Android N is now Android Nougat; What's the sweet quotient?

Android N has finally been christened. Google announced on Snapchat yesterday that Android N, the latest version of Android, will now go by #action=share" target="_blank">Android Nougat. The announcement comes after the company said at I/O last month that users could submit suggestions for the name online.

Introducing #AndroidNougat. Thank you, world, for all your sweet name ideas! #AndroidNRevealpic.twitter.com/7lIfDBwyBE

— Android (@Android) June 30, 2016

I know, little disappointment for Android Nutella-hopefuls. Never mind, though. May be next time. Android has a history of using alphabetically ordered sweet-treat names for Android — Android 1.5 was Cupcake, 1.6 was Donut, then Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich (still my favorite), Jelly Bean, KitKat, Lollipop and Marshmallow. This time around, Google opened the name-storming session up to the Internet at large.

The release, initially announced in March and currently on its second beta brings new features like data saver, Android for Work, improved notification and split-screen multitasking to the mobile OS, while also improving on features like Doze that came with Marshmallow last year. The release also has Daydream, Google's new VR platform baked in, though it'll only be supported by Daydream-ready handsets running the OS.

Until now, Lollipop is the most-used version of Android with 36.1 percent of device share in early March - a bit higher compared  to the former version KitKat's 34.3 percent share.

The latest available version, i.e. Android Marshmallow, which got released to the general public last year, saw installation in just 2.3% of all active Android phones with access to the Play store( March'16 data).

It's too premature to think about the popularity of Nougat now, but given the new features introduced, stickiness can be more!