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Google teases the name for Android L with dessert tryouts

Jacob Kastrenakes
is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade.

The next version of Android is coming very soon, but it still remains a mystery what dessert it will be named after. Google is having some fun with the mystery, with Android chief Sundar Pichai tweeting out a video of various desserts trying out to be the official name of Android’s L release. Will it be Lemon Meringue Pie? Lava Cake? Lemon Drop? We’re expecting to find out the real answer within a matter of days. Two big possibilities that Google doesn’t bring up: lollipop and licorice. Google also released several new ads for Android this morning as it builds up to the operating system’s next big release.

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