HIGHLIGHTS
- Announcement set for 2:40pm ET (Tuesday 12:10am IST)
- Google may have accidently confirmed the name in a teaser
- Pixel smartphones may be unveiled alongside Android O release dates
Google will indeed reveal Android O on
Monday, the day of the US total solar
eclipse, as previously rumoured. The
visible shape of the solar corona during
the eclipse's totality neatly matches
the symbol 'O', and we can expect
Google to reveal the name of its latest Android version, as well as announce release
dates of the final build of Android O for eligible Google devices, if not release it the
same day. There is also a chance the company may give a glimpse of the new Pixel
smartphones. The company has put up a dedicated Eclipse page on its Android
site for Monday's announcement, counting down to 2:40pm ET or Tuesday, 12:10am IST.
here have been a lot of rumours surrounding what Google would name Android O.
The company has used dessert names in its Android version nomenclature in the
past, and it isn't expected to break that tradition this year. Many are hedging their
bets on Android Oreo (Oatmeal Cookie,Octopus, and Orange are other contenders),
and, a Google+ teaser posted for the Monday announcement may have inadvertently
confirmed this. Notably, the Eclipse doesn't appear to make any visible hints as to the
name, beyond the word 'sweet' - reinforcing the plausibility of a continued dessert naming
scheme. If true, this wouldn't be the first time that Google has partnered with a major
brand - it had associated with Nestle for Android 4.4 KitKat. This time around, it may tie
up with Nabisco.
Spotted by Android Police, the video accompanying the Google+ post's teaser bore
the word 'Oreo' in the filename. After the report however, the post was deleted, and
replaced with another - and this time the video filename bore the word 'Octopus' in
its place in perhaps an attempted misdirection. Of course, this isn't incontrovertible
proof, and may very well be an elaborate charade by the search giant, which has
been known to have a sense of humour. An Easter egg in the latest developer
preview also featured an octopus.
We'll have to wait for the Monday reveal to know more. Last month, Google released
the final Android O Developer Preview (version 4), and pretty much all features of the
new operating system are known so far, so the name, release dates, and next Pixel
devices are all that are actually anticipated
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