u2019t matter. It won\u2019t appear in most of Google\u2019s marketing next year, though the company may still erect a new Android statue on its campus that references it. You\u2019ll likely see \u201cAndroid CinnamonBun\u201d appear under the \u201cAndroid version\u201d field in early beta releases, but this will be replaced with \u201cAndroid 17\u201d once the OS reaches platform stability.<\/p>\n Still, we know that many of you have been wondering what dessert codename Google has cooked up for Android 17, so we thought it would be fun to reveal it in the inaugural edition of the Authority Insights Newsletter.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re wondering when Android 17 will launch, we expect it to land around June 2026. As we\u2019ve noted before, Google pushed up Android 16\u2019s release date<\/a> to enable summer device launches to ship with the latest OS. There\u2019s no reason to think Google won\u2019t stick with this accelerated schedule next year. Still, plans can change, and if they do, I\u2019ll report on them in a future edition of this newsletter.<\/p>\n P.S. That awesome photo of a cinnamon bun surrounded by Android pins was taken by my colleague Rita El Khoury<\/a>, who went on a bit of an adventure to get it. After picking it up at a Starbucks, it traveled with her on a train, crossed a highway, and rested on a fence before she acquired proper protection for it. When I asked her how it tasted, she told me that she \u201chad a sugar rush crash\u201d after eating it. Cinnamon buns will do that to you.<\/p>\n Want more?<\/p>\n Authority Insights is more than a newsletter \u2014 it\u2019s the hub for all our best content. If you care about Android, you won\u2019t want to miss any of our other exclusive reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t have time to read them all? Subscribe to our Authority Insights Podcast<\/a> to hear me and my co-host, C. 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