自2009年以及推出安卓紙杯蛋糕（Android Cupcake）系統以來，谷歌按照字母表的排序，使用以該字母開頭的甜品名為每個新版移動操作系統命名。然而，谷歌的產品管理副總裁薩米爾·薩瑪特稱，這家搜索巨頭對這場甜品盛宴已經相當滿足，而安卓餡餅（Android Pie）系統就是最后一道甜品。

確實如此，谷歌那些用美味點心（從凍酸奶到牛軋糖）為其作品命名的天才們從字母Q中找到了靈感——直接退出（quit）這一游戲。

薩瑪特在一篇博文中寫道：“這個命名傳統已經成為了每年系統發布的一項趣事，但多年來我們聽到的反饋是，并非全球社區的所有用戶都了解這些名字的含義。”

鑒于安卓生態系統目前已經擁有25億臺設備，安卓的新命名規則旨在選用那些“對于各地用戶來說既簡單明了，又息息相關”的代號。因此，將于幾周后發布的最新版安卓系統將采用一個簡短、平實的名稱——安卓10。

（盡管字母表中的第三個字母“C”和第十六個字母“P”存在數字和版本不一致的情況，但安卓餡餅（Android Pie）系統是該移動操作系統的第九個版本。）

安卓10系統目前還處于測試階段，它將擁有手勢導航方面的變化以及其他特色，包括流行的夜間模式，以及全新的品牌形象。

平心而論，Q是一個令人十分頭疼的字母。谷歌原本可以將其食物主題擴大到零食的范圍，例如乳蛋餅（quiche）或干酪（queso），但這樣做只會越來越麻煩。因為字母U、V、X似乎會讓安卓的美食家們陷入無詞可用的困境。

這則新聞對于充滿樂趣的硅谷傳統來說是一個喜憂參半的結局。然而，現實就是如此。（財富中文網）

譯者：Charlie

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Since 2009 and its launch of Android Cupcake, Google has worked its way through the alphabet, naming each new version of its mobile operating system after a dessert that starts with the same letter. But according to Sameer Samat, Google’s vice president of product management, the search giant has had its fill of desserts, ending the buffet with Android Pie.

That’s right, the Google geniuses who have branded their work with tasty treats ranging from Froyo to Nougat took a cue from the letter Q and simply quit.

“This naming tradition has become a fun part of the release each year,” writes Samat in a blog post. “But we’ve heard feedback over the years that the names weren’t always understood by everyone in the global community.”

Android’s new naming convention is aimed at making monikers that are “clear and relatable for everyone in the world,” an ecosystem that now includes 2.5 billion devices. As a result, the newest version of Android, which will be released in a few weeks, will be called the short and not-so sweet, Android 10.

(Despite the incongruence between “C,” the third letter of the alphabet, and “P,” the 16th, Android Pie was the ninth version of the mobile operating system.)

Currently in beta, Android 10 will bring changes to gesture navigation and other tweaks, including the popular dark mode, as well as new branding.

To be fair, Q is a tough one. Google could’ve expanded its food theme to include snacks, such as quiche or queso, but it only would’ve gotten worse down the line. U, V, and X also seem like they could leave Android’s flavor savers in a real pickle.

The news marks a bittersweet ending for a fun Silicon Valley tradition. But hey, that’s just the way the cookie crumbles.