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The Android operating system name is always a point of excited discussion ahead of its reveal. The next name might be talked about even before it gets decided, as you could be the one choosing.
Google SVP Sundar Pichai, speaking at Delhi University, suggested that future Android OS naming might involve the public. He was asked why the sweet names have never used an Indian sweet. He said that he would ask his mother for suggestions before opening an online poll to the public.
So this sounds more like a suggestion than a dead certain plan. But if it does go ahead we'll be excited to see how much say the public actually gets. If it goes to a vote what could some options be?
Android Nutella is a favourite of ours. Android Nut Brittle would make us chuckle. Android Nerds, remember those sour treats? Android Nutrageous might be a little on the long side. Android Nougat could be a good one but there will always be that debate on how to pronounce it.
So not a lot of options out there for N, which could make it ideal for a vote. Here's hoping Google follows through on Sundar Pichai's comments and we can start voting on the next Android operating system name soon.
10 features that will probably arrive along with Android N
1. Multi-window
This feature popped up as a highly-experimental and top-secret part of Android Marshmallow, which allowed the willing tech-savvy Android users to split the screen and use two apps simultaneously. As it was present in the Developer Previews of the M release, many speculated that Google is indeed going to add a full-blown multi-window feature to the official version of the OS. Sadly, as you know, this was not the case. We suppose that this feature might be coming along with Android N.
2. Dark UI theme
A dark UI theme was present in the first Dev Previews of Marshmallow, but sadly, the easy-on-the-eyes feature got retired and did not make the cut in the official Marshmallow release. With the Nexus 6P boasting an AMOLED display, it would have made a lot of sense for Android 6.0 to score a battery-friendly system-wide dark theme. We suppose that Google has its own reasons for scrapping this feature, but we are hopeful that it will make a full-blown comeback in 2016.
3. Full-blown theme engine
The dark theme made us think... Why stop with dark and light themes, why not add a full-blown theme engine and allow users to download and apply various themes to their stock Android devices? We know that Android has been perfectly capable of doing this for years and many manufacturers are benefiting from this, yet the vanilla version of the OS doesn't allow for such customization, which is a shame. We are hopeful that this feature will arrive next year.
4. More feature-rich power menu
This might be a small feature, but nonetheless, the devil is in the details. Custom ROMs and manufacturer's skins have had a reboot option for a long, long time now, as well as handy shortcuts for soft reboot, airplane mode, or even an easy way to jump straight into your recovery. While we doubt that Google will include these in particular, we are keeping our fingers crossed for a richer and more feature-packed power menu. What about you?
5. On-screen button customization
Stock Android has put its faith into on-screen navigation buttons for a long time now, but unlike other OEM's added solutions, its doesn't allow you to have a say in their layout or type. LG's Android-based UI, for example, allows you to choose what both the layout and type of on-screen navigation buttons. Why wouldn't Google allow such a user-friendly customization?
6. Notification LED control
You can manage the LED light on your Android device to some extent with the aid of some third-party apps like Light Flow or Light Manager, but a baked-in option for adjusting these will be so much better.
Decoupling all stock apps to the Play Store
8. Double tap-to-wake
The ability to wake your device by double-tapping the screen when it's off is yet another hidden, experimental features present in Marshmallow that didn't make the cut in the final release. Here's to hoping that it will land with Android N.
9. Skip audio tracks with volume rocker
This particularly handy feature has been around on custom Android ROMs and is a pretty user-friendly way for skipping music tracks. Never again you will need to take out your phone out when that one song comes around!
10. Different wallpapers for the lock and home screens
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