In a surprise twist, Google announced that the next version of Google's operating system will be named KitKat in honor of the Hershey's (or Nestle) chocolate bar, instead of Key Lime Pie, which previous code numbers and images had led us to believe.
If a software company co-branding with a confectionery brand feels unprecedented, you'd be correct. The closest we've come to seeing another brand work with Android came in 2010 with the 2.2 Froyo release. Feeling more like a friendly gesture than a legal arrangement, nationwide frozen yogurt chain TCBY congratulated Google.
Everyone thought that the next version of Android would be called Key Lime Pie, but Google has surprised everyone by naming it after the Nestle chocolate bar, the Kit Kat. Yep, you read that right, the next version of Android is named after an actual chocolate bar.
Google is well known for naming each version of its Android operating system after desserts and treats, such as Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Jelly Bean. It's also incremented its codenames alphabetically, giving everyone the view that Android 4.4 would be called Key Lime Pie.
Google's Sundar Pichai, head of both Android and Chrome, has confirmed that the next version of Android will be called KitKat.
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