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Android version numbers are not search-engine friendly because minor releases are pretty major, and searching for "Android 4" will actually yield results for "Android 2.3.4".

I like full code names for releases as it eliminates confusion.

Google's SERP for Android 4 returns hits about Ice Cream Sandwich as expected... Also, it just launched today, a general lack of cotent may be what you're running up against.

Sounds like a search engine problem, not an operator error.

They're all in alphabetical order. Donut, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich. I assume there were internal releases named Apple and Brownie or something similar.

... Donut, ???, Froyo...

Was there an Eclair or something in there someplace?

Apple Pie

Bubblegum

Cupcake (1.5)

Donut

Eclair

Froyo (Frozen Yogurt)

Gingerbread (2.3)

Honeycomb

Ice Cream Sandwich

Jelly Bean (rumored)

> Apple Pie > Bubblegum

Why haven't these codenames been revealed earlier? I have searched high and low for Android's A and B codenames, but never found a reliable source. Thanks for solving the mystery! :)

Is a random HN comment a reliable source?

They also use numbers. Android 4.0 .

Maybe they should use big cat names?

The next one is Jelly Bean