Android 5.0 is Lemon Cake What Do You Think?

A new Android L developer preview image hints at what could be the name of Google’s new Android 5.0 update – as well as its official number.

What’s in a name?

A lot, if you’re Google picking out just the right dessert name to follow KitKat.

KitKat was a “sweet” surprise (pun intended!) that took the tech world by storm. Everyone was expecting “Key Lime Pie,” but Google had a secret surprise ready.

As for this year’s Android L update? We don’t know.

A look at the Android L developer preview, however, provides what many believe could be the clue as to what Google looks to name as the next Android update.

The evidence comes from the Android Developer blog, where the site provides information regarding the Android L developer look into what aesthetic changes can be expected in the new update. Among them, is a Google Hangouts notification with the timestamp of 5:30PM and the text from a guy named Daniel that says, “I’m bringing my homemade lemon cake.”

It’s been said in the past that, whenever Google intends to provide a clue as to the new OS update name, it drops hints and traces within developer previews. In the following Nexus 5 image, for example, Google took the picture with a time of 4:40 at the top right of the Nexus 5 screen. When Google announced the Nexus 5 last October, the Android OS update was called "Android 4.4 KitKat."